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07-13-2014, 11:34 PM #1Senior Member
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Oh yeah it's caked in the crud. Clogged my sandpaper up quick and I don't wanna get oil gunk on my dmt.
Razor rich, but money poor. I should have diversified into Eschers!
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07-13-2014, 11:36 PM #2Senior Member
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Some times you can boil a hone to get the oil out. It may take a few tries to get it all. Either that, or just use it as an oil stone.
SRP. Where the Wits aren't always as sharp as the Razors
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07-13-2014, 11:45 PM #3Senior Member
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simple green.
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07-13-2014, 11:57 PM #4Senior Member
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Never tried it myself, but a guy who used to post here years ago used Easy Off oven cleaner to good effect. He said to get the one with the blue label IIRC for the less smelly type. Can't say for sure but I've seen Arkansas Washita stones that looked like yours. If so it is a good hone for pocket knives IME.
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07-14-2014, 12:44 AM #5Senior Member
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I was thinking that it looked suspiciously like a Wahita stone as well.
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
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07-16-2014, 02:49 AM #6Senior Member
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+1 on that being an Arkansas Washita
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07-16-2014, 03:03 AM #7
And lapping it can be a many sittings job! They be really hard but use a lot of coarse grit sanding paper to get the surface level.
I usually start with dry sanding with some dry wall sanding mesh cloth or a belt sanding belt cut into a long strip in the 80 grit range on a piece of Corian, granite or marble picked up for nothing at a junk shop. The grit should be laid and kept fltt on the surface you use.
When you are tired STOP!
I have a translucent Arky that I've been working the deep carver's gouges out of for over a year when I feel the need to build my shoulders again.
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07-16-2014, 04:08 AM #8Senior Member
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Easy off to get the bulk of the crud off the surface, then soak in 25 - 50 percent solution of Simple Green and water in a glass or plastic storage jars for pasta and the like. I get them for a couple of dollars at the Thrift Store.
Some stones will release oil for months.
The oil can get rancid and get pretty smelly. I have also picked up a slow cooker for 5 dollars and simmered them in Simple Green and water solution to speed up the process.
Now I just bottle them up and change the solution once a week or so.
That’s a Lilly White, in the middle, that soaked for months.
If it’s an Ark lap the loose Silicon Carbide Grit from Got Grit.com
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