Oilstone
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An Oilstone is an object that can be used to hone a weapon, possibly better than it is possible to do in a smithy.
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[edit] Acquisition
The oilstone and the oil can used to oil it can be found in Ankh-Morpork smithies and might be found in other smithies later.
The oilstone can be browse appraised as:
The oilstone is priced at A$10 and looks like: This is a small brick of hard, gritty stone which is traditionally soaked in oil and used to sharpen knives, scissors, axes, swords and similar sharp-edged items. It should probably be oiled if you want to hone anything with it. It is in very good condition. The oilstone is about six inches long and a couple of inches wide. It is made of stone. It is in very good condition.
The oilstone weighs 5/9 lb.
The oil can can be browse appraised as:
The oil can is priced at A$2 and looks like: This small metal can holds a small amount of oil which can be delivered through a spout. The oil can is about six inches long and three inches wide. It is made of brass.
The oil can weighs 5/9 lb.
[edit] Usage
Hone only works with weapons that have a sharp edge. Hone costs 25 craft GP and a certain level (more than 80?) of crafts.smithing.black.weapons is needed.
The oilstone has to have been oiled recently enough to be able to be used to hone a weapon.
oil {stone|oilstone} with [oil] can
Then you can try to hone it
hone <weapon> {on|with} {stone|oilstone}
You hone your [weapon] on your oilstone.
until
[weapon] is as sharp as an oilstone can make it.
Failing to hone properly might deal damage.
You try to hone your [weapon], but damage it slightly instead.
When you're really lucky, you might TM crafts.smithing.black.weapons:
You perceive a greater understanding of weaponsmithing.
or
You receive a flash of intuition in honing weapons.
[edit] External links
[edit] Discworld help
The help file does not appear to be available online. It is thus reproduced below.
Oilstones Discworld item help Oilstones
Name
Oilstones - Keeping Weapons Sharp
Syntax
Commands:
oil {stone|oilstone} with [oil] can
hone <weapon> {on|with} {stone|oilstone}
Description
An oilstone allows you to hone a sharp edged weapon. Oilstones need to be oiled before they are
used. You should also be aware that handling sharp weapons with oily hands is a skilled task, and
mistakes can be painful. Your skill in weaponsmithing will determine your success or failure.
Every time you hone a weapon a small amount of metal is removed, so eventually you will have to
visit a smithy to restore the weapon to its original form. Additionally, honing can only restore
the edge to a weapon that is in otherwise good condition.
You may notice that sometimes you might not be able to fix your weapons in a smithy after you have
honed it, which seems contradictory to what has been said in this helpfile. This is because you can
only fix your weapon in a smithy when it is damaged enough to warrant smithing. Additionally,
depending upon your success at smithing, it might be possible to hone a weapon to a sharper edge
after it has been smithed.
Examples
> oil stone with can
You oil your oilstone with your oil can.
> hone katana on stone
You hone your katana on your oilstone.
