Oil Stone Recommendations

1/26/05, 2:22 PM #1

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
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Oil Stone Recommendations

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>I asked this question some time ago, but I can not find the old message, and anyway, maybe there are new sources available now.

LOML has been nagging me to clean up and sharpen several of her gardening and orchid care tools. The last time I tried this on one of my precious water stones, I put a nasty gouge in the stone. I want to get a couple of oil stones, not as fine as one would want to use for the ultimate refined edge on a smoothing plane, and I think a couple of slip stones too, for the curvy blades.

I have read here that there are a lot of variations in grit vs. color, etc. Does any one have a specific source and item name/numbers for a suitable set of stones?

Then I will be able to join in the arguments about kerosine vs. 20-wt oil, etc. ;-)

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1/26/05, 2:28 PM #2

George Makowski
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George Makowski

>Don, I use an India combination stone for my knives and bench tools. I sometimes use it for gardening tools that require a really good edge; pruning shears, axes, bonsai knives. Usually, however, I do the rough sharpening of garden tools with a file and follow up with a regular old Carborundum combination stone.

Good sharpening,

George in AL

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1/26/05, 7:23 PM #3

Jim in Burlington Ont.
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Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I second the carborundum stone and file combo. If you can't find one at a flea market for cheap there's tons on e-bay.

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1/26/05, 9:28 PM #4

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Sounds like a Carborundum stone would fit your needs quite nicely. I find new ones at the fleas for $1 all the time.

Color? There isn't no rhyme or reason to the coloring of stones. I used to think there was, but the more I learn about them the less I realize that to be true. Wish there was some type of roller gizmo, like a ball point pen that you could roll across a stone and have it make a tone according to it's grit. The louder the tone the coarser the grit. Perhaps with a light bar too. The higher up the scale the light goes the coarser the stone.

Unless you live in real old tool heck I wouldn't buy a new one as they can be a bit pricy. I'd instead shop for them at fleas, which I do, and usually get 8x2x1's for $1 or $2.

Todd O.

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