BYXCO "Black Magic" 4x4 Honing Plate Scythes & Accessories boat stones are typically used

boat stones are typically used in the tool and die industry for deburring and breaking sharp edges on large machine parts

with tapered sides for ease of grasping

the Humboldt shears are able to pierce through many materials to start an incision in the body of the target rather than cutting in from its edge

Don't let the name fool you--these stones are one of the most versatile shapes around for sharpening just about anything with a cutting edge

BYXCO "Black Magic" 4x4 Honing Plate Scythes & Accessories boat stones are typically usedExperts agree that the secret to achieving exceptionally keen edges is a crisp, clean apex, and that this is easiest to produce using a hard, fine stone. The Black Magic honing plate is an exceptionally hard stone, both in composition and structure, and produces the crisp apex that's so strongly desired in a finished edge on cutting tools of all sorts. Best used with light pressure in the final strokes of the sharpening process or for light