Thread: Anybody use the shapton stone holder?

I didn't understand the Shapton stand thing until I saw the video of Harrelson honing. If you see the whole set it becomes clear. There is a pond to contain water and swarf that runs off of the hones. The pond holds a few of those stands solidly and precisely.

Watching Harrelson put his shoulder into lapping the hones as he goes through the progression you can really see what Shapton means by a "system". So the whole ball of wax is expensive and not something I personally would invest in but I can see why they made it.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I didn't understand the Shapton stand thing until I saw the video of Harrelson honing. If you see the whole set it becomes clear. There is a pond to contain water and swarf that runs off of the hones. The pond holds a few of those stands solidly and precisely.

I can't FATHOM spending 180 bucks on something that does no more than hold the stones (and swarf and water)..... I bought a cafeteria tray that's 14x18 with a .75 inch high lip around the sides. That's 3.1 liters of swarf and water it can hold. It cost me one lousy dollar. It's friggin awesome.

Watching Harrelson put his shoulder into lapping the hones as he goes through the progression you can really see what Shapton means by a "system".

So the whole ball of wax is expensive and not something I personally would invest in but I can see why they made it.

Agreed.

I lay a large piece of rubber shelf liner down.
Place cafeteria tray on top.
Put down a piece of shelf liner, top with a treated 2x4, finish with another layer of shelf liner.

I put my DMT's or shaptons or whatever hones right ontop of the shelf liner topped 2x4. It holds things great, and I've never had an issue. I think the shelf liner cost me a dollar, too. Things don't budge a bit. I use this for straight razors and knives ranging from small pocket knives to big meat cleavers. I thought about doing my riding lawnmower blades on it but that's excessive...

I can put my shoulder into it when I'm lapping with my DMT C or XXC just fine.

I guess I look at the shapton accessories the same way lots of people look at Apple (mac) products. Shiny, nice, obviously do a great job, but also expensive. For what they do, I think the apple products are a good deal when compared to the shapton accessories.

I lap my stones under running water at the sink,
because I don't have a dedicated workspace and
I'm not a fan of mess. I also use the Shapton
holder while honing, because it keeps the stones
flat and well-secured.

- Scott