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I realize this does not have the slurry showing, but I was wonderng if any gurus had a guess as to what kind of stone this is? WHen I receive it I will post the slurry andd wet look. ThanksAttachment 92252Attachment 92251Attachment 92253Attachment 92254
Saw that stone and was wondering the same, and will be interested to see what the experts see. Good score.
Only ever seen pictures but my guess is a Turkey Oilstone
Yes, my educated guess is also Old Turkey.
No clue! But I was also looking at it wondering. lol. Heck you can cut that thing into 6 I think.
I was looking at that one too. But the seller said is 12 mm long and 8 mm wide wich is almost 5x3 inches. So is not so big. And also he said was used with oil.
But nice score. Congrats.
Yea... I was think "Turkey" also... After looking at some prior links to TOS..
From here it looks like a "Turk".
Oops, well it looks big in the picture. :w Good thing I'm all out of spending money for a while. I might have felt a bit silly when it came in a small flat rate, when I'd have been expecting a medium. lol.
Its a turkey oilstone.
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
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Scotch brite & CLR not quite as funky as Easy-Off
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wow look at that patio brick :rofl2:
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.
wd40 works wonders for oilstones. ive also used smiths honing solution,available for a few bucks on smiths website.
[QUOTE=MODINE;936505]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
http://i.imgur.com/Zvzop.jpg
It's not the size that counts.....
Thanks for the info... Sounds messy though... I like to hone at the batroom sink.. I may need to move my station if oil is involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deerhunter1995
