[cajun47]

i want a good old fashion sharpening stone.

[Gordon]

Norton 8" "Orange" medium

[HoosierQ]

Yep...Norton. I have a combo...black and red...course and fine. They make them individual black, orange, and red too. Norton seems to be one of the top brands. They have their Aluminum Oxide stones which is what Gordon has recommended above (they call them India stones) that are for use with oil. They also have a complete line of water stones in grits all over the place.

Here is a great place to shop for stones...I think anyway. They have the full Norton Line as well as just about everything else. This is an awsome site. Now I cannot vouch for their service as I have not ordered from them so good luck there. I got my Norton combo at a yard sale for a quarter...list price $18+.

http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/

[kamagong]

You guys are good, I was going to suggest the Norton also.

[Zeke/PA]

I use a Medium India followed by a Hard Arkansas for a lot of sharpening chores.
Norton has these stones available but the Hard Arkansas ain't cheap.

[mustang_steve]

Norton 4k/8k combo, but keep a few coarser stones on hand in case you need it.

[conwict]

I don't know about old fashioned, but I do know that for a multi-purpose stone set you can't beat the 3-piece credit card set from DMT DiaSharp available on amazon. You can carry one of them with you and it comes with a 400, 600, and 1200 grit I believe. They don't wear down, don't clog easily, and you can supplement with sandpaper glued to an old hardcover book to get finer or coarser "stones." Those stones and some polishing compound are all you really need,.

Of course, you can goo with a larger stone if you just want one stone and don't plan on portability being an issue.