Thread: Charnley Forest/Charnwood Hone - water, oil, soap?

Originally Posted by alpla444

The CF is one of my main finishing stones, I use water then go onto smith's honing solution it seems to work well for me that way, congrats on getting the stone, I hope its lapped flat and ready to use I had one once that was quite dished and it was a fair bit or work to level out.

Thanks. Yes, the one I bought is said to be lapped.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I use Smith's Honing Solution, which also can be thinned with water.

Yep ^^^^ That

Have pretty much switched all my oil stones to Smith's now, I like that it can be so easily adjusted in viscosity and I do NOT have to worry about cross-contamination with my expensive Water Stones

Originally Posted by benhunt

Thanks, all, for the feedback.

A slightly different, but related, question:-- what did SR honers using CFs do back in the 19th c.? That is, are these actually traditionally oilstones (as I often see them claimed to be), or did 19th SR honers, or was there lots of variation? I've seen suggestions, for instance, that it was woodworkers who used these as oilstones, and that SR honers traditionally used water.

I am not sure what 19th century SR honers used with these stones but I have come across documents that talked about sperm oil, saliva (spit), and lamp oil. I would bet that many people used water back then too but again, I am not sure.

Originally Posted by benhunt

Thanks, all, for the feedback.

A slightly different, but related, question:-- what did SR honers using CFs do back in the 19th c.? That is, are these actually traditionally oilstones (as I often see them claimed to be), or did 19th SR honers, or was there lots of variation? I've seen suggestions, for instance, that it was woodworkers who used these as oilstones, and that SR honers traditionally used water.

Maarten - do you know what the Herbertz Schärföl is made from? Is it just another honing oil like Smith's? (I had a look at it on Amazon.de, but I couldn't see any ingredient list.... that is, I'm assuming "von Kindern fernhalten" means 'keep away from children', though I momentarily wondered if it might mean 'made from children', but then reflected that Amazon.de probably doesn't sell products out of tales of the Brothers Grimm).

I'm sorry I can't help you out with the ingredients of the Herbertz oil. it's not listed on the bottle, and it didn't come in a carboardbox or so. I bought it here in Holland from a shaving related webshop, and they also don't have a ingrediënt list on their website. Internet isn't a big help either for the Herbertz Schleif Ol....not even a Grimm Brothers tale :-)
Anyway, enjoy your Charnley Forest!