On 2018-02-07 2:15 PM, Chuck Taylor via OldTools wrote:
> You can use soapy water on an oil stone with no problem. I've done it. I was
at a class once and the fellow at the next bench objected to the odor of the
kerosene I was using as a honing oil on my Arkansas stones. I switched to water
with a little dish detergent added. Worked fine. Now I use mineral oil or baby
oil from the drug store.

Me too. Palmolive or whatever, Just shake before using. Washes off stone 
and hands etc more easily than oil alone.

Don

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