Thread: Using grape seed oil with oil stones?

Hi,
Has anyone tried using grape seed oil with oil stones? Thanks.

Originally Posted by ferroburak

Hi,
Has anyone tried using grape seed oil with oil stones? Thanks.

It would be a lot like olive oil or any vegetable oil.

With time and air it will get gummy and even rancid.
If you use the oiled hone often and wipe the excess
off each time you use it, it should do fine. Should it
get gummy soak for 24hours in the same oil and wipe
clean.

Mineral oil is my preference...

Hi,
Should I prefer high viscosity oils over low ones like olive, grape seed oil?

Thin viscosity oils are recommended. In particular for natural stones petroleum-based oils are the norm - even kerosene or diesel will do. Using cooking oils may lead to a skin being formed due to oxidation - this inhibits the sharpening/polishing action of the stone.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Thin viscosity oils are recommended. In particular for natural stones petroleum-based oils are the norm - even kerosene or diesel will do. Using cooking oils may lead to a skin being formed due to oxidation - this inhibits the sharpening/polishing action of the stone.

Regards,
Neil

Hi,
If I clean and wrap the stone with a leather piece after each use would it be still a bad idea to use vegetable oils? I think grape seed oil is thinner than most of the oils including olive oil.

Thanks
Burak

Why would you want to? Do you have an abundance of Grapeseed oil...(it's a good pre shave oil btw...)
Use honing oil or mineral oil...

Originally Posted by ferroburak

Hi,
If I clean and wrap the stone with a leather piece after each use would it be still a bad idea to use vegetable oils? I think grape seed oil is thinner than most of the oils including olive oil.

Thanks
Burak

The immidiate answer is it will work. The long term as mentioned is that it is a biological material that will decompose and turn rancid.
M

Originally Posted by zib

Why would you want to? Do you have an abundance of Grapeseed oil...(it's a good pre shave oil btw...)
Use honing oil or mineral oil...

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.

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...