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Arkansas stones or novaculite hail from the Ouachita Mountains and are consider among the best natural knife sharpening mediums available. While synthetic sharpening materials have taken its share of the market, time-tested natural stones still hold a place in a knife sharpener’s toolbox. (Image courtesy of Chris Stillian)

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