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11-29-2009, 02:44 AM #1Senior Member
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Storing your hone
How do you store your hone? As of right now, I've been leaving it submerged in water under my bathroom counter. Any thoughts/comments?
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11-29-2009, 03:30 AM #2Senior Member
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hope your hone is made to withstand storage in water
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11-29-2009, 03:54 AM #3Woo hoo!
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What kind of hone are you using? If it's a Norton 4k/8k, then storing it in water should be fine. Just be sure to change the water every once in a while or else it'll get slimy.
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11-29-2009, 04:14 AM #4Senior Member
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I store most of the ones I use fairly regularly on a heavy duty shelf in the open air.
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11-29-2009, 04:20 AM #5Woo hoo!
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My eyes went STRAIGHT to the coticules on the shelf.
Originally Posted by ChrisL
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11-29-2009, 04:35 AM #6Senior Member
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They are a part of the family to be sure. The one on the bottom is my 8x3 olive green natural combo. Like glass. I hate to say it, I don't use it that much even though it's a superb polisher since I favor narrow hones. Originally Posted by StraightRazorDave
My eyes went STRAIGHT to the coticules on the shelf.
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11-29-2009, 07:09 AM #7Qui tacet consentit
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I stack mine similar to how Chris does, except it's not as eye-popping a collection.
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11-29-2009, 03:38 PM #8Senior Member
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Since it is just me and my cat I keep mine in the kitchen cabinets. He doesn't mind as he never goes in there.
I have kept my 1k and 4k single grit Nortons in water and can vouch for the slime if you don't change the water. I don't use them often enough to justify keeping them that way at present. BTW, on the single grit the 8k doesn't need the soak. Just a splash.
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11-29-2009, 04:00 PM #9
I wouldn't store it in water... Originally Posted by mikedelo
Hey, Your in Lyndhurst. My Grandparents used to live there.....
P.S I store all my gear in my walk in closet. It's large and has mulitple shelves. I put low shelving on the floor, like you would use for shoes, two levels, which gives me three levels with the floor. I use that for all my hones, and I have a lot of hones. When I get an order in from Rob it really gets crowded.Last edited by zib; 11-29-2009 at 04:05 PM.
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11-29-2009, 04:10 PM #10Bon Viveur
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6"x2" BBW/Coticule combination stone kept in the wooden box it came in from Ardennes Coticule.
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