Thread: Yellowstone Compound

I have 8 ounces coming and will be selling bags for... um....never mind, can't advertise



just PM if you want some




...whatever

First, you have to be initiated and swear a vow of secrecy. Only then will you be given a pass.

Just kidding!

It works! You have a road map. I am using wool with no oil. The possibilities seem endless.

I will +1 on honing. If you can't pop hairs on stone a strop won't take you much further.

I raised the question yesterday about the use of polishing powders and OLIVIA directed me to this collection of posts. I would like to try as many powders as I can find and so far, my search has led me to this website -
http://therockshed.com/grit1.html#Oxide -
which is a source for Cerium Oxide - Tin Oxide and Tripoli polish. I have been using rottenstone for years (with water on various stones ) in a similar fashion as Bill Ellis does.

The thought of using these powders on various types of cloth intrigues me. Somewhere out there is a combination of materials and polishing media that might unlock a sharpening secret to beat all secrets.

Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge up to this point....... JERRY
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Pleasure, Jerry!

In the meantime I've looked into some more safety sheets for cerium oxide.
(regulation-crazy Europe, you know....)
It is highly recommended that you take precautions to neither inhale the dust nor ingest it accidentally. They don't tell why but the advices for ceroxide sound like you have to be extra careful (unlike on chromium oxide safety sheets).

Originally Posted by mrsell63

I have been using rottenstone for years (with water on various stones ) in a similar fashion as Bill Ellis does.

Question here???

I have read this statement in both threads and I have been pondering it for a few days.....
What exactly does putting the powder on a "Stone" do and what stone are you talking about here????

Thanks in advance

Reading this thread has me interested as I have a JStr8 that needs adjustment.

I found this websitewith a wonderful guide to polishing compunds.

It appears that there is a "Super Cerium" that is already suspended and is supposed to be used on leather or felt.

I may get some of that.

I will refer gssixgun to Bill Ellis's video for a demo of powder on stones. I tried rottenstone on the Norton 4k / 8k and the CHINESE 12k. I did this before I bought my microscope so I can't really tell you if there was a definite benefit. It seems to have a nice feel to it. I know for a fact that rottenstone does wonders on a gunstock oil finish.

See the video for Bill's opinion. I wish I had more info for you......... JERRY
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Glen, did your order for this powder come in yet? Are you still thinking about splitting it?

Not as of today PJ should be either at home in the mail or tomorrow by fed-ex....
Yes I am still planning on splitting it, I however don't even know how much is in the jar???????????????????????????

Guess you'll like it!
I just honed a Heljestrand wedge - to see it on a wider bevel - and used the powder I have after the Escher on a piece of Solnhofener Limestone (an old experiment that actually does not hone at all).
Haven't stropped it but it shaves so gently that I guess I won't even have to have to. Edge is as straight as it can be and the surface of the bevel is rather fine.