Today I found labeled "Norton Abrasives No. 1 Washita Oil Stone" for less than $15.
The label also has the "Pike" logo on it.
The stone is 6" x 2" x 1" with only two small chips on two corners. Both working sides are smooth and ever so slightly dished. The color is grayish from use but a light will still show through it somewhat.
I would like to clean it with an over night bath in SG like I have with my other hard arks but I fear this would cause the label to come off or worse cause the ink to wash away. I want to flatten this stone and use it but I don't like using oil with my arks.
So I would like to know, should I put the label at risk and give it a SG bath.
Or just flatten it and leave the little bit of dirty oil in there.
Or do nothing at all to it because I unknowingly found the "Mother-of-all-Washita-Stones"?
The label also has the "Pike" logo on it.
The stone is 6" x 2" x 1" with only two small chips on two corners. Both working sides are smooth and ever so slightly dished. The color is grayish from use but a light will still show through it somewhat.
I would like to clean it with an over night bath in SG like I have with my other hard arks but I fear this would cause the label to come off or worse cause the ink to wash away. I want to flatten this stone and use it but I don't like using oil with my arks.
So I would like to know, should I put the label at risk and give it a SG bath.
Or just flatten it and leave the little bit of dirty oil in there.
Or do nothing at all to it because I unknowingly found the "Mother-of-all-Washita-Stones"?