How to clean a Spyderco Stone - Really

John Frankl said:
Why all the solvent talk? Isn't this stone being used W/O oil?

And are you committed to the Spyderco medium? It sounds like, if your time is worth even minimum wage, you've spent enough time and money to buy a bunch of DMTs and Nortons, both of which are very good in the medium grit ranges and won't cause you so much headache.

Maybe you should stick with the Spyderco fine (less pourous, easier to clean) and scrap the medium?

John
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I use the stone dry. I have plenty of other stones - DMT, etc. The spyderco medium is my favorite though. It's quick and easy, and does a great job of touchup. The spydie fine is too fine to me. Most of the time I am just touching up my EDC, which is usually a carbon steel slipjoint of some sort, and I just like the medium stone for that. I will strop it a little after using it. When I have to do some serious sharpening I have DMT coarse, fine and extra fine stones, as well as arkansas stones, india stones, etc... 99% of the time, I use the DMT coarse to DMT fine to Spyderco medium ceramic, or just use the ceramic for touchups.

I do have some small fine ceramic stones, and they are MUCH easier to clean. In any case, I'm not going through all that again - I know what works for me - the Pumice stone.
 
ya'll don't rub yer rocks together? with comet if necessary.. ?

regularly? why not? it's kinda natural, and a good excuse to buy spare rocks..

i didn't, haven't, & won't.. ever put oil on a rock, or solvent either unless i was attempting to clean one somebody else had ruined with oil.

Nor have i ever bought a flattening tool, other rocks do the job fine, though cheap diamond hones don't do much else useful, so that's a job that fits them..

fwiw i have pumice stones all right, use them as cleanup stones, and also use them to polish rusted carbon steel. generally i use the fine side of a china combo stone, flea market or ebay grade cheapest synthetic. 'King' (not japanese 'king') .. or 'Crown' brand, are the two labels I've seen.. no doubt many others.

something to know is oil filled carborundum (Norton india stones) or pre-oiled (used) crystollon stones Will Ruin Natural Stones.. (at least, temporarily) by getting oil on them. DON'T OIL ROCKS..

unless you are masochistic leave the oil in the garage, with your chisels. IMO, it causes *a Lot* more work than it saves.. and putting it on an arkansas rock (or any other I know of) is a painful and tedious misapprehension of proper use.

IN MY OPINION< I have no intent or desire to convert those who use oilstones, they are doomed to purgatory already and i'm not going to question the decisions of the lord..

course, guys who sharpen on a belt grinder think that about my collection of rocks.. it's all about what your religion is.. ;)

far as rocks, warsh em and rub em together. if that don't work do it more, with comet, or bon ami for the finest stones..
 
If you want to really clean stones so they will cut like new, take them when you go to wash your car, lay them on the ground, and blast them at point blank range with warm, soapy, high pressure water. When you rinse off your car, blast them again to get the soap out...don't bother waxing them, though. :)

Nothing cleans stone like water, it's natures way. Using a pressure washer just speeds the elapsed time up. ;)
 
And, it blows them across the pavement-chipping and breaking them!
Bill
 
I hold the stones between the toes of my boots and aim straight down with the wand...haven't broken one yet. You don't have to hold it on for too long...cleans them real fast.
 
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