Smith's 4 In. natural Arkansas sharpening stone (item# 50556) removes modest amounts of metal as it polishes the cutting edge. No other type of sharpener can perform both these functions simultaneously! The new 4 In. x 1 In. sized natural Arkansas stone is mounted on a plastic base and has a plastic lid to protect the stone when not in use. During use, the plastic lid can be inserted into the bottom of the stone base to extend the height of the base and make sharpening your knife safer. The user's fingers grip lower on the base and remove any change of cutting your fingers when pulling or pushing the knife's citing edge across the sharpening surface.
Sharpens and polishes the cutting edge simultaneously
Smaller size stone is easily stored and transported - cover doubles as base extension
Works well on single- or double-bevel knives
Cover doubles as base extension
