Thread: Wife approved honing station !!!

Had a similar problem but I hone at the dining room table and have no eat in kitchen. Came up with a slightly different solution. Everything fits into the Plastic box except the spray bottle. Stores conveniently in a cupboard off to the side of the dining room table. One drawback though is that it is really inconvenient to use to bring SWMBO breakfast in bed with. Yea, ya gots to keep em happy, eh.

Bob

My wife's big complaint is not the stuff for honing, because that is not a constant activity for me. Lapping hones on the other hand is. I put everything in a wooden box and put it on a dining room chair and slide it under the table. Out of sight and out of mind, until we get company.
The only catch is remembering to wash the kitchen sink.

Got no wife, no stress and strife ....... I hone at the kitchen counter if front of the sink. Convenience of water easily accessible.

I hone in my shop,wife could care less.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

I hone in my shop,wife could care less.

Same

I have a great fear of what the Swiss Miss would do should she catch me honing in the house. it would not be a good day for ole Dave.

Good to see that I'm not alone in this...
My wife has been complaining about my stones all over the house, so I had to come up with some sort of plan.
Here's what I ended up with.
It is a small tranchér-table that has some small wheels at the bottom.
This way I can have my most used stones ready in a few seconds, and much more importantly, get them into a safe place equally fast.

As my wife is a tailor by education, she has a work-station of sorts in one corner of the living room.
I just set my bucket, bridge and stoneholder on that when I wanna do some honing.
Easy to clean up, and the Mrs. are much happier. Those two things are strangely related somehow...

Originally Posted by Birnando

Good to see that I'm not alone in this...
My wife has been complaining about my stones all over the house, so I had to come up with some sort of plan.
Here's what I ended up with.
It is a small tranchér-table that has some small wheels at the bottom.
This way I can have my most used stones ready in a few seconds, and much more importantly, get them into a safe place equally fast.

As my wife is a tailor by education, she has a work-station of sorts in one corner of the living room.
I just set my bucket, bridge and stoneholder on that when I wanna do some honing.
Easy to clean up, and the Mrs. are much happier. Those two things are strangely related somehow...

Hi Birnando
Do you think you have enough stones?

Maybe is wasn't the stones all over the house but the number of stones that caused the issue.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Hi Birnando
Do you think you have enough stones?

The number of stones I have is a problem for me. I've got maybe a dozen or fifteen. That's too many, since I feel the obligation to use them all at some point, even though some seem definitely preferable to others. But I figure if I get some more, that will solve the problem.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Got no wife, no stress and strife ....... I hone at the kitchen counter if front of the sink. Convenience of water easily accessible.

I got 99 problems but a hone ain't one

For those who pack away their hones, a cheap safety net padding for them is Sill Seal foam plastic.
Way better than bubble wrap of any style.

It will accept more than one hit and is impervious to water or other such stuff.
Available at most lumber or home maintenance stores. for very cheap. and I use it for wrapping the stones and any breakables I send through the mails.

~Richard