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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A fine-graind [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=whetstone whetstone] that is treated with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mineral | + | A fine-graind [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=whetstone whetstone] that is treated with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mineral%20oil mineral oil] and used for sharpening cutting tools. The oil provides lubrication while the stone abrades the metal. High quality, pure [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalcedony chalcedony] is preferred as oilstone. Natural oilstones are obtained from Turkey and Arkansas. A synthetic [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum%20oxide aluminum oxide] oilstone, called India oilstone, is also available. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 559 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * George Savage, ''Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook'', Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954 |
| − | * | + | * 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 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 24 July 2013
Description
A fine-graind whetstone that is treated with mineral oil and used for sharpening cutting tools. The oil provides lubrication while the stone abrades the metal. High quality, pure chalcedony is preferred as oilstone. Natural oilstones are obtained from Turkey and Arkansas. A synthetic aluminum oxide oilstone, called India oilstone, is also available.
Synonyms and Related Terms
white Arkansas stone (novaculite); India oilstone
Comparisons
Properties of Common Abrasives
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 559
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- 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