Thread: BOI-HEMOTH TURKISH OILSTONE

At least I think it is a Turkish oilstone. If someone else has any ideas please respond. It is from England and it did require cleanup and lapping. This is why I am not sure about the stones origins. The stone was lapped with a 325 DMT plate. The test razor was a Sheffield “Best Silver Steel” razor.

Pitch was used to hold the stone in the wood cradle. To release the stone from the pitch, cold was used instead of heat. The stone was placed in a cardboard box and left outside over night. Nighttime temp was approx 10°F or -12C. There was less mess with this method. A little twisting and the stone popped right out of wood base.

To remove the residual pitch on the stone, CRC Bathroom tile cleaner and a Scotchbrite pad was used with good results. The wood base was sanded and colored with some alkanet root and sealed with rubbing oil.

Grit estimate is around the 8k mark, maybe higher. It improved the edge of this particular razor. This “Best Silver Steel” is the hardest steel I have tried to sharpen to date. Attached are some other novaculite stones it was compared with. From top to bottom,

Boi-hemoth Turkish oilstone approx 8K.
CF approx 25K
Turkish oilstone approx 12-15K. Similar speckle pattern.
The bottom stone is a translucent novaculite 25K or “Gravestone”. Kelly referred to as Hutchinson stone.

The stone cleaned up nice with a green mossy appearance. It should last for quite some time.

MIke

What stone? Is there supposed to be an attached image?

I know, I'm struggling getting the pics resized to fit. sorry

Originally Posted by MODINE

I know, I'm struggling getting the pics resized to fit. sorry

I thought maybe it was me. if you get stuck, try emailing it to me and I can post it for you

HEY HEY HEY, where are the pics!!! this is a crime around here!

If you're having resize problems, download the free software Irfanview, open the picture and under the "Image" menu, select resize. 640x480 is usually the best best. Save, then upload!

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