Thread: Jende Marble and Granite Sharpening Stone Basins

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.