I just picked up an old vintage Norton Queer Creek oilstone. The thing is so greasy and funky that just picking it up soils your hands with grease. It's disgusting. I would like to clean and degrease it without damaging it. I think it's got a lot of honing left in it. Enough to last me out anyway. I've google searched a bit and found some methods mentioned: Easy Off oven cleaner, soaking in kerosene, boiling in dish soap and water, and etc. Here are my concerns. 1.) Doing any of those things will destroy the label. I guess that isn't all that big a deal since there isn't much collector value to these. 2.) Strong chemicals that wouldn't harm a synthetic oil stone like an India stone may break down or damage a natural sandstone. I was hoping that someone here may have been faced with the same situation and may have some insight.


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