- Combination sharpening stone with a dual side sharpening system, one side with 100 grit stone for repairing cutting edges and 280 grit stone for sharpening and maintaining razor sharp edges on knives and tools.
- This sharpening oil stone is designed for efficiency in repairing and maintaining the razor sharp edges needed for key at home tools including kitchen knives, hunting knives and many more.
- Sharpening stone is prefilled with oil to allow lubricant to stay on the sharpening stone surface while sharpening.
- This tool and sharpening oil stone is 1 x 8 x 3 inch size (H x W x D) and can be used as a bench stone for kitchen knives, a utility , tools and more.
- Oil stones such as this one are more durable and harder than a whetstone and is intended to be used with Norton Abrasives Sharpening Stone Oil for the most efficient sharpening system.
Product Description
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The Norton Crystolon 100/280-grit combination oilstone is made of
silicon carbide with 100 grit on one face for repairing cutting
edges and 280 grit on the site face for sharpening and
maintaining them; it sharpens to moderate tolerances with minimal
loading when it is more important to sharpen the blade quickly
than to produce a fine cutting edge. This oilstone is used to
restore cutting edges on straight-edged tools, such as chisels,
knives, plane blades, and precision instruments. The stone is
prefilled with oil to save time and eliminate the need to presoak
it prior to use. The oil prevents metal from bonding with the
abrasive surface by flushing away dislodged abrasive and metal
chips.
This silicon carbide stone is fast cutting, and offers effective
sharpening, even under light pressure. It is created by grading
silicon carbide to a consistent particle size and blending it
with bonding agents. It is then molded and surface-finished. This
1 x 8 x 2 inch (H x W x D) stone, suitable for bench use, is
harder and more durable than a waterstone. (H is height, the
vertical distance from lowest to highest point; W is width, the
horizontal distance from left to right; D is depth, the
horizontal distance from front to back.) It conforms to the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) abrasive grit
standards.
Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are abrasive surfaces used to
sharpen and hone the edges of steel cutting implements, such as
chisels, knives, scissors, hand scrapers, and plane blades.
Sharpening is the process of creating or re-establishing a
cutting edge by grinding away portions of the metal to adjust the
angle of the edge and reform the shape. Honing removes small
imperfections. Stones can be flat, for working flat edges, or
shaped, for edges that are more complex. Sharpening stones are
made of natural or synthetic materials that range from softer to
harder, and are categorized by the size of their abrasive
particles, known as grit. A stone with a coarser grit is used
when more metal needs to be removed (e.g., when sharpening a
nicked or very dull blade); the stone with the finest grit
produces the sharpest edge. Where numbers are assigned to specify
grit, they range from coarser grit (low) to finer grit (high).
Some sharpening stones are designed for use with a lubricating
liquid, some can be used dry, and others can be used either wet
or dry. When used with lubricating liquid, a sharpening stone can
be called a waterstone or an oilstone, based on the lubricant
required.
Norton Abrasives manufactures sanding, grinding, and polishing
abrasives, and has been located in the United States since 1885.
Norton, now a brand of Saint-Gobain, meets ISO 9000 and 14001
certification for quality and environmental management standards.
From the Manufacturer
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JB8 Combination Crystolon@ Bench Oilstones have 2 grits on
site sides of each stone, reducing the cost of owning a
variety of grit sizes for sharpening. Coarse Crystolon@ on one
side is a fast cutting man-made sharpening stone for quick edge
sharpening. Use for sharpening severely dull knives, repairing
nicks, chips and damage from improper sharpening and generating
new edge angles. Fine Crystolon@ on the other side is a used to
sharpen slightly dulled edges and upgrade the finish left by a
Coarse and Medium Crystolon@ stones. Norton Crystolon@ oilstones
are manufactured using a proprietary process that impregnates
them with a petroleum based product that allows the lubrication
used during the sharpening process to stay on the stone's
surface. As a result, the metal from the object being sharpened
and small pieces of abrasive that break off the stone become
suspended in the lubricant. This prevents these materials from
imbedding into the sharpening stone's surface, keeping it free
cutting and making it easy to keep its surface clean.