- This combination sharpener stone has 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 great for efficiency in repairing and maintaining the razor sharp edges needed for key at home tools, including kitchen knives, hunting knives and many more.
- This 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 2 inch size (H x W x D), is great for use as a bench stone for kitchen knives, a utility , tools and more.
- This sharpener with an oil stone design is 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 614636855653 IB8 India 100/320-grit combination
oilstone is made of aluminum oxide with 100 grit on one face for
repairing steel cutting edges and 320 grit on the site face
for sharpening and maintaining them; it produces durable,
smooth-cutting edges, and is preferred for close tolerances. 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 aluminum oxide stone has a tough fracture- and
wear-resistant grit that is more durable than silicon carbide and
capable of sharpening to very close tolerances. It is created by
grading aluminum oxide 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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IB8 Combination India bench oilstones have 2-Grit on site
sides of each stone, reducing the cost of owning a variety of
grit sizes for sharpening. Coarse India at on one side is a
medium cutting rate man-made sharpening stone for fine edges. Use
to sharpen dull edges quickly. Fine India at is used to provide a
fine edge. Use to restore slightly dulled cutting edges and
enhance the finish left by medium and coarse crystolonat or and
India at stones. Norton India 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.