Shapton Sharpening Stone Holder and Mod

I’ve been looking for a holder for the Shapton Glass Stones that would give me more clearance. I saw Glen using the Shapton Sharpening Stone Holder in the ‘tape/no tape’ video and asked him how he liked it, and he liked it a lot so I ordered one. It arrived and guess what? Glen was right, it is very good.

But the deck is not adjustable, so you’re limited to 8” stones. Or are you? I had a spare piece of stone-sized glass for turning Pros or Naniwas into ‘glass stones’ (but anything that size would work). So I sprayed it with adhesive, laid it on some soft plastic shelf paper like I use on my jeweler’s block, and trimmed around it. That makes a non-slip surface that just sits in the holder like a stone, and now almost any stone can be used.

Cheers, Steve

I too have one of these holders and really enjoy it.

Good idea...
The Shapton pond is worth the money too. It gives you the ability to lap stones without anything moving.