Thread: Lap a new Hone?

Anybody use a "Stone Pond"? I picked one up it has a piece of tempered glass for honing, you can store your stones submerged and it has a rack to hold the stone while honing.

Just a warning, if you store your hones submerged for an extended period, they likely will get slimy. That's not in issue in and of itself, as they are fairly easy to clean off, but don't be tempted to clean/kill the slime with bleach. If you bleach your hones, then you are bleaching your razors and that is a recipe for rust.

great advice thank you. I think I'll put them in the night before a honing session.

I use DTMC under running water also.

Originally Posted by PhatMan

Shorebird,

Yup; use a soft pencil to draw gridlines over your stone.

The Norton waterstones need about 15 minutes soaking in water before you start on them.

Use figure of eights or circular motions (or what you like !) until the pencil grid is removed. Re-mark pencil grid and repeat (This is because the build up of slurry will often remove the pencil grid before the hone is flat).

Flush regularly with water to remove slurry while you are flattening the stone.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Great idea with the pencil! Never thought of it.