Oilstone
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Description
A fine-graind whetstone that is treated with oil 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 oxide 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, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 559
- Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- George Savage, George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- Random House, 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