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wet stone maintenance
Mar 5^th, 2009 at 11:45pm

I bought a cheap set of carving tools from Harbor Freight thinking that I might try to put a decoration of some sort on a couple of boxes that I have turned. The tools are dull but have a bevel ground on them as a guide for sharpening. They are small and it is hard to get a good edge on them with my bench grinder. I thought I'd put a fine edge on them with an old wet stone that my dad used to use to sharpen pocket knives and the like. Over the years this wet stone has gotten so dirty/greasy that it is useless in its present condition. Embarrassed

I've tried to clean it with sand paper but without much success.

Any suggestions on how to clean the surface of that stone to make it useful again? Thanks.

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Tom Davis WR Addict Offline I get jokes Posts: 1,165 Gender:	Re: wet stone maintenance Reply #1 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 2:19am Try some baking soda and water see if that helps.
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Ron Sardo WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Chief cook and bottle washer Posts: 9,675 Drums Pennsylvania USA PM 3520	Re: wet stone maintenance Reply #2 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 3:02pm I have some really old stones that where given to me. They had a hollow in the center and where pretty crusty. I place a sheet of 240 wet/dry sandpaper on a plate of glass, added some water, then with the stone on top, I rubbed in a circular motion, adding water as needed until the stone was both clean and flat.
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John West Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 191 Gender:	Re: wet stone maintenance Reply #3 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 3:16pm Thanks for the advice. I'll try both of those things. smiley=dankk2.gif
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5,969 Cross Hill South Carolina USA Gender:	Re: wet stone maintenance Reply #4 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 5:56pm Wonder if dressing the wheel would help, if its a good wheel, you may be able to dress it it down enough to remove all the junk that is built up over the years.
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Tom Davis WR Addict Offline I get jokes Posts: 1,165 Gender:	Re: wet stone maintenance Reply #5 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 6:10pm Mike Baber wrote on Mar 6^th, 2009 at 5:56pm: Wonder if dressing the wheel would help, if its a good wheel, you may be able to dress it it down enough to remove all the junk that is built up over the years. Wizzy if I understood him correctly he has a flat stone used for knives.
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Re: wet stone maintenance
Reply #6 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 6:50pm

Tom Davis wrote on Mar 6^th, 2009 at 6:10pm:

Wizzy if I understood him correctly he has a flat stone used for knives.

Oh... okie dokie, I misread his post, I saw something about his grinder and really didn't pay attention, god... growing old isn't any fun, ya seem to miss alot of thing even if you read it more than once, I now know what KEN is going through... hehehe

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Re: wet stone maintenance
Reply #7 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 7:57pm

Mike Baber wrote on Mar 6^th, 2009 at 6:50pm:

Tom Davis wrote on Mar 6^th, 2009 at 6:10pm:

Wizzy if I understood him correctly he has a flat stone used for knives.

Oh... okie dokie, I misread his post, I saw something about his grinder and really didn't pay attention, god... growing old isn't any fun, ya seem to miss alot of thing even if you read it more than once, I now know what KEN is going through... hehehe

Luv ya Ken... Buddy!!! smilies=bowdown

Wizzy its called old timers disease

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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5,969 Cross Hill South Carolina USA Gender:	Re: wet stone maintenance Reply #8 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 8:38pm Tom Davis wrote on Mar 6^th, 2009 at 7:57pm: Wizzy its called old timers disease I knew dat!
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