Thread: Honing is ruining my marriage! (dinner table)

I use a large metal (I think aluminum) baking tray from Wal-Mart paid $3.00 for 3 different sizes so I took the largest. I place the tray on a folded towel on the counter with the the stone holder in it. All the water stays in the tray and if any gets out it just goes on the towel.


Lu

I use one of those in front of the tv small folding dinner tables,
a rag to absorb the water and it works just fine.

I have a towel with a plastic bag (grocery) underneath. I think that a tray of sorts would be a better choice than mine.

I hold the hone in my left hand - never hone on a table - just can't control it that way for some reason.

Get crafty:

The big wood block is placed in the center & can be adjusted to have a level, upward, or downward angle. It has a drain that goes into a coffee can in the back.

I don't generally place my hones on a table or anything, I hold them in my hand while I hone. I do however lay a towel on the surface below (my lap, table, etc.) where I am doing the honing to catch anything that may drip.

I used to use the plastic case that my norton hones came in but I find it easier to hone with them in my hand.

Good input everybody.

I think eventually I'll make some sort of hardwood mount that integrates the moats and the rims on each side to stabilize it. All I need to do now is stop being terrible at honing.

I usually hold my hones in my hand over a sink, so any run off just goes right into the sink!

If I'm sitting down I use a wooden chopping board with a tea towel on it to catch the water.

I bought a 12 pack of terryclotrh shop towels at WalMart and lay one on top of a piece of rubberized shelf liner. Then the hone on top of that.

Virtually non-slip and no mess...............