Very useful video. Thank you. I just found your channel. It’s great. One thing though. I’m an old man. I’ve been using email since 1993 and the Web since 1994. People have been being rude little jackasses on here since then. Just ignore these fools. Because they will not stop.
@muhammedk4709 күн бұрын
That is such a beautiful stone (grey and white)
@cellsheet12 күн бұрын
You know I've been thinking about this video, and concluded I don't think this comparison is quite right after all because we're comparing a heavy duty degreaser to a regular one. To make this fair, I think we need to compare heavy duty with heavy duty. Try with Simple Green Pro HD (HD standing for Heavy Duty) against Dawn Heavy Duty and see which one comes on top from that. Simple green has a different makeup and composition than Pro HD and they're both purple as well by the way.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin553112 күн бұрын
@@cellsheet no I will not do a video like that and I will tell you why because everybody on this fucking channel was harping and harping and harping about old simple greens better and this and that so here's what you got their method versus mine.
@cellsheet12 күн бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 gotcha, I guess others overestimated regular SG as well in that case, makes sense
@roughroosterknifesharpenin553112 күн бұрын
@@cellsheet simple green is garbage that is my point of this video it stinks it doesn't do what it's advertised it is nowhere near a degreaser
@__riprock12 күн бұрын
Hard to watch your videos. All the "uh" and "um"s every other word.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin553112 күн бұрын
@@__riprock cool. Don't fuckin watch them.
@__riprock12 күн бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 I'm not. LoL
@roughroosterknifesharpenin553112 күн бұрын
@@__riprock good. I have plenty of subs. And I talk to them daily. Thanks tho!
@__riprock12 күн бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 No problem. You're welcome.
@rickwhitson280414 күн бұрын
Bubba I need some advice? I've got a Dan's hard. Absolutely love the thing. But literally after about 3 or 4 knives I can feel the thing getting smoother. It's getting glazed already. In your opinion what is the easiest and best way to touch that thing up. Should I get me a pocket diamond hone or go with the wet / dry sandpaper?
@roughroosterknifesharpenin553114 күн бұрын
@@rickwhitson2804 I'd get a pocket diamond stone.
@rickwhitson280417 күн бұрын
Bubba I got me a Dan's translucent. Ooooooo yeah I paid for it. But man it was worth every penny. OMG that thing cuts so good 💯.
@rickwhitson280418 күн бұрын
Man I really love that stone. Beautiful
@jcam177627 күн бұрын
"HOLY SHIT THAT MOTHERFUCKER IS SHARP" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@tobeforgottenisworsethande899527 күн бұрын
Wait so you're telling me if I want a real Dan's Arkansas Stone translucent or black I have to order it and wait 2 years????? Dude what takes it so long? Like that alone is stopping me from getting a good stone because I'm way too impatient to wait too freaking years. Like kind of disappointed but it seems like this is a marketing strategy by Dan to only release so many a year to keep the price and the rarity and prestige around his brand of stones because if it's hard to get and you got to get on a waiting list it makes it seem like you got to be part of the inside club to get it. That might be why people use cheap stones that you hate on them for because people don't want to just sit around and wait for 2 years for a sharpening stone. I guess I'm going with diamond plates 😭. Damn Dan
@roughroosterknifesharpenin553127 күн бұрын
Dude that's bs. Everyone I send there gets one within a month.
@tobeforgottenisworsethande899527 күн бұрын
Well shoot I was about to purchase some atoma diamond plates but you just sold me on buying a translucent and a black dans. I'm looking at it as more of a precious mineral than I am a tool
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I just got a Dan's translucent. This thing cuts so good. I like it better than my black arkansas. Great investment. BTW I really enjoy your videos. Dam good stuff
@lindboknifeandtoolАй бұрын
Hey rooster are you doing well? Hope so. Watching the new fallout series?
@lindboknifeandtoolАй бұрын
I hope this hiatus is good for the ol noggin, instead of bad. Sometimes I stop using social media and realize that’s my only connection to the world anymore.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531Ай бұрын
Doing alright I guess. You? And not yet
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I've never owned a washita. Hopefully one day I'll run into a good buy on eBay or find one at a flea market or something like that. Great collection you got.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531Ай бұрын
Thank you
@cedras45Ай бұрын
Whr to buy ?
@dannyjackson2062Ай бұрын
Sharp. Love the old ka bar
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I don't mean to be a broken record. But u-tube can really suck. Channels that you can learn something good and that is fun to watch. But on the other hand they pay these idiots to do all this dumb crap and they're getting filthy rich off of it. What is wrong with this picture
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I've got a much younger friend that I'm trying to learn how to free hand. He had one of those things. It has almost ruined his blade it is removed so much steel. Well anyway he don't have it anymore. LOL
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531Ай бұрын
Freaking junk!
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
Of all my Stones I do not have a washita. I would love to know. LOL.
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
You have a good point. Bro I've seen some new knife designs that are ugly as crap. Absolutely impractical as hell. LOL
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531Ай бұрын
There are a few crazy ones that are not user friendly for sure
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I get my best edges when I'm feeling good. Mentally and physically
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
Hey bubba what is your opinion of Flissa knives? I've got 2 and for the money. They are awesome
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
The only bad thing about this is I didn't find your channel sooner.
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I've got the Norton crystlon and the India. Both are awesome stones
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I've got one. A really great knife. Hi-carbon steel
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531Ай бұрын
The vintage ones are great. The new ones are junk
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 yes sir I agree 💯
@user-yr7uk4te3kАй бұрын
You have a felon's name on your shirt...shame on you.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531Ай бұрын
You better be glad that I've got strikes on my community guidelines or I'd let your ass have it. I support Donald Trump 155% whether he got convicted or not he is a good man and he was leading this country in the right direction I'm sorry that you're missing formed and that you support child molesters.
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I've got a soft Arkansas that needs to be done bad. I bet it's around 2000 grit. LOL 😂
@rickwhitson2804Ай бұрын
I love my black arkansas. Absolutely one of my favorites
@kevindeuschle3413Ай бұрын
Rooster, Haven't seen ya stream in a number of months. You inspired me to pick up and try good arks ( after having tried shit cheap ones many years ago ), after years of being happy with diamond plates and Japanese water stones, both natural and synthetic. After my learning journey with my set of Dan's arks( Soft, Hard, Translucent, Black all 10x3x1 or larger ) picked up over the course of a few years I've gotten an edge too sharp to even whittle my wife's pixie thin hair. Just pops in two as soon as it touches it. Just want to say thanks for making me give arks a second chance. Hope you hop on again for a sharpening or discussion stream, and hope all is well. Cheers, Chef Kev
@user-ye9og7rr5kАй бұрын
thanks for sharing your insights and experience in a very straightforward and thoughtful manner.
@luciusirving5926Ай бұрын
That's how I flatten cheap Chinese oilstones. Except, I use silica sand.
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
Man I wish like crazy you could keep it going.. hey man one of the things that they want you to have more subscribers?
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
I don't know what they want man they never give me a clear explanation of why they demonetized me other than I wasn't getting enough views and according to my KZread stats on average I'm getting between 30 and 100 new subscribers per month and about 30,000 viewing hours so I don't know what else they want
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
Man I wish u-tube would work with you!!
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
U and me both
@johnholmes68972 ай бұрын
Hot water is bad for your knife
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
And ignorance is bad for the mind.
@johnholmes68972 ай бұрын
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 stupidity, ignorance can be fixed with information
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
@@johnholmes6897 dude think about what you said. "Hot water is bad for your knife. That is a ignorant comment, anyone will agree. I think you need to look up the correct definition for ignorance.
@johnholmes68972 ай бұрын
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 on let me explain, maybe that will help. I've been a chef for 30 years. I only know to keep hot water from my good knives. So when you said the stone wants you to use warm but not hot water that's all I came up with. Which is something I've always been taught. Do with it what you want. Calling me ignorant for having knowledge, even limited, well that's on you. That says more about you than me. I'm only sharing what I have you are commenting on it.
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
Good stuff 👍
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
I'm not familiar with those. I definitely learned something today. I really like your channel. Hopefully you will make a new video soon.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
I appreciate it man. But I'm done. I'm eventually gonna post 1 more video explaining why.
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 bummer man.b but you know what's best for you and only you.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
@@rickwhitson2804 Well man, I get very little recognition. KZread discontinued me getting paid. I get more bs comments than anything etc. it's just not worth my time anymore. I always respond here and emails. So I figured I can continue to help people that way. I do appreciate the good convos. And the ones that are here to learn something new.
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 Man I gotta be honest. That pisses me off to no end. I know one thing KZread can be absolutely weird about s***. I hate it. Look at some of them on here doing absolutely dumb s***and they are getting rich off of it
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
@@rickwhitson2804 EXACTLY MY POINT
@gunterbecker85282 ай бұрын
Great instructions and great advice for all those guys looking to make a difference with their new found skill 😊
@zionpsyfer2 ай бұрын
These kinds of instructive videos are too rare. No flexing, just a good instructional video that describes the somewhat neglected part of sharpening that's kind of a mystery to new sharpeners. Off to mess up a junker for science. Thank you sir, valuable info.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment. I appreciate that
@MrFeelsIT2 ай бұрын
Two handing one side and one hand the other side. No consistency in angle
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
Absolutely wrong. Look at my videos and check out some of my edges before you go talking shit. Thanks for the view tho 🤣
@rcjoe4062 ай бұрын
I just got my first 154cm knife it was tearing paper out of the box terrible I tried to sharpen made it worse unfortunately now it has scratches on the blade grrrr do u think I should send it back and would off grid knifes send me another? Thanks
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
Probably not.
@Ve-suvius2 ай бұрын
💪👍
@Michael-dj4iq2 ай бұрын
Sounds like a cutter bro...
@Michael-dj4iq2 ай бұрын
Awesome i love your knowledge and video's..
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Michael-dj4iq2 ай бұрын
I love ❤️ ur videos please make more!
@larrycampbell74422 ай бұрын
A couple of thoughts: does anyone else find natural stones too slow on certain powder metallurgy? And, I’ll never abandon Arkansas stones, but Belgian blue stones are pretty incredible too. Enjoyed your channel!
@JonDarMartin2 ай бұрын
Great job! Its pronounced washi-taw
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
Great video. Gotta info 💯
@greenmanalishi822 ай бұрын
Appreciate the video. I straight razor shave,and I always look for the hard arks from pike or Norton from the old days.I heard nothing but good things from dans. I use a translucent to finish my razors and the feel of it is buttery smooth/sharp.It’s the best razor finisher I’ve came across.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
Yessir. Thank you. And I can agree. Have u seen the video on here where I shave my face with a battle horse commanchie?
@greenmanalishi822 ай бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 No. I will check it out though.I just located the channel👍
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
@@greenmanalishi82 oh hell you got 206 videos to watch
@bigoldgrizzly2 ай бұрын
That is pretty impressive stuff ! Unfortunately we can't get that product this side of the pond [UK]. I get great results with 'Elbow Grease all purpose degreaser' and just found out they do a heavy duty degreaser too, so have ordered a few bottles of that to give it a try. I have a really gummed up stone with a great chip out of one end and am tempted to hot dip with that, then cut the end off and see how deep the cleaning goes after a few days, not that it matters that much, provided it's cleaned deep enough to work well. Thanks for the videos, you've got me fired up to get some work done.
@bigoldgrizzly2 ай бұрын
I remember watching my grandfather about 60 years ago, reconditioning his stones. Soak in petrol for a few days then set fire to them to burn off petrol and dissolved oil, before lapping on an old mirror glass with some sort of sand. His stones were very old and large, and probably worth a small fortune today. He came from a long line of cabinet makers and his tools were always very sharp. I don't recommend this method to anyone ....... there are easier and no doubt safer ways, for both man and stone ;<)
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
You don't recommend what method?
@bigoldgrizzly2 ай бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 Sorry,I thought it was clear ..... don't soak in petrol then burn them off ;<) Your method is similar to mine and works great without a trip to the burns unit ;<) keep on grinding fella !
@roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 ай бұрын
@@bigoldgrizzly I thought that's what I meant. Never heard of that one lol
@bigoldgrizzly2 ай бұрын
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 I saw another video a while back on utoob where the guy alternates soak/washes in a de-greaser with heating up slowly to dry it out and then holding at 200F for a couple of hours in a small cooker over a bit of aluminum foil or a tray. The wash clears the pore only so far down, and the heating 'melts' or makes the oil deeper in the stone, go thin and run [or ooze] out of the newly cleaned pores it by gravity, and drips into the tray .... Rinse and repeat a few times as they say, till no more oil comes out. I recall he used it where the stone was badly discolored by years of oil/iron /dirt getting in deep and it seemed to work well and [I think he was working on big old expensive natural stones] and they turned from really dark, down to light colors. I'd like to watch that video again to check I've got it right, but can't seem to find it. I guess what ever method you use, if it gets the results you want it's good enough.
@rickwhitson28042 ай бұрын
I took up your idea of dawn and water. I really like it way better than oil. So much cleaner than oil.
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Very useful video. Thank you. I just found your channel. It’s great. One thing though. I’m an old man. I’ve been using email since 1993 and the Web since 1994. People have been being rude little jackasses on here since then. Just ignore these fools. Because they will not stop.
That is such a beautiful stone (grey and white)
You know I've been thinking about this video, and concluded I don't think this comparison is quite right after all because we're comparing a heavy duty degreaser to a regular one. To make this fair, I think we need to compare heavy duty with heavy duty. Try with Simple Green Pro HD (HD standing for Heavy Duty) against Dawn Heavy Duty and see which one comes on top from that. Simple green has a different makeup and composition than Pro HD and they're both purple as well by the way.
@@cellsheet no I will not do a video like that and I will tell you why because everybody on this fucking channel was harping and harping and harping about old simple greens better and this and that so here's what you got their method versus mine.
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 gotcha, I guess others overestimated regular SG as well in that case, makes sense
@@cellsheet simple green is garbage that is my point of this video it stinks it doesn't do what it's advertised it is nowhere near a degreaser
Hard to watch your videos. All the "uh" and "um"s every other word.
@@__riprock cool. Don't fuckin watch them.
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 I'm not. LoL
@@__riprock good. I have plenty of subs. And I talk to them daily. Thanks tho!
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 No problem. You're welcome.
Bubba I need some advice? I've got a Dan's hard. Absolutely love the thing. But literally after about 3 or 4 knives I can feel the thing getting smoother. It's getting glazed already. In your opinion what is the easiest and best way to touch that thing up. Should I get me a pocket diamond hone or go with the wet / dry sandpaper?
@@rickwhitson2804 I'd get a pocket diamond stone.
Bubba I got me a Dan's translucent. Ooooooo yeah I paid for it. But man it was worth every penny. OMG that thing cuts so good 💯.
Man I really love that stone. Beautiful
"HOLY SHIT THAT MOTHERFUCKER IS SHARP" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wait so you're telling me if I want a real Dan's Arkansas Stone translucent or black I have to order it and wait 2 years????? Dude what takes it so long? Like that alone is stopping me from getting a good stone because I'm way too impatient to wait too freaking years. Like kind of disappointed but it seems like this is a marketing strategy by Dan to only release so many a year to keep the price and the rarity and prestige around his brand of stones because if it's hard to get and you got to get on a waiting list it makes it seem like you got to be part of the inside club to get it. That might be why people use cheap stones that you hate on them for because people don't want to just sit around and wait for 2 years for a sharpening stone. I guess I'm going with diamond plates 😭. Damn Dan
Dude that's bs. Everyone I send there gets one within a month.
Well shoot I was about to purchase some atoma diamond plates but you just sold me on buying a translucent and a black dans. I'm looking at it as more of a precious mineral than I am a tool
I just got a Dan's translucent. This thing cuts so good. I like it better than my black arkansas. Great investment. BTW I really enjoy your videos. Dam good stuff
Hey rooster are you doing well? Hope so. Watching the new fallout series?
I hope this hiatus is good for the ol noggin, instead of bad. Sometimes I stop using social media and realize that’s my only connection to the world anymore.
Doing alright I guess. You? And not yet
I've never owned a washita. Hopefully one day I'll run into a good buy on eBay or find one at a flea market or something like that. Great collection you got.
Thank you
Whr to buy ?
Sharp. Love the old ka bar
I don't mean to be a broken record. But u-tube can really suck. Channels that you can learn something good and that is fun to watch. But on the other hand they pay these idiots to do all this dumb crap and they're getting filthy rich off of it. What is wrong with this picture
I've got a much younger friend that I'm trying to learn how to free hand. He had one of those things. It has almost ruined his blade it is removed so much steel. Well anyway he don't have it anymore. LOL
Freaking junk!
Of all my Stones I do not have a washita. I would love to know. LOL.
You have a good point. Bro I've seen some new knife designs that are ugly as crap. Absolutely impractical as hell. LOL
There are a few crazy ones that are not user friendly for sure
I get my best edges when I'm feeling good. Mentally and physically
Hey bubba what is your opinion of Flissa knives? I've got 2 and for the money. They are awesome
The only bad thing about this is I didn't find your channel sooner.
I've got the Norton crystlon and the India. Both are awesome stones
I've got one. A really great knife. Hi-carbon steel
The vintage ones are great. The new ones are junk
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 yes sir I agree 💯
You have a felon's name on your shirt...shame on you.
You better be glad that I've got strikes on my community guidelines or I'd let your ass have it. I support Donald Trump 155% whether he got convicted or not he is a good man and he was leading this country in the right direction I'm sorry that you're missing formed and that you support child molesters.
I've got a soft Arkansas that needs to be done bad. I bet it's around 2000 grit. LOL 😂
I love my black arkansas. Absolutely one of my favorites
Rooster, Haven't seen ya stream in a number of months. You inspired me to pick up and try good arks ( after having tried shit cheap ones many years ago ), after years of being happy with diamond plates and Japanese water stones, both natural and synthetic. After my learning journey with my set of Dan's arks( Soft, Hard, Translucent, Black all 10x3x1 or larger ) picked up over the course of a few years I've gotten an edge too sharp to even whittle my wife's pixie thin hair. Just pops in two as soon as it touches it. Just want to say thanks for making me give arks a second chance. Hope you hop on again for a sharpening or discussion stream, and hope all is well. Cheers, Chef Kev
thanks for sharing your insights and experience in a very straightforward and thoughtful manner.
That's how I flatten cheap Chinese oilstones. Except, I use silica sand.
Man I wish like crazy you could keep it going.. hey man one of the things that they want you to have more subscribers?
I don't know what they want man they never give me a clear explanation of why they demonetized me other than I wasn't getting enough views and according to my KZread stats on average I'm getting between 30 and 100 new subscribers per month and about 30,000 viewing hours so I don't know what else they want
Man I wish u-tube would work with you!!
U and me both
Hot water is bad for your knife
And ignorance is bad for the mind.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 stupidity, ignorance can be fixed with information
@@johnholmes6897 dude think about what you said. "Hot water is bad for your knife. That is a ignorant comment, anyone will agree. I think you need to look up the correct definition for ignorance.
@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 on let me explain, maybe that will help. I've been a chef for 30 years. I only know to keep hot water from my good knives. So when you said the stone wants you to use warm but not hot water that's all I came up with. Which is something I've always been taught. Do with it what you want. Calling me ignorant for having knowledge, even limited, well that's on you. That says more about you than me. I'm only sharing what I have you are commenting on it.
Good stuff 👍
I'm not familiar with those. I definitely learned something today. I really like your channel. Hopefully you will make a new video soon.
I appreciate it man. But I'm done. I'm eventually gonna post 1 more video explaining why.
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 bummer man.b but you know what's best for you and only you.
@@rickwhitson2804 Well man, I get very little recognition. KZread discontinued me getting paid. I get more bs comments than anything etc. it's just not worth my time anymore. I always respond here and emails. So I figured I can continue to help people that way. I do appreciate the good convos. And the ones that are here to learn something new.
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 Man I gotta be honest. That pisses me off to no end. I know one thing KZread can be absolutely weird about s***. I hate it. Look at some of them on here doing absolutely dumb s***and they are getting rich off of it
@@rickwhitson2804 EXACTLY MY POINT
Great instructions and great advice for all those guys looking to make a difference with their new found skill 😊
These kinds of instructive videos are too rare. No flexing, just a good instructional video that describes the somewhat neglected part of sharpening that's kind of a mystery to new sharpeners. Off to mess up a junker for science. Thank you sir, valuable info.
Thank you for the comment. I appreciate that
Two handing one side and one hand the other side. No consistency in angle
Absolutely wrong. Look at my videos and check out some of my edges before you go talking shit. Thanks for the view tho 🤣
I just got my first 154cm knife it was tearing paper out of the box terrible I tried to sharpen made it worse unfortunately now it has scratches on the blade grrrr do u think I should send it back and would off grid knifes send me another? Thanks
Probably not.
💪👍
Sounds like a cutter bro...
Awesome i love your knowledge and video's..
Thank you
I love ❤️ ur videos please make more!
A couple of thoughts: does anyone else find natural stones too slow on certain powder metallurgy? And, I’ll never abandon Arkansas stones, but Belgian blue stones are pretty incredible too. Enjoyed your channel!
Great job! Its pronounced washi-taw
Great video. Gotta info 💯
Appreciate the video. I straight razor shave,and I always look for the hard arks from pike or Norton from the old days.I heard nothing but good things from dans. I use a translucent to finish my razors and the feel of it is buttery smooth/sharp.It’s the best razor finisher I’ve came across.
Yessir. Thank you. And I can agree. Have u seen the video on here where I shave my face with a battle horse commanchie?
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 No. I will check it out though.I just located the channel👍
@@greenmanalishi82 oh hell you got 206 videos to watch
That is pretty impressive stuff ! Unfortunately we can't get that product this side of the pond [UK]. I get great results with 'Elbow Grease all purpose degreaser' and just found out they do a heavy duty degreaser too, so have ordered a few bottles of that to give it a try. I have a really gummed up stone with a great chip out of one end and am tempted to hot dip with that, then cut the end off and see how deep the cleaning goes after a few days, not that it matters that much, provided it's cleaned deep enough to work well. Thanks for the videos, you've got me fired up to get some work done.
I remember watching my grandfather about 60 years ago, reconditioning his stones. Soak in petrol for a few days then set fire to them to burn off petrol and dissolved oil, before lapping on an old mirror glass with some sort of sand. His stones were very old and large, and probably worth a small fortune today. He came from a long line of cabinet makers and his tools were always very sharp. I don't recommend this method to anyone ....... there are easier and no doubt safer ways, for both man and stone ;<)
You don't recommend what method?
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 Sorry,I thought it was clear ..... don't soak in petrol then burn them off ;<) Your method is similar to mine and works great without a trip to the burns unit ;<) keep on grinding fella !
@@bigoldgrizzly I thought that's what I meant. Never heard of that one lol
@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 I saw another video a while back on utoob where the guy alternates soak/washes in a de-greaser with heating up slowly to dry it out and then holding at 200F for a couple of hours in a small cooker over a bit of aluminum foil or a tray. The wash clears the pore only so far down, and the heating 'melts' or makes the oil deeper in the stone, go thin and run [or ooze] out of the newly cleaned pores it by gravity, and drips into the tray .... Rinse and repeat a few times as they say, till no more oil comes out. I recall he used it where the stone was badly discolored by years of oil/iron /dirt getting in deep and it seemed to work well and [I think he was working on big old expensive natural stones] and they turned from really dark, down to light colors. I'd like to watch that video again to check I've got it right, but can't seem to find it. I guess what ever method you use, if it gets the results you want it's good enough.
I took up your idea of dawn and water. I really like it way better than oil. So much cleaner than oil.