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    Default Removing metal without lapping

    Anyone have any insight into ways to remove metal from a stone without lapping? I picked up a washita a while ago, I lapped all the surfaces flat but there is still metal stuck in the 'pores' on parts of the stone. Don't really want to lap much more, just a waste of stone. Wondering if there are any other solutions to the problem. Many thanks.

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    Apply honing oil, scrub with toothbrush, wash with soap, rinse. Repeat if necessary.
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    Already done a lot of scrubbing, Bar Keepers Friend, etc, the particulates are really embedded in there. I'm wanting to use this stone with water so oil is a no go. I thought about maybe leaving it in water for a while, see if the metal rusts out then might be easier to remove but could take a while. Any chemicals I could use?

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    Nitric acid would speed things along. 40% hydrogen peroxide from the beauty supply might work. I don't think either would damage the stone do to the high silica content.

    Trapped stuff is just the way of vintage Washita's. It's only a problem if it's close enough to the top to float up and cause a problem. I'm afraid you are most likely not going to be able to get it all even if you gave it an aggressive lapping.
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    Oven cleaner, soaking in Simple Green or Awesome, or ultra-sonic cleaner.

    Soaking and Ultrasound works. I have soaked some hard novaculites for over a year, they all come out clean.

    Lapping with loose Silicone Carbide and steel cookie sheet will lap past any swarf or pull it out.

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    I knew Euclid440 would be along shortly.
    He is known to buy an old stone or 3 and clean them up.
    I'd go with what he recommends.
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