VERY RARE Genuine  Arkansas TRANSLUCENT Novaculite Whetstone. This TRANSLUCENT Novaculite is only found and mined in a very small geographic area of the Ouachita Mountains in Central Arkansas. It is considered to be the PREMIUM Fine Edge sharpening material in the WORLD! It is extremely RARE and VERY difficult to cut and shape because of its extreme hardness. This is truly an HEIRLOOM quality bench stone. If you are looking for the FINEST Sharpening Stone there is, LOOK NO FURTHER! Makes a Special Gift for a person interested ONLY in the VERY BEST