Whetstone

[Phil4]

Regular old canola oil ok to use for sharpening? I want something food safe. Just got one as a gift so no experience.

Thanks!


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[Superkodiak38]

I have food grade honing oil. I think vegetable oil can get rancid, stones are porous so I wouldn't use it personally. I got mine at the local hardware store

 

[boom]

wash the knife after honing?

 

[Superkodiak38]

wash the knife after honing?

I do if I am home, I wouldn't hesitate to just wipe it off if I where out

 

[Shraggs]

Agree cooking oils will go bad. Food grade, or also know as mineral oil at any hardware store. If you steel is carbon that decent protection too without worry of contamination of meat.

 

[Phil4]

Anyone just use water?


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[skaldugwas]

You can use water on the diamond hone stones.

 

[robtattoo]

You can use water on a whetstone too. It only becomes an oil stone once it's been used with oil.
They're actually more effective if used dry.

 

[Shraggs]

I use oil based and water stones at home - different roles for sure. In the field where every ounce counts my main sharpenting tool is a leather stropp which I made. all of my knives are convex edge, one of the reasons for doing so is ease of sharpening in field conditions. I will also take a ceramic mini stone made by spyerdco. White version is fine grit about 1 x 2.5 inches and weighs half an once.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I always use water but Ive had luck boiling Oil soaked stones to get them a bit cleaner.

 

[Old_Navy]

water gets my vote, a lot depends on the stone. Stones using magnesium as a binder should not be soaked
for long periods. the binding agent can leech out, these are splash & go and need to dry out between use.
Natural stone generally can be perma -soaked. they also need to be flattened occasionally or it will end up
looking like a sway back horse.

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