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This has been my experience also. The difference was appreciable. I really wanted the water to work long term but I just couldn't get around how quickly it gunked up and stopped cutting.

Yes. You are very right Jimmy! From the older literature in the 1800's that I have read they were held in high regard. For good reason. When you know how to use one they are surprisingly fast and...

As I already posted I had tried water only. My stones are all cleaned up of any oil residue. I found the stones to cut much faster but ran into two problems over the many months of doing this. First-...

Yup mineral oil. It does everything mineral oil does but is water soluble and when mixed with water is supposed to neutralize skin oils which is helpful when dealing with steel and/or Ivory. I pay...

Arkansas stones are rock from the Earth so they are tough. I have-Oiled em, soaked em in chemicals, dropped em (stone was fine but dented the floor), set them out side over night, ect. Now a man-made...