1. As the name implies, oilstones require oil as a lubricant. 2. Besides the well-known oilstone , waterstones and diamond stones are also available. 3. Since water is less viscous than oil, the stones cut faster than oilstones . 4. Oilstones are available as natural stone, aluminum-oxide or silicon-carbide composition stones.5. Many woodworkers do not like oilstones . 6. Can you give me some hints on the proper way to use an oilstone for sharpening a wood chisel? 7. S . R . Droescher used it to run the Cranford Oil Stone Works where whetstones and oilstones were made. 8. Stone and wood carver Dr Dick Reid OBE, used white spirit rather than oil for honing on fine oilstones . 9. Man-made oilstones like aluminum oxide and silicon carbide are cheaper than natural stones but they leave a coarser edge. 10. These types of jigs are usually used with a sharpening stone or plate, such as a waterstone, oilstone or diamond abrasive surface.
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