Thread: Using grape seed oil with oil stones?

Originally Posted by ferroburak

Grape seed oil could be one of the lowest in viscosity so I thought it would be nice to use it for final touch ups.

Go for it... oil (oiled) stones are just stones and with
mineral spirits and modern detergents you can remove
enough oil of one type to switch to another....

Trying to switch to water is more problematic....
but soapy water on an oiled stone seems to work
fine too...

The whole deal is keeping the hone clean enough of swarf
and pulverized grit so it cuts to your liking. The key to this
is "to your liking" so try it.

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

Go for it... oil (oiled) stones are just stones and with
mineral spirits and modern detergents you can remove
enough oil of one type to switch to another....

Trying to switch to water is more problematic....
but soapy water on an oiled stone seems to work
fine too...

The whole deal is keeping the hone clean enough of swarf
and pulverized grit so it cuts to your liking. The key to this
is "to your liking" so try it.

Some stones will not react well to solvents or to acidified rancid oil. I think a good axiom here is "If it works don't fix it" or maybe "people have been doing this for a long time, so the orthodox technique must be orthodox for a reason"... Beyond being inferior to a synthetic honing oil, grapeseed oil is very expensive...

As a long time user of grape seed oil for many projects, I can PROMISE you, it WILL turn rancid! that leather cloth will not slow down that process, but will instead absorb, and become rancid itself!

That said, Go ahead and use the oil on a safe stone like an arkansas. I have done this often enough, and after I am done, I wash the stone in warm soapy water to clean it. however, if you have SOAKED the stone in the oil, expect to have to soap and rinse a bunch of times to leach all the oil out. (learned THAT the hard way!)

Speaking of which, I also get a good finish off of warm soapy water as my lubricant.

Ok, I heard that! Perverts!

Originally Posted by Magpie

As a long time user of grape seed oil for many projects, I can PROMISE you, it WILL turn rancid! that leather cloth will not slow down that process, but will instead absorb, and become rancid itself!

That said, Go ahead and use the oil on a safe stone like an arkansas. I have done this often enough, and after I am done, I wash the stone in warm soapy water to clean it. however, if you have SOAKED the stone in the oil, expect to have to soap and rinse a bunch of times to leach all the oil out. (learned THAT the hard way!)

Speaking of which, I also get a good finish off of warm soapy water as my lubricant.

Ok, I heard that! Perverts!

I've heard you can get away with stuff like that in places like Coventry or Chenango Forks, but in Middle Slobovia.....?

You would be amazed at what they get away with up here. Everything except perhaps "Goat Breeding" if you know what I mean!