Quote Originally Posted by sqzbxr View Post
Why on earth would you want to put a coticule in either hot water or an oven? I've read some pretty insane theories from enthusiastic amateurs on many different forums, but this one made me stop and look twice. I won't even touch the frozen stone comment.

If you can't hone a razor with a stone as it came out of the ground, changing its temperature is not going to change that.
This was a crack pot idea while researching how to remove a stone that is glued to a box. Removing the stones in these methods has been done by people in the past.

Am I going to actually hone on a oven fresh stone? No, see the laziness comment above. Is this an insane theory? Ehh, depends on your definition of insane.

However, There is a wide reach of our forum. I'm sure those in Thailand are honing on warmer stones than me in the winter. Why does this matter? As I work with a company that has to deal in microns at times, I understand that small temperature changes can affect things significantly in certain situations. Maybe a 50 degree change one way or the other could influence a stone for better or worse depending on the requirements of the stone.