Thread: Cleaning oil off a hone

Not so Hirlau,

Its a form of Barbers Hone. And those were usually advertised as "Hone dry, or with lather"

If somebody else has a Lipshaw hone that includes the instructions, and can say otherwise, please chime in!


not to mention, who would want to deal with the stench of rancid oil? Cleaning out the old and replacing with something not made of stink, tar, and goo seems like a good idea to me.

Originally Posted by Magpie

Not so Hirlau,

Its a form of Barbers Hone. And those were usually advertised as "Hone dry, or with lather"

If somebody else has a Lipshaw hone that includes the instructions, and can say otherwise, please chime in!

You are the one saying its possilbly made of the same material as a #118.
Do you have a box or instructions with the hone you are trying to de-grease?
How & why have you indentify the hone in the picture as a Lipshaw Hone?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

You are the one saying its possilbly made of the same material as a #118.
Do you have a box or instructions with the hone you are trying to de-grease?
How & why have you indentify the hone in the picture as a Lipshaw Hone?

I have the original box that it came in that says "Lipshaw" on it. Is that good enough?

Photo of the box, please.