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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A hard, fine-grain, [ | + | A hard, fine-grain, [[abrasive|abrasive]] stone used to hone tools and blades. Whetstones are usually composed of [[chalcedony|chalcedony]], [[silica|silica]], or [[sandstone|sandstone]]. Artificial whetstones are made with [[Alundum|Alundum®]] or [[Carborundum|Carborundum]]. Whetstones are sometimes oiled before use and, hence, called oilstones. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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[[media:download_file_235.pdf|Properties of Common Abrasives]] | [[media:download_file_235.pdf|Properties of Common Abrasives]] | ||
| + | == Resources and Citations == | ||
| + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 869 | ||
| − | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | |
| − | * | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whetstone_%28tool%29 (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005) |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 07:32, 13 August 2020
Description
A hard, fine-grain, Abrasive stone used to hone tools and blades. Whetstones are usually composed of Chalcedony, Silica, or Sandstone. Artificial whetstones are made with Alundum® or Carborundum. Whetstones are sometimes oiled before use and, hence, called oilstones.
Synonyms and Related Terms
oilstone; snakestone; honestone; rubbing stones; sharpening stone; coticule, Ayr stone; Ouchita stone (from the Ouchita Mountains in Arkansas); Scheifstein (Deut.); wetsteen (Ned.)
Comparisons
Properties of Common Abrasives
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 869
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whetstone_%28tool%29 (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998