Degreasing some nasty flea market stones!

[@stevekushman3030]

Those stones are very nasty. Can't believe that someone was trying to sharpen with the sludge built up on them. Nice job cleaning them up.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Steve Kushman I know.. they were bad bad... some of the worst I've ever seen.

[@markprentice1961]

Thanks for this!! I don't understand why you do not have at least a couple hundred thousand subscribers.

[@carpediem1620]

Hey you! Thank you so much for making this vid. I tried same method with some old neglected ones I found in my dad's shed. Twas like magic!! Aside from how grateful I am for you teaching us all how to get it done I also want to thank you for the moral value my 11 year old also learned cuz this vid was the absolute perfect metaphor for how trying and repeating and scrubbing up a sweat and making a mess is how you can clean up the unwanted grits and debris from life. And how to restore or heal from anything starts from opening up and cleaning the pores. Just really appreciate the shit out of you dude. And on top of it all, we both know how to really clean up our actual whetstones! Thank you so so much!! Hope you have the best of Holidays and keep safe and stay warm.

[@michaelshults7675]

Awesome find at the fleamarket!! Try some of those sandpaper sponges you get at lowes or any hardwares store. You may not believe it, but SOS pads work amazingly on deglazing stones!!

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Michael Chance that works ok. but I like digging into the stone as far as possible. now for surface grit change hat would work great!

[@michaelshults7675]

👍I agree with you man! I was talking about using a SOS pad or a sanding sponge in place of the pad you are using in the video. Either way is great!

[@nathanwestrand2427]

Howdy. If you tried; What results did you get from an ultrasonic cleaning tub heated or not; that watch, clock repair folks and jewelers use? To remove layers of sediment? I haven’t tried it, on any stone but my dad used one on watches. Just a thought. Thankyou for the videos, I love learning from others, and finding effective techniques

[@bluetoad2001]

i don't think i would put the boxes in water but i sure like the way you cleaned these nice old stones up.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

buzz kirschner well, I tried the boxes in water because they were already jacked up so I couldn't have messed them up any more. I didn't leave them long. Worked ok tho

[@ronaldthomas3528]

Cool find. I clean my cast iron pans in a lye bath. One pound of sodium hydroxide per five gallons of water. I leave them soak for a few days. Very little to no scrubbing needed. I don't know why it wouldn't work on the stones. Probably have to soak them in fresh water for day to get the lye out of them afterwards. I would think that this could be done on natural stones only!

[@dm364]

Thanks for the videos! I'm fairly new to this hobby and I had a question- A friend inherited some stones and I'm pretty sure they're "oil stones" in h2o they didn't bubble. The one he gave me is broken fairly squarely showing the sedimentary layers which are very dark just as the faces of the stone. Do you know if dark Arkansas stones are sedimentary? If these are dark Arkansas stones or other quality stones I want to degrease and flatten with caution Thanks man

[@unclepewter4161]

I appreciate this video because I 'inherited ' a bunch of really nice stones when I bought my house but they are in even worse shape than those. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to make them usable but I'm going to try your technique and see what happens.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

peter travis I like old stones lol. Let me know how it works out.

[@unclepewter4161]

Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening before I soaked it the stone was jet black. I had no idea it was actually tan until I took it out of the bath. It didn’t come totally clean but I think once I resurface it most of what is left will come out. The second one I did turned out to be a composite stone and is really to rough to be useful. The barbers home came out really good and just needs to be resurfaced to take a few grooves out of it. There are still two more to try but I’m not to hopeful for those since one of them is about 1 1/2 inches on all sides and about 8 inches long so I don’t think it’s a natural stone and the other one has a dip in it about 3/8 of an inch on both sides. If I knew how to send pictures on here I’d send you some.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

peter travis good deal email me [e-mail]

[@unclepewter4161]

Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening will do

[@rickwhitson2804]

You can tell those stones had years of abuse on them. Awesome job 💯

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Thank you

[@jaylane82]

they cleaned up very nice.i don't believe Thier previous owner took the time to ever wipe them off after use and care for them at all. that's alot of grease and metal sir. almost looked like used engine oil. 👍😎👍

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Jay Lane they were bad. just years and years of neglected gummy oil. the metal particles were so deep I had to flatten the stones extra just to get it all out. that soft was a mofo to fix.

[@jaylane82]

I bet. I've only lapped the one I have and it takes a while with diamonds. And I don't ever let it dish out or anything. That must have been a challenge.

[@denniswhite166]

Just sitting on the back porch with nothing on but his boxers cleaning up some honing stones. Not even a pair of slippers. Good job on the stones though. Thanks for the video. I've got a coupe of "inherited" stones that need cleaning up. Now I know what to do Oh yeah, I like your style so I subbed and rang the bell. It's ok if I don't strip down and do this in my PJ's right? Still a bit chilly here.

[@carpediem1620]

😂🤣 reminds me of my kin. Reckon there ain't much of a point in having any pockets if there's nothing sharp enough to carry in em tho. The sorcerer must tend to the stones! ...sorry I ain't slept in 2 days been up honeing everything.

[@sawedoffkiller]

Good find pal , some guys have all the luck , lol

[@bluetoad2001]

i'm glad you showed this video of cleaning the stones. maybe a few viewers will get the idea of no longer using oil on these 'oil' stones.

[@401als]

great info

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Thanksman much appreciated man! 😄

[@cindywanvig5558]

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but what was the pink solution you used at the beginning of the cleaning of the stones?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

I did. It's purple power degreaser..

[@cindywanvig5558]

Ohhhh... Thank you.... I didn't see that. Thank you!!!

[@billybass4189]

Can i use any degreaser to do this? We dont get purple power in uk but plenty of substitutes, some citrus based some not.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Billy Bass should be able to. I just initially tried this cuz it’s what I had. Just stuck with it. Give it a shot!

[@billybass4189]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 cheers dude yea i will get something suitable, one of the norton benchstones from ebay absolutely stinks so I'll just do them as per your routine.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Billy Bass Norton’s really like this for some reason. It’ll yank all the nasty out of it. Hope it works well for you.

[@billybass4189]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 well they are very porous stones so it obviously gets in and kicks the ass outta the crud embedded in the stone. Just as a side question do you ever bother to re-load the stone with oil to try and recreate how they come from new or just oil when using?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Billy Bass I have and it takes ALOT of oil to do that

[@bashfulbrother]

You stole those stones man. Nice job. For tougher stains you might try alcohol and steel wool.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

bashfulbrother that purple power will rip out anything that stone is holding

[@swapnilmule3922]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 whats that purple power liquid?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

@@swapnilmule3922 It's de greaser. Didn't you watch the video?

[@swapnilmule3922]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 I watched but I am bad at English so I didn't get that it was a degreaser...but thanks really for your informative video and fast reply.

[@KC6CNN]

Would it help to soak them in a ultrasonic cleaner ?

[@veraritter5403]

Hi! I would like to see the final results with the stones out of water... Is there a video of it? Thanks!

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Yes there are several I have on here

[@veraritter5403]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531, I meant, the final results of these two particular stones........

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

@@veraritter5403 yes you commented on one of the videos

[@augustwest3575]

cool

[@adrianthomas4660]

I’m going to try this in a foot spa hoping the vibration will go deeper

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Go deeper? This method completely cleans the stone all the way through inside and out. There will be zero trace of any oil left.

[@scottecooke]

nice find. They are coming up good. I have never tried a washita stone. Would love to get on one day. Do you still use water on them to sharpen or oil?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

scottecooke I still use water

[@scottecooke]

How much would one of them be worth?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

scottecooke I think if I wanted to, I could get $75 out.of that soft and $100 out of the washita

[@scottecooke]

Rough Rooster Knife Sharpening damn. that is a good find then for 10 buck and some cleaning/flattening. What are the dimensions on them?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

scottecooke I give $20 for them. and 6x2x1.5 well I said I'd like to. but I'm sure I could get close to that. the vintage ones are the ones everyone wants

[@CC-wolverine]

How long does that process usually take

[@DawahTrucker2024]

Hey rooster have you ever tried flattening two Arkansas stones against each other's surface? Have you ever tried that while using water with them even though I suggested in another video to use a high grit grinding belt

[@garethbaus5471]

how can someone dish a black arkansas?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Gareth Baus lots and lots of use!

[@garethbaus5471]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 I hope that can live that long.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Gareth Baus that stone is millions of years old

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

I will admit I had some stones look like that I used 3 in 1 and it’s nasty it litterally ruins a stone don’t use 3 in 1

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

I dont

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 well that’s smart I just used what I had when will we get a new upload

[@ziaudeenmahomedsayid8022]

Has anyone tried using gasoline?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

I'm sure it would help. But it won't dig into the stone and completely degrease it.

[@sawedoffkiller]

Good find pal , some guys have all the luck , lol