Hi,everyone.Does anyone know which stones are good for water and which are good for oil? Thanks.
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Это масло отличн;о подход;ит для арканз;асов. Но она совсем; не подойд;ет для водных; камней;, наприм;ер японск;их или искусс;твеннm9;х. Это масло отличн;о подход;ит для арканз;асов. Но она совсем; не подойд;ет для водных; камней;,... » Read More Это масло отличн;о подход;ит для арканз;асов. Но она совсем; не подойд;ет для водных; камней;, наприм;ер японск;их или искусс;твеннm9;х. « Show Less
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You can use either with the Lansky stones. Water would be least of those two choices just due to friction-evaporation loss during use. I actually keep mine stored in old kerosene. Works great!
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See: http://morethanjustsurviving.com/sharpening-stainless-steel/Then you figure out for yourself which method to use. Oilstones have not worked well for me but the diamond method sounds the most interesting to me.
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The instructions said to rub oil on the inside. I don't think water would be good for it as it is like a pizza stone. I would think it could crack when heated if the pores absorbed water? I hope that helps.
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You should only use water. I was tempted to use a few drops of tea tree oil but trust me water works on it's own. This is the best investment I've made. You will love it!
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The basic purpose of a "honing oil" is to help remove or manage the metal that is being stripped from the objects edge. Therefore, if you don't mind brushing off the stripped metal from the stone USE IT DRY. Otherwise use an oil or water and stick with it. Don't switch back and forth. Good luck!
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works well without honing oil,as wet stone using water just as well havent used honing oil but would think it would be good
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Yes. It is a very pourus stone that would get loaded with material without a lubricant. Also the slurry of stone dust and materials in the honing oil make the stone more efficient. I use either deisel fuel or mineral oil for most. This stone is really thirsty so I soaked it in mineral oil before use and keep it lubed up with more as I use it.
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Only oil for honing stones; water is used on diamond and water stones (I am assuming that a Shun 300/1000 is Japanese water stone; thus use only water). Caution: a wet water stone can crack if left in an unheated area during freezing conditions. Any stone can use for any knives, hatchets , or axes.
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If you do a search for replacement air stones on Amazon, there are many to choose from. You can also use air stones for aquariums.
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It is neither. DO NOT use WATER or OIL on these stones. These are for dry sharpening ONLY. Water will ruin them.
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What is a stone? Do you mean rocks and minerals. Depends. Get some of all and see which one works for you. Kind of hard to answer that question when you say "stones" That sort of answer here is going to be highly qualified by the authors experience and by what they consider successful. If you follow our advise for a particular bit, you would be almost certain to not get the best bits for your application. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and spend some money experimenting. Small bits are pretty cheap anyway.
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Any oil will work, I use CLP because it's what I have for firearms too, Remoil or Ballistol are both at most stores and would work too. Any sharpening system with a few different stones should work.
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It depends on how big your water stone is. IMHO to flatten a water stone or oil stone the flattening device should overhang the stone somewhat. Just my opinion.
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just so you know, most stones are water based stones, especially double sided ones. They are made by artificial means, meaning that they are not naturally made. and pretty much all stones made like that, all are a water based sharpening stone. the ones that are not water based, or use oil instead of water, are natural stones.. A good example is ones that will say Arkansas sharpening stones, etc. You can usually tell the difference because natural stones will have different colors and textures to their looks, while an artificial made water based stone will be one solid color through the whole thing. Hope that helps just so you know, most stones are water based stones, especially double sided ones. They are made by artificial means, meaning that they are not naturally made. and pretty much all stones made like that, all are a water based sharpening stone. the ones that are not water based, or use oil instead of water, are natural stones.. A good example is ones that will say Arkansas sharpening stones, etc. You can usually tell the difference because natural stones will have different colors and textures to their looks, while an artificial made water based stone will be one solid color through the... » Read More just so you know, most stones are water based stones, especially double sided ones. They are made by artificial means, meaning that they are not naturally made. and pretty much all stones made like that, all are a water based sharpening stone. the ones that are not water based, or use oil instead of water, are natural stones.. A good example is ones that will say Arkansas sharpening stones, etc. You can usually tell the difference because natural stones will have different colors and textures to their looks, while an artificial made water based stone will be one solid color through the whole thing. Hope that helps « Show Less
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WHY doesn't Celtic SeaSalt, Natural Tides sea salt, etc...list or email link to the overall mineral composition of their sea salts...?? Hiding anything you two...??
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So far I have only used the honing oil provided by Smith. But any light weight oil will work quite satisfactorily. This is a good quality stone and will create an excellent.knife edge. It will require some patience to learn how to maintain the same sharpening angle with each stroke. Good luck.
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Yes, the stone is designed to work with oil. It is a little too rough without it. However, you could probably use water, but I don't think that you would get a very good edge.