Dan's Whetstone Company
VerifiedFamily-owned American manufacturer of natural Arkansas novaculite whetstones, quarried and finished on-site at their Pearcy, Arkansas facility since 1976. Dan's is the only complete producer overseeing every step from quarry to finished whetstone, mining novaculite from over 500 acres of Ouachita Mountain mineral properties.
Products by Dan's Whetstone Company
3 products listed
$25-$40MAB-62-C Soft Arkansas Medium Bench Stone 6" x 2"
Dan's MAB-62-C Soft Arkansas (Medium grade) bench stone measures 6 inches by 2 inches and ships in a wood storage box, quarried from Dan's own Ouachita Mountain deposits. The Soft grade is the classic first step for quickly removing metal when establishing a new bevel or bringing a very dull blade back to life.
$55-$80BAB-82-C Genuine Black Arkansas Surgical Bench Stone 8" x 2"
The hardest and finest grade of natural Arkansas stone, Dan's BAB-82-C Black Surgical bench stone measures 8 inches by 2 inches and comes in a wood storage box. Dense black novaculite historically used to sharpen surgical instruments and straight razors, it produces a mirror-polished, hair-splitting edge.
$30-$45FAB-82-C Genuine Arkansas Hard Fine Bench Stone 8" x 2"
An 8-inch by 2-inch Genuine Arkansas Hard (Fine) novaculite bench stone, quarried by Dan's from their own Ouachita Mountain deposits and delivered in a handcrafted wood storage box. The Hard Arkansas grade falls between Soft and Translucent—ideal for refining a knife edge after establishing the bevel on a coarser stone.