Thread: Tapered oilstones - what are they really called and where to buy?

I'm after a tapered oilstone to get into dovetail ways for deburring when hand scraping them.

Apart from the fact that I've got one annoyingly "mislocated" somewhere at home, I'm struggling to find them online
The usual haunts of eBay and the big green shed haven't turned up anything apart from some ice skate mob in the US.

Anyone know what the correct name is for them and where you can get them from?

Steve

Have a search for "slip stones", some have radiused long edges, some come to a point.

Originally Posted by OxxAndBert

I'm after a tapered oilstone to get into dovetail ways for deburring when hand scraping them.

Apart from the fact that I've got one annoyingly "mislocated" somewhere at home, I'm struggling to find them online
The usual haunts of eBay and the big green shed haven't turned up anything apart from some ice skate mob in the US.

Anyone know what the correct name is for them and where you can get them from?

Steve

https://www.nortonabrasives.com/en-g...riangular-file

Try this. They are called among other names, Bench stones, Slip Stones, Die makers stones.

Triangular oil stone.

Thanks guys.
This is the style I was thinking of rather than a triangular stick shape: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/de...rItem=71459267

Finally found something similar locally on ebay advertised as a "Norton curved tool sharpener" so have ordered that to get me going.

Steve

One of the dozen hits on the first page of a google search for slip stones

https://www.carbatec.com.au/sharpeni...es/slip-stones

Hi guys,
On the subject of stones, I have had this stone for about 40 years, no idea where I got it originally.
As you can see it's marked GERMANY only, I figured it is some king of tool makers stone, anybody ever seen one?
material type?
Cheers
Tex

That's a good old-fashioned Scythe sharpening stone. It's most likely aluminium oxide or a natural stone abrasive. I remember when I was a kid in Germany, farmers used to have one of those in a cow horn on their belts at hay making time. The cow horn was lined with a wet sponge. I haven't seen one in many decades.

[QUOTE=OxxAndBert;1947445]Thanks guys.
This is the style I was thinking of rather than a triangular stick shape: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/de...rItem=71459267

Hi Steve, Norton used to make that style in silicon carbide, maybe still do? I've always found SiC gave the best durability/sharpness combo. If all else fails .. Blackwoods?

Hi Steve, Norton used to make that style in silicon carbide, maybe still do? I've always found SiC gave the best durability/sharpness combo. If all else fails .. Blackwoods?[/QUOTE]

Think I just found your Ebay source .. right on the money, you won't be disappointed, they're the very ones.