Thread: Anybody use the shapton stone holder?

So I've been playing with my new shaptons, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why anybody would pay $80 for a stand to put their hones on while using them.

I get the need for more elevation since they're such thin hones, but why an $80 stand?

I could make a really nice wooden stand with nothing but hand tools for about $20, or glue rubber feet to the whole set for about $10.

Is there something special about the stand that I'm not seeing from the photos, or is it just a really expensive piece of plastic?

Heard good things about em. Rubberized bottom keeps it from slipping when doing big blades. I use a 2x4 with rubberised shelf liner

Some have been modified to fit in a gizmo like an edge pro, but with full sized stones

What I've been using is a dish towel folded up so it's about half again as wide as the stone. Gives me just enough elevation, doesn't slip when on my wooden coffee table, and soaks up all the excess water that runs off the hones. (I keep a spray bottle handy and refresh the water regularly because swarf build up on the shaptons pretty fast)

i use the dmt stand. however, if i wear down the shapton enough, it won't work anymore unless i stick the shapton on top of the entire apparatus.

I haven't seen a DMT stand. I'll have to take a look. Something a bit more stable than a dish towel wouldn't be a bad thing.


Edit - Is http://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/DM...er-P16C24.aspx the one you're talking about?

Call me a sucker if you like but.... I adore my shapton holder simply because it is HEAVY and Solid. Thing weighs 2 kilograms. I think they have some marketing line about the glass in it completely eliminating microscopic flex which if your getting up to a half micron..... may become an issue for the perfectionists among us?

Originally Posted by VeeDubb65

I haven't seen a DMT stand. I'll have to take a look. Something a bit more stable than a dish towel wouldn't be a bad thing.


Edit - Is DMT Bench Stone Holder the one you're talking about?

Hmm, maybe its not made by dmt. Bought it from craftsmanstudio. Universal Stone Holder

Looks like that

Edit:
Was honing this morning and decided to be lazy. I just set the 16k on top of the last stone I used and... it worked pretty good.

Originally Posted by Leighton

i use the dmt stand. however, if i wear down the shapton enough, it won't work anymore unless i stick the shapton on top of the entire apparatus.

Thank you. I am newbee to straight razor shaving and your input for a reasonably priced stone holder helped a lot

Originally Posted by davidlabutte

Thank you. I am newbee to straight razor shaving and your input for a reasonably priced stone holder helped a lot

Welcome to SRP. Between the SRP Wiki here and the forum archive you will find everything you need to know regarding straight razors and if you can't find it just ask on the forum and someone will point you in the right direction.

It looks like a nice holder, but I generally prefer to hold my hones in my hand. If I were honing a lot of razors, I'd probably feel differently.