Thread: Jende Marble and Granite Sharpening Stone Basins

Originally Posted by Brighty83

I'm actually amazed that there is a market for extremely expensive stone holders lol

I mean, if i was a million or billion air i might consider it but other then that who buys a $400 stone holder... But there must be a market for them as they do have them for sale.. Maybe they haven't sold any lol

I still think its cool though even if i would never get one.

I'm not sure why you're amazed, when guys here have no problem spending $1500 on custom razors and $800 for one hone, or thousands of $$$ on several honing systems.... I could go on but I think you get my point.

Stick around here long enough and nothing surprises you anymore

Exactly so Ryan82. Personally I could think of better ways to spend $400, but to each their own.

In fact, I am working on a stone holder that incorporates one of those personal waterfalls you can buy for the living room, if you know what I mean. I can either have the waterfall run onto the stone, or divert it away for slurry purposes. So far it is in my head, but if I get it working I will post some pics.

James.

Looks like a product that needs to find an owner. Probably made in China or somewhere in the East and it is made by some guy making 5 bucks a day. Reminds me, years ago when I was in the Navy and in the Philippines I bought a vase made of grey marble. I think it weighs about 20 pounds. It's made from a solid block of marble and it's gorgeous. I paid around $20 for it.

Originally Posted by zib

That would be the one. Actually, I have a friend here in Jacksonville Fl. (not many since I'm not from here) that does Marble, Granite etc...he always has large scrap pieces. I'm betting that could be easily made. One large scrap piece and carbide or diamond tipped end mill.

I wonder if Marble or Granite can be cut with a CNC? I'm thinking Yes...

If you can get one made up for a realistic price, why not! I would look awesome with a stone on it!

Cutting is one thing but how would you hollow it out though?

The hollowing would probably be CNC-based. I know from experience that it can take several hours to cut grooves into a medium hard steel.
I wonder how long it would take to cut the hollow into marble or granite?!

Well, there are ways to injection mold pulverized stone with epoxy resins.
That may be the case here,just a possibilty.

Really cool idea! It certainly would help with keeping control of all the slurry swarf mess. I don't have the $400 but I do have a stack of 1/4" & 1/2 " thick acrylic. Hmmmm......my project for the day? But, to be honest, what I have found to be very useful is using a 2" thick Aoto or similar stone as a honing base for my stones. It lifts them up high enough that my knuckles don't drag on the table top. So, I would have to incorporate the 2" high pieces into the base.

I don't know what the Japanese use but if any one has a pic I would sure appreciate it.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Really cool idea! It certainly would help with keeping control of all the slurry swarf mess. I don't have the $400 but I do have a stack of 1/4" & 1/2 " thick acrylic. Hmmmm......my project for the day? But, to be honest, what I have found to be very useful is using a 2" thick Aoto or similar stone as a honing base for my stones. It lifts them up high enough that my knuckles don't drag on the table top. So, I would have to incorporate the 2" high pieces into the base.

I don't know what the Japanese use but if any one has a pic I would sure appreciate it.

At the professional honing places I've been to, almost everyone has the same setup: a big water tank or sink with a wooden board set over the top. The board usually has two crosspieces to hold a stone in place.
You can kind of see it here:

and I have a board like that you can see and read about on my blog.

Originally Posted by JimR

At the professional honing places I've been to, almost everyone has the same setup: a big water tank or sink with a wooden board set over the top. The board usually has two crosspieces to hold a stone in place.

How much for one 'o them boards ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

How much for one 'o them boards ?

Jimmy, it was handcrafted by a master Japanese craftsman of pine cut from the sacred forests of Hokkaido (renowned for its many soap factories), I couldn't accept less than $3000!






(mine was free with the stone...)