Thread: Naniwas with or without stand?

All my Naniwas had no stand, and I was satisfied with them, but last week I got a couple of Choseras on stand and the extra height really helps. Besides that those stands come with anti-slippery rubber on the 4 corners, so that you won't have to hold them.

Another thing to think about is the coast of the hone with stand vs the cost of the much thicker hone with no stand. I'd rather buy the thicker hone and use something like a 2x4 with non slip mesh glued to it placed on top of a non slip mat to keep the whole shebang from sliding around on the table. You get far more useful hone that way and you can't hone with a plastic stand once you wear the hone attached to it down far enough.

Bob

Although they are slightly more expensive, I purchased the Naniwa Sharpening Stones that are about 3/4" thick rather than the thinner Specialty Stones. You get twice the stone for about 25% more money. The extra weight makes the stones more stable on the benchtop. I normally use mine with a universal stone holder, but I have used it on non-skid mesh. Another nice thing about the thicker stones is that you can stand them on edge for more uniform drying after use.

I have all my Nani's on clamp stands and really like the extra height it gives.

All of mine are with stand. I like the height but I don't like how badly they warp.

Originally Posted by RayClem

Although they are slightly more expensive, I purchased the Naniwa Sharpening Stones that are about 3/4" thick rather than the thinner Specialty Stones. You get twice the stone for about 25% more money. The extra weight makes the stones more stable on the benchtop. I normally use mine with a universal stone holder, but I have used it on non-skid mesh. Another nice thing about the thicker stones is that you can stand them on edge for more uniform drying after use.

I'm guilty of standing mine on end too, but it's caused a few cringe moments when they've fallen over. So far it hasn't hurt anything, but it's a bad habit that I need to get out of. Maybe some sort of wire closet type rack would make a solid drying shelf that I could lay the stones broadside on to dry...

This works well for me as a Drying Rack.

I use these as a "stand" for all manner of stones Bench Dogs.

Originally Posted by CraigG

This works well for me as a Drying Rack.

I use these as a "stand" for all manner of stones Bench Dogs.

Now those non-slip pucks are really a good answer, Thank you!
~Richard
PS. I normally use a board across my kitchen sink with the adjustable clamp/ stand.

One thing that I will point out is that you don't actually have to clamp the clamp stand. Just open it slightly more than the length of the hone and it will sit in there securely without having to bother with any clamping or unclamping.

I went ahead and purchased the 8000 grit Superstone with stand. Hopefully it will arrive this weekend.

Thanks for the input gentlemen.