Hey all,

So soon I will have a lot of new Shapton glass stones: 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000, 16000, 30000, DGLP and the stone holder. I'm fully aware than some of them, i.e. the 3000 and the 6000, aren't necessary but I'm getting them fully for the sake of completeness and because I'm OCD like that. The only one of the set that I will not have is the 220, but since the DGLP is only recommended to lap 500-30000, I don't really want a stone in the set that I can't lap with the DGLP, and 500 should be coarse enough for anything.

So for those who have the set of Shaptons, how do you store them? I know SRD has a really nice 8-stone wooden holder and I'm considering that for display purposes (but I will have 9 stones!). But what I'm really looking for is some sort of case that I can put everything into and be closed, especially if I wished to transport/travel with them.

I remember seeing icedog's thread: Protecting the Shapton Investment - Straight Razor Place Forums and was very impressed with that. I was wondering if anyone else had something similar or their own way of storing or transporting their Shaptons.

One idea that crossed my mind is to get a briefcase and line it with some sort of dense foam. Then cut out the appropriate shapes of the stones, the DGLP, and the holder so each could have its own compartment, and the briefcase could be nicely closed so everything would be secure and would not rattle around. I would need to cut the foam before I secured it into the briefcase, but I don't know if they would all fit as I haven't really considered the measurements yet. I really don't know if that idea is feasible, but it was just something that crossed my mind....

Let me know what you think and feel free to share any thoughts and ideas on the matter.

Thanks!