How to Flatten a Dished Oil Stone

[@brianhansen6481]

So.. i was using up sand paper like a madman and going no where. When next to me was a huge pile of beach sand. 5 min sand rubbing and the stone was flat. Thanks for this very pragmatic video!

[@__Jonathan]

Great Tip , I used this on my Father's old oil stone. It was dished and glazed and I was going nowhere with sandpaper. Good as gold now, Thanks.

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Awesome glad it worked for you. There isn't many things that feel as good as getting an old tool back into working condition and using it. Especially if it has sentimental value.

[@glenbaker4024]

Great video Scott. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

[@ThePillenwerfer]

Brilliance! I've always found that a paving slab, or at least the ones I've tried, doesn't remove the high-spots - it merely glazes them. Adding sand and water is as night and day.

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Glad i could help. With water stones you can use just the slab because the bonding isn't as strong. But it would take forever to do it without the sand on an oil stone. To true the stone up really well after flattening. Some silicon carbide grit with water on glass will finish off getting your stone flat and will condition the surface.

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Did exactly this with my old stone, worked a treat!

[@bsimpson6204]

Thank's Scott, I'll use that for my stones, cheers

[@luciusirving5926]

Here in Mexico, I was forced to use a concrete brick with silica sand on top to flatten a whetstone. The whetstone gets flatter as I pulverize sand. Fortunately, the concrete brick has basalt pebbles included which is obviously harder than steel. I will definitely use dish soap as an alternative to water and oil. A lady next door sells it dirt cheap. Cheaper than buying splash and go stones which are very expensive. Yes, the advantage of oil stones is that soaking isn't mandatory. Just put a tablespoon and whet it.

[@kerryfoster1]

Great video! My stone (which i've had from new) is well concave so I will defnitely give this a try!

[@johnredwood2667]

Great video! I heard you mention the figure 8 pattern. If you want to get a beautiful shine on a piece of metal and get all scratches out. Rub metal in a constant figure 8 pattern using different grits of sandpaper on a hard flat surface like a surface plate if you have one. Works great!

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Unless it is a small piece I usually take the sandpaper to the steel (usually a knife) with a sanding block. But eventually I will make knives with guards and things. I will be using the method you described for them. If you like sharpening stone restoration videos I will have more coming. I have just being a bit slack on the youtube front. Hopefully I start making videos in the next few months again. I do miss it.

[@andreasjonsson8075]

Great job mate

[@4StringSling]

super informative! Thanks Scott

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Cheers

[@ProfessorLoWsKi]

thanks for the info scott

[@tommo033]

Try calling on your neighbourhood monumental mason who sandblasts head stones. The sand they use is perfect.

[@scottshobbyz5416]

As I came across more stones worth restoring I did some research and looked to see what I could get. I now use garnet sandblasting grit for the bulk of the work on a paver. Then I switch to Silicon Carbide grit for the finishing steps. Works out cheaper than using SIC the whole way. But if a stone is in need of an absurd amount of work I use 16 grit SIC as it saves a lot of time. Hearing protection is a must for it lol. I have a couple beauties that need restoring. I am eventually going to do them on video. As well as a fresh tutorial as I have fixed lots of stones now and have some awesome tips for people.

[@madworkxtrouble2274]

Hey ho Scott. Nice explanation on the stone. Good bargain too. Two bucks isn’t very much for a stone like that. Greetings

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Thanks, yeah I snatched it up pretty fast when they said two bucks :)

[@1pcfred]

@@scottshobbyz5416 I can't even find that size for sale now. But if I could I imagine it would be around $50 these days.

[@scottshobbyz5416]

You can find them online. 50 bucks give or take depending upon where you get it is right. Which is pretty good for such a big stone. KS100 is the model number for the norton bear one this size.

[@1pcfred]

@@scottshobbyz5416 I'd rather find one for $2

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Haha, you would have to check out garage sales and markets. You might get lucky.

[@josejacobo3642]

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[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Thats how I flatten my oil stones. With out sand

[@scottshobbyz5416]

Hey mate glad to see you stop by. I remember your stone restoration videos. Good content. I only use the sand to speed it up. But someone must have thrown out the sand I normally use because I couldn't find it any where and had to try those other ones which weren't anywhere near as good. I will have a video coming up hopefully in the next couple months about a beast of a stone I am going to get back into shape. I am not sure exactly what it is so it would be awesome if you could take a look (when I eventually put it up). It is a big black dense natural stone. I can't remember the measurements but I remember thinking they weren't a standard stone size. Still has saw marks on the sides. Did some jobs for a friend to get it. Not sure if it is an Arkansas or Turkish stone or something else.