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18th December 2022, 08:29 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Pike oilstones
Hi all. For some time I have been having success with waterstones and strops for sharpening chisels and plane blades. But at work I still use an oilstone and appreciate their simple set up. I recently purchased a "razor" stone and have been really impressed with the edge I am getting on my chisels and the speed at which I can produce it. Combined with another coarser stone (both "Pike" branded) I am achieving a sharper edge than previously. The stropping almost seems redundant, in fact I think makes it duller. Does anyone else use these older oilstones? Any tips for maintaining them?
Please see below for the holder I made and the original box the stone came in.
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18th December 2022, 02:03 PM #2
I don’t use oil stone’s Yet,
But have recently inherited some from the sale of my father in-laws home.
So I’m quite keen too see how they go,I did start a thread hear, but can’t remember we’re it is.
But there was a bit of interest still in oil stones, they were obviously the go to back in the days!!.
Cheers Matt.
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18th December 2022, 02:31 PM #3China
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I use oil stones and have done for 45 plus years, ( still have the same stones ) just wipe the stone after you use it, use correct oil such as neatsfoot, move over the entire surface so as not to form a hollow.
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18th December 2022, 04:12 PM #4
Pike is an interesting company. They appear (appeared?) to specialise in sharpening tools: Mainly oil stones, but also other sharpening aids. I have one of their jointers for the saw sharpening process. I think at some point they were absorbed or merged with Norton (possibly around the early 1930s).
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18th December 2022, 07:41 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Matt, China and Paul. Nice score on "inheriting" some stones. Hopefully they are not too dished, they are much harder to flatten than waterstones. I am using baby oil (essentially just a nice smelling mineral oil). I found a great copy of and old Pike catalogue/users guide. I will try to link it.
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18th December 2022, 08:22 PM #6
Oil stones what have I got.?
Oil stones what have I got.?
Found it MA.
Cheers Matt.
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19th December 2022, 06:55 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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I remember now. I even commented! I recently used my newer oilstones (which are older than my older ones) to sharpen some chisels. Same result, wonderfully sharp.
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19th December 2022, 07:06 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Here is the link to an old Norton Pike guide
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...7LhS8VBHxYs8kz
Enjoy
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20th December 2022, 02:52 AM #9GOLD MEMBER
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I've used a few razor hones on woodworking tools. The one that you have is probably 1200FF abrasive or something of the sort bound in a matrix that keeps it from getting "full tooth" to the item being sharpened.
The razor hones vary a lot, but some of the ones with natural abrasives in them (like frictionite bench stones - 821/825) are sublime.
Not finer than good modern stones, but just different in their feel.
something changed industrially allowing precipitation of small closely graded alumina that wasn't in place back then, thus use of relatively coarse grains and really nifty ways to bind it so that you get "just the tips" when using it. Kind of a lost art.
for anyone else thinking of razor hones, that also means be careful not to coarsely abrade the surface to "refresh" the stone. it can just result in a fine stone being something more like a 1200 grit waterstone, and you can't get it back.
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