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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A hard, fine-grain, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=abrasive abrasive] stone used to hone tools and blades. Whetstones are usually composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalcedony chalcedony], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sandstone sandstone]. Artificial whetstones are made with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Alundum | + | A hard, fine-grain, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=abrasive abrasive] stone used to hone tools and blades. Whetstones are usually composed of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalcedony chalcedony], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sandstone sandstone]. Artificial whetstones are made with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Alundum%C2%AE Alundum®] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Carborundum Carborundum]. Whetstones are sometimes oiled before use and, hence, called oilstones. |
== 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. 869 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whetstone_%28tool%29 (Accessed Sept. 20, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: 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 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
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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
Authority
- 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, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: 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