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