Thread: Honing bridge

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Yah thought it was Aoto or B.I.G. Tsushima.

This is one mega hard Aoto, very little slurry and finer than typical.

I do not have a Tsushima and that is something that needs fixing hehe.

Originally Posted by Geezer

Nice ideas!
I use a long piece of Corian scrap across the front of my kitchen sink,
PS. I also live alone which makes it all possible!

I presume that means that it is a permenant fixture then Richard
I like the vice idea, I was thinking of putting some sort of clamp system would be useful if I made anything like this.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I presume that means that it is a permenant fixture then Richard
I like the vice idea, I was thinking of putting some sort of clamp system would be useful if I made anything like this.

Yeah I'd hate to see this place if I lived alone. I'm sure it'd be razors galore, and probably a transmission on the kitchen table. But man how cool would that be!

I cut a couple of small strips of rubber drawer liner and tacked them with a couple dabs of Tightbond II wood glue. They cover the flat part and the cross brace, more to keep from scratching the sink, but it is a snug fit and the bridge does not move a bit, very solid.

I cut two channels with a V groove carving chisel on each end to drain off water and prevent it from running back on to the floor and cabinet face or the faucet. It works especially with a lengthily honing session.

Works great for knives also, giving you lots of room for both hands.

Originally Posted by rbaker2778

I need to build one of these ASAP. Does anyone use anything on the underside of the bridge to stop it from moving on the sink? I can see a slip of that bridge being a disaster.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I presume that means that it is a permenant fixture then Richard
I like the vice idea, I was thinking of putting some sort of clamp system would be useful if I made anything like this.

Not permanent at all. Similar to Euclid's, above. His idea of the non-slip is a good one! A platform on top would be a plus also to get the hone above the level of knuckle dragging on the counter top. I use the cheap hone holder.

NO transmissions..I am shiftless!
~Richard
Please keep the ideas coming. I have learned a couple new things already!

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Yeah I'd hate to see this place if I lived alone. I'm sure it'd be razors galore, and probably a transmission on the kitchen table. But man how cool would that be!

Like the feller who built a car in his kitchen, realised afterwards that the door was going to be too small, so he knocked the wall down.

Originally Posted by mainaman

holy crap Mainaman! is that a polished house brick you have there
I use an old glass scales top plate with a non slip mat out side on my old timber vice table

edit: should have read all the posts first, now I see Oz's posts also LOL

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Like the feller who built a car in his kitchen, realised afterwards that the door was going to be too small, so he knocked the wall down.

Probably told his neighbours he wanted a larger kitchen door anyway.

I use the stone holders originally, but switched to the rubber drawer liner, it is easier and quicker. I keep a plastic shoe box shown in one of the photos in the sink filled with warm water and the progression of stones soaking that I will be using.

The drawer liner holds a stone like glue, even a Diamond plate. They also make great cushions when cut to 8X3 on a paper cutter. I store my dry stones on edge with the drawer liners between the stones.

I buy the drawer liner at the dollar store, that’s why it’s “yellow” and cut up about 100, 8X3 in pieces with my paper cutter in mins, that I put between all my stones. Since doing that, I haven’t chipped a stone in years.

I bought another old paper cutter at a garage sale for a couple of bucks that I keep in the garage and use for cutting wet & dry sandpaper. Makes it easy to cut in 1 in strips for razor sanding, no waste & nice even edges.