Thread: Help honning stone

Welcome to SRP ! What I think you have there is a Chinese or Japanese inkstone called a suzuri. You can read about them here. I have a couple and have never tried to hone on them. Thanks for the post. I may have had the hone I needed all along before I got the Norton, Shapton, Escher, Coticule etcetera. Kidding aside, the reservoir is where you make the ink. You add a small amount of water and rub your ink stick making the solution. It never occurred to me that it might be useful for honing although some of these stones are natural. I doubt if it would be useful for honing razors but when I get home from work tonight I may give it a try.