Thread: 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?

hope your hone is made to withstand storage in water

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.

I store most of the ones I use fairly regularly on a heavy duty shelf in the open air.

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

I store most of the ones I use fairly regularly on a heavy duty shelf in the open air.

Chris L

My eyes went STRAIGHT to the coticules on the shelf.

Originally Posted by StraightRazorDave

My eyes went STRAIGHT to the coticules on the shelf.

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.

Chris L

I stack mine similar to how Chris does, except it's not as eye-popping a collection.

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.

Originally Posted by mikedelo

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?

I wouldn't store it in water...

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.

6"x2" BBW/Coticule combination stone kept in the wooden box it came in from Ardennes Coticule.