BYXCO "Bull Thistle" American Scythe Stone Scythes & Accessories While sintered silicon carbide is

While sintered silicon carbide is more costly to produce than alumina ceramics

Lighter and more weather-resistant than leather

and laser-engraved decorative elements

The precision teeth are impulse-hardened for superior edge retention while the tapered blade grind eliminates binding

Best used with light pressure in the final strokes of the sharpening process or for light maintenance honing

BYXCO "Bull Thistle" American Scythe Stone Scythes & Accessories While sintered silicon carbide isA classic all purpose stone for use on all manner of knives and tools, the American pattern scythe stone can be used like an abrasive file or held stationary and used like a butcher's steel. The rounded edges of the stone hug the contours of forward curving or recurved blades like scythes, sickles, brush axes, kukris, or billhooks while the flat gives good contact on straight or upswept edges. This "Bull Thistle" series stone is carefully formulated