Thread: help

i have this Charnley Forest Hone its been used with oil can anyone tell me the best way to use it as a finishing stone?
do i lap it then use oil which oil or do i use water thanks jimmy

Jimmy, photos will help.

Personally, I think CF hones work best with water or maybe water with a little bit of dishwashing detergent (if you need to break up water beads from previous oil use).

Give the stone a good lapping and just use water from now on. CFs don't seem to be very porous, so I would think that with lapping all traces of past oil use will be gone.

Good luck.

In the Honing Videos from asheville, I seem to recall lynn using Oil on his.

I've not had much time to play with the CF's, but when I have, I found they worked better with oil than water.

I would suggest checking the hone's flatness by putting on a pencil grid and giving it a quick lap.

if i did use oil what oil do you use
thanks guys

CF the best way to use is with oil.
there is only 1 oil is absolutely contraindicated to use with Charly.
it sounds like linsing oil (i don't know how to spell etc. if you check srp i am sure you will find exact name etc.)
hope this helps.

thin oil like a sewing machine oil I would imagine.

Has anyone tried mineral oil?