Thread: I just won this stone! ID Help requested please!

Might be a rare indian love stone

There is an old book (google) describing Charnley Forrest stones that says the Turkey stone was more highly regarded by folks who sharpened things back in the 1800s. I've never had one but a friend of mine has had a few. He told me they vary in quality in terms of straight razor honing. Here is a thread he posted on his a few years ago. My guess is that old stone you got will be one of the good ones. If you want to clean the old oil out of it I've heard Easy Off with the blue label (supposed to be no smell) is the way to do it. Look forward to hearing how the stone hones for you.

Maybe a lil short, but at 5 x 3 I can work with that.. Is whe they are narrow is when I get pissed.. I will try the easy off andmlap it out. i suspect it isma good one also.

Don't underestimate the speed of the Turkish oilstones! A 5x3 one is faster than a classic 8x3" 8k Norton and many of them (Turkish oilstones) are quite finer. Bigger than 6-7" pieces are rare.

Congratulations, that is indeed a Turkish oil stone. They can be fast cutters and fine finishers used with oil. They tend to leave a toothy edge that smooth’s out with stropping. Be careful they are very hard and brittle and can shatter.
Mike






Scotch brite & CLR not quite as funky as Easy-Off

wow look at that patio brick

Can i use water?

Sure, but for me it works better with oil

I haven't used oil since i was a kid...is it a certain type of oil?

Personally, I prefer wd40. But, I know people who use cooking oil with no big difference with their results, for this stone. For most of the fine oilstones the rule is, use very thin oil. But for this stone, I don't see any difference.