BYXCO "Bull Thistle" American Scythe Stone -- "Grade B" Featured The tang is a half-stop

The tang is a half-stop design which

The only things wrong with this example are grain runout in the handle and the head appearing slightly tilted due to how it was ground

The pronounced belly allows for a deep bill for excellent slashing ability without getting in the way of the forte of the blade for wood chopping

With a blade profile halfway between that of a skinner and a boning knife with the stiffness of a general use fixed blade

BYXCO "Bull Thistle" American Scythe Stone -- "Grade B" Featured The tang is a half-stopA 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