Hey everyone,
Anyone have any experience/tips in making a custom box for individual hone/stones?
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Hey everyone,
Anyone have any experience/tips in making a custom box for individual hone/stones?
Are you talking purely storage or storage + used as stand.
I make all sorts of things from wood. My stones are never stored away though, always being used. Making boxes has never crossed my mind.
What you plan to do with it will impact what type of wood and finish you should use. Purely storage you could do amlost anything,
Occasionally a 'zombie thread' is a good thing to resurrect :angel:
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Another consideration...
Make sure you account for residual moisture in the hones. A hone that is mostly dry is still slightly wet.
I realize that is a brilliant observation I just made.
I guess a dual function box would make most sense for me. Storage and usage.
I would use a hardwood with a good waterproof finish.
How toxic of a coating you want is up to you. Marine varnish would last forever but destroys brain cells like crazy.
Lol.love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
Linseed oil perhaps?
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I make boxes for all of my good stones. I usually trace the stone out on a piece of wood then cut it out with a scroll saw then add a thin top and bottom. As far as finishing, it just depends. The two Ambrose maple boxes below were finished with 1 thinned coat of golden pecan stain, (thinned so it really soaks into the wood) followed by a regular coat of golden pecan, then 4 coats of tung oil. The oak box simply has one coat of minwax.
Wow! Nice boxes!
Wow. Beauties. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice indeed,have made many, quality boxes as above are not easy to make.
... a couple additional questions ...
What material do you use to inhibit slipping? I see the surface that reads "supersliders" -- what's that and where can one find it?
Also, do you need to provide drainage of any sort out the bottom to allow slurry and water to drip out while you are honing (I assume that you hone while the stone is in-box -- is that correct, or do you take them out to hone?)?
Thanks for the kind words guys.
@trifle, I hand hone so I always take my stones out of the box when I'm using them. That super slider stuff is just some foam padding that I purchased from lowes to protect the stone if I decide to travel with it.
With my cotis when I'm finished I just wipe them down and put them away. With jnats or thuris I always let them dry overnight before putting them in the box and back into the safe.
So I'm guessing you would recommend against honing with them in-box? Too much moisture? I'm wondering if drilling some holes on the bottom surface could facilitate drainage -- along with leaving the top lid off for enough time to allow drying to occur.
If you want to hone with the stones in the box i don't see any reason not too. You'd probably need a better finish than what I use. I'm not sure what to recommend for that but I'm sure a google search would turn something up.
