Thread: Air drying Norton Hones

Originally Posted by bill3152

A day in the sun on the window sill. I leave em sideways with the 4k side getting the sun. Never had a problem. Then in the box they go.

I keep my hones out of direct sunlight. Some of my hones have warnings about this leading to cracking.

Michael

Originally Posted by mloyd

The Norton Water Stones need to be completely submersed in water for 15 min before using. So when you are done using them obviously they have a good deal of water still in them, right? The blue boxes that they come in have holes in them, but I am concerned that if I put them back in the boxes right after using them that they will mildew, and I typically let them set out on the counter for a number of days before putting them away. Is this necessary? If so for how long?

I place my stones on a towel in the bathroom and leave the extractor on for half a hour (it's a small downstairs bathroom).
I STILL get some mildew on my Ohishi 10000 waterstone. I don't find it to be that big of a deal, I just wash it off before next use.