When was the last time you washed your smelly sharpmaker stones

[Paraguy]

If your answer is "i can't remember...", chances are you better go do it right now. I washed mine today and now their performance has increased twofold. It used to take me about 10 minutes to touch up a vg-10 kitchen knife and now it takes about 5!

[Kevinim82]

If your answer is "i can't remember...", chances are you better go do it right now. I washed mine today and now their performance has increased twofold. It used to take me about 10 minutes to touch up a vg-10 kitchen knife and now it takes about 5!

Smelly stones??? What are you doing with your stones?

Try a using an eraser instead of soap and water, you’ll remove much more steel dust from your stones.

[vivi]

I wash them any time there is steel residue visible on them. Night and day difference between dirty stones and fresh stones, especially higher grit ceramics.

[Paraguy]

If your answer is "i can't remember...", chances are you better go do it right now. I washed mine today and now their performance has increased twofold. It used to take me about 10 minutes to touch up a vg-10 kitchen knife and now it takes about 5!

Smelly stones??? What are you doing with your stones?

Try a using an eraser instead of soap and water, you’ll remove much more steel dust from your stones.

Thanks for the tip!

[Wandering_About]

My experience with the Spyderco ceramics is that they need to be cleaned often. I used to clean mine every couple of knives with comet and a scotch brite pad. Usually use other stones these days, just prefer stones that don't load up so fast.

[dj moonbat]

I wash them any time there is steel residue visible on them. Night and day difference between dirty stones and fresh stones, especially higher grit ceramics.

Yeah, as soon as you can see some streaking, it's time.

[LakeOconee]

What kind of eraser is best?

Vinyl block from the craft store?

[vivi]

What kind of eraser is best?

Vinyl block from the craft store?

generic mr clean erasers + bar keepers friend gets them looking new.

[James Y]

I use 0000 steel wool and Comet.

My Sharpmaker stones have never smelled any particular way, though. Not sure how they'd ever be smelly, unless you sharpen a knife blade with fish guts or food residue still on it.

Jim

[Pokey]

...then spritz them with Febreeze to get rid of the smell.

[gordyt]

I've always used the Pentel "Hi-Polymer" erasers. A 3-pack of them is $1.46 from Walmart. Works great. I keep a piece of one along with a double stuff in my pocket.

[z1r]

I warshed mine last night before giving the Stretch 2 a little attention. ZDP likes clean stones.

[Ramonade]

I clean mine with an eraser after each use.
I also bought Bar Keeper's Friend just in case I ever get lazy and let them get dirty ^^.

It's how to clean venev stone properly without lapping them that I'd like to find a method for !

[yablanowitz]

I use 0000 steel wool and Comet.

My Sharpmaker stones have never smelled any particular way, though. Not sure how they'd ever be smelly, unless you sharpen a knife blade with fish guts or food residue still on it.

Jim

Wouldn't steel wool add swarf instead of removing it? Scotchbrite pad and Barkeeper's Friend for me.

[Bloke]

I clean the stones as I sharpen if need be and always do the final few passes on clean stones.

[LakeOconee]

What kind of eraser is best?

Vinyl block from the craft store?

generic mr clean erasers + bar keepers friend gets them looking new.

Thanks vivi!

[RevMike]

Lansky Eraser Block.
Every half dozen knives or so.

[GarageBoy]

Erasers take too much effort for me - green scotch Brite and comet/bar keepers friend gets them nice and clean

[Bill1170]

Bar Keeper’s Friend on a Scotchbrite-backed yellow sponge works for me. Never noticed a smell on my ceramic stones.

[Evil D]

I wash mine regularly, mostly because I use the corners the most and they have less surface area and clog faster than the flats.