Thread: Cutting a Stone

I don't know if someone has mad the same question before

Is it possible, and if yes how, to cut a stone in half

Let me explain if i have a stone 8x2.5 inches is it possible to cut it in half to get two smaller stone (let say 8x1 inches )

yes it has been done before and it is not a big problem.gl

Originally Posted by kairen

I don't know if someone has mad the same question before

Is it possible, and if yes how, to cut a stone in half

Let me explain if i have a stone 8x2.5 inches is it possible to cut it in half to get two smaller stone (let say 8x1 inches )

The only stone I'm aware of that can't be sucessfully cut is the Shapton Glasstone which has a tempered glass base which shatters when one attempts a cut. All others should be able to be cut quite easily with a ceramic tile setters tub saw. This is a power tool with a diamond blade which is constantly wetted with water which cools the blade (diamonds can burn) and removes the swarf from the cut. They are generally available for rent or you could check out a tile contractor to see if they would make the cut for you.

good luck,

Regarding the Shapton, Bruce, I would say the glass stone can be cut successfully, but not without some aesthetically permanent alteration.




I bonded half of the Shapton 1k to a piece of marble tile of the same length and width using some two part marine epoxy. It's my hands down favorite bevel setting stone. A narrow 1k Shapton? What's not to love? Randy has the other half and he enjoys using his as well. I believe there's another member that's about to rip some Shaptons in half as well if he goes through with it. Yes, the glass is tempered and you hear a nice "TING!" when the diamond blade starts the cut, but the overall cutting itself on a quality wet saw is like butter.

Bringing it back on topic, as long as you have a "quality wet saw" with a diamond blade, I agree that most any stone we'd use for honing cuts easily. I rented a commercial grade saw from my local rental center for about $35 to cut up a bunch of different kinds of stones including some old barber hones. Barber hone pieces made great refreshing stones for low grit Shaptons.

Use, get or rent a good wet saw and have fun cutting stones.

Chris L

Coticules and Thuringen hones can easily be cut with a mitre saw. I don't know about artificial hones. They are much harder.

Sorry for the stupid question, what is a miter saw?

Originally Posted by kairen

Sorry for the stupid question, what is a miter saw?

http://www.daviddarling.info/images/..._miter_saw.jpg

I have seen choseras cut in half to produce 2x 1/2" thick stones, so definitely doable with the right tool.

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Regarding the Shapton, Bruce, I would say the glass stone can be cut successfully, but not without some aesthetically permanent alteration.




I bonded half of the Shapton 1k to a piece of marble tile of the same length and width using some two part marine epoxy. It's my hands down favorite bevel setting stone. A narrow 1k Shapton? What's not to love? Randy has the other half and he enjoys using his as well. I believe there's another member that's about to rip some Shaptons in half as well if he goes through with it. Yes, the glass is tempered and you hear a nice "TING!" when the diamond blade starts the cut, but the overall cutting itself on a quality wet saw is like butter.

Bringing it back on topic, as long as you have a "quality wet saw" with a diamond blade, I agree that most any stone we'd use for honing cuts easily. I rented a commercial grade saw from my local rental center for about $35 to cut up a bunch of different kinds of stones including some old barber hones. Barber hone pieces made great refreshing stones for low grit Shaptons.

Use, get or rent a good wet saw and have fun cutting stones.

Chris L

And a great, attractive mosaic-like pattern the glass assumes when the "cuts all" diamond blade hits it. Were it not for the adhesive bonding qualities of the resin matrix the Shapton would have become so many squarish chunks scattered from hither to thither.

Your bonding it to another flat and solid substrate was a good fix.

I wonder if Randy fixed his the same way?

I've had the Shapton Pros and Choseras cut by a professional here in Taiwan, and I am also working with someone in the US who is cutting glass stones.

One thing's for certain - if you plan on cutting the stones by yourself with less than industrial equipment (or even with it!) be prepared for a lot of work and possible chipping, cracking or outright shattering. The upside to the risk is a custom stone that fits your needs.

I have a Swaty that I got frome a barber. He said some little kid was in his shap and his father did not control him. He pulled out a drawer and picked up the stone and droped it before the barber could stop him.
It was in two pieces with a jaged edge and some small pieces missing. I cut it along the broken line with a wet tile saw and epoxied the halves together on top of a piece of glass and then laped it on sandpaper. So yes it can be done quite well.
By the way, the barber kicked them out of the shop.