[Woodcarver] Carving stone-honing oil

[Merrilee Johnson]

I think so at least I know the differences now.  Thanks for your knowledge!
Merrilee

>From: "Larry Robertson" <workinginwood at hotmail.com>
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>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Carving stone-honing oil
>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:06:39 -0500
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>Hi Merrilee,
>
>Arkansas stones are natural quarried stone and the bond between the 
>abrasive
>particles in the stone is very strong.  The individual particles quickly
>start to loose some of their sharp points in use and their abrasive 
>quaility
>is reduced resulting in a reduced ability to remove metal from a blade.
>This means it takes longer and more rubbing to sharpen a tool.
>Water stones are man made and the bond between the particles is weak.  This
>property means that old particles are worn away and new sharp particles are
>exposed resulting in a quicker cut.  Unfortunately this also means the 
>stone
>gets thinner quicker, but it also means that the stone can be kept flat for
>blades that require straight edges like plane irons, cabinetmakers chisels,
>and even #1 chisels for carving.  It is very difficult to keep oil stones
>truely flat.  If you use a water stone on high sweep gouges you quickly
>create a groove in the stone.
>Ceramic stones have very hard abrasive particles (man made) combined with a
>very strong bond.  They cut more aggressively than oil stones and stay 
>flat.
>Supposedly they don't require any lubrication, just the occasional wash up
>with water and an abrasive pad (not a metal one) to remove the metal swarf.
>If I have several blades to touch up I use water on ceramics to keep them
>from loading up with the swarf.
>I hope this helps.
>
>Larry Robertson
>Colchester, Ontario
>WorkingInWood
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>
>To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Carving stone-honing oil
>
>
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> > With all of this talk about stones - here's my question!  How do you kno
>if
> > it is an oil stone or a water stone?  I have two from my grandfather and
> > he's not around to ask.  They are both pretty grungy though.  And what 
>do
> > you mean "the Arkansas slips cut slow"?  Thanks for your explaination!
> > Merrilee = Big Rapids MI
>
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