Norton honing oil

[Brian Deakin]

Can anyone tell me what is the composition of Norton honing oil

Is it just light mineral oil

regards Brian

[Paul Saffold]

Brian,
I don't know what their formula is but I use mineral oil (Johnson's Baby Oil) and mineral spirits, half and half. It's a lot cheaper than Norton's. Some guys use kerosene but I don't like the smell. Mostly now I use water stones.
Paul

[Jim Koepke]

Regular mineral oil is what is used on mine. It is from the pharmacy department in the local grocery. Don't let the wording of "Laxative Lubricant" bother you.

It is also good for preserving wooden utensils used in the kitchen.

jtk

[Jessica Pierce-LaRose]

A quick Google search for "Norton Honing Oil MSDS", the first link was Jamestown Distributors, and their catalog page for Norton Sharpening Stone Oil had a link to this MSDS:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/MSDS/Norton/Norton_Sharpening%20_Oil_ALT003.pdf

sounds like it's mostly white mineral oil.

[Brian Deakin]

Thank you Joshua for the link above which was very useful



regards Brian

[Brian Deakin]

Joshua A big thank you for the link provided using the link

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...Oil_ALT003.pdf (http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/MSDS/Norton/Norton_Sharpening%20_Oil_ALT003.pdf)

I identified this link

http://www.chemicalbook.com/ProductChemicalPropertiesCB4111739_EN.htm

Norton honing oil as the cas# number 8042-47-5



Mineral oil Chemical Properties




density
0.85 g/mL at 20 °C



I hope this information helps other looking for a suitable honing oil


regards Brian