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Just a couple of questions ...
Is there a difference between a whetstone (wetstone) and a water stone or is it just the same thing by a different name (sales gimmick?)?
I hear a lot of talk on the knife forums about oil stones. Is that something typical for North America? All I ever saw being used for sharpening when I was growing up were whetstones (this is in Northern Europe).
I got a couple of old whetstones. They were bought years ago at a hardware store. One is German made. The other one I don't know. I can't read the grit on either of them.
Can anyone tell me how long can they be kept in water without damaging the stones?
Reason for asking is that I gave myself the task of sharpening quite a lot of (old) knives, just to get the practise. Now it just seems silly to take them out of the water, dry them out and then soak them again a couple of hours or a day later.
Do these old whetstones need to have water running over them while sharpening? I remember my dad using them underneath a dripping tap to keep the stone wet.
Sorry I don't have more info about the stones, it's been a long long time since I bought / got them.
Is there a difference between a whetstone (wetstone) and a water stone or is it just the same thing by a different name (sales gimmick?)?
I hear a lot of talk on the knife forums about oil stones. Is that something typical for North America? All I ever saw being used for sharpening when I was growing up were whetstones (this is in Northern Europe).
I got a couple of old whetstones. They were bought years ago at a hardware store. One is German made. The other one I don't know. I can't read the grit on either of them.
Can anyone tell me how long can they be kept in water without damaging the stones?
Reason for asking is that I gave myself the task of sharpening quite a lot of (old) knives, just to get the practise. Now it just seems silly to take them out of the water, dry them out and then soak them again a couple of hours or a day later.
Do these old whetstones need to have water running over them while sharpening? I remember my dad using them underneath a dripping tap to keep the stone wet.
Sorry I don't have more info about the stones, it's been a long long time since I bought / got them.