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

Try a good quality paper plate,the ones with a glossy surface,and a low rim. This is a cheap,disposable setup that works well for me. Look for a low rim as higher ones can get in the way. Good luck.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

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.

Truly the setup of a honing geek.
I salute thee.

This thread got me to thinking about this alternative for those who hone over the kitchen sink. Here is an apparatus that mounts over the sink and holds the stone letting the runoff conveniently go down the drain. I haven't tried it as my sink is slightly smaller than the minimum dimension required but it looks like a good idea to me.

for me, it is an absorbent washable cloth mat with a rubberized bottom, covered with blue perforated non slip shelf lining. Nothing soaks through to the wood table, and I wash the mat and plastic, occasionally. I stay out of the kitchen so as not to annoy SWMBO, unless to lap a hone in the sink under running water.

Jimmy,
I have the Naniwa sink bridge its great for knife sharpening but I never tried it for razor honing, because for me the level is too low.
This I think can be used with a tub and then it will be easy to adjust to the appropriate for each person level. It works great with DMT no slide mat which is great help with holding natural stones in place.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

This thread got me to thinking about this alternative for those who hone over the kitchen sink. Here is an apparatus that mounts over the sink and holds the stone letting the runoff conveniently go down the drain. I haven't tried it as my sink is slightly smaller than the minimum dimension required but it looks like a good idea to me.

One of the biggest reasons I got away from Norton stones and went to glass stones was because of the water requirements. Now all I do is put a hone holder on a dish towel and dab water on the stone and go. What little water oozes off the hone is easily soaked up by the towel. I moved from the kitchen table to a utility table in my basement shop area. Wife happier.

Marc

This is why a number of hone purveyors also sell ponds. It's undoubtedly saved countless marriages. A pond encourages you to keep the stone clean by spraying it (I use the Ace hardware pump sprayer at about $12) and contains the swarf so it doesn't get all over the place (that's the part you're interested in).

The gold standard of ponds is, in my opinion, the Shapton pond which is engineered to use with the Shapton stone holder and stones. Using a Norton though you could use a shallow rubber tub about 18" x 12" x 2" with a piece of rubberized shelf liner in it to keep the stone from moving. You may also want to put shelf liner under the tub as well to keep it from moving. One of the goals is to keep your setup from vibrating or moving. Shelf liner is cheap and easy to find. I bought a roll at the local Bed & Bath store.

It's very confllicting to be a minimalist while having maximal ADs, but that is I. I hold the chosen hone in my left hand with razor in right, all over the kitchen sink. No fuss, no mess. One could even do this at the shavatorium's sink or over the wash tubs in the laundry. Or over a dishpan out on the deck while alternating strokes with bending one or the other elbow to tip an adult beverage lipward.

Choices abound for making peace in the household.

I use a wood barstool bought for next to nothing with a towel folded on top. depending on how much cushion you want or don't you can fold or unfold the towel. You can also easily move it from kitchen, dining room, living room, etc... It also doubles for seating should one need it, or something to fall off of when you stand on it to get something our of a high cupboard.

I also use a little watering spout that fits on a plastic water bottle to put water on the hone. Easy to control and not alot of water everywhere unless you want it that way.

For touch ups it is done while standing a thte sink where I shave with hone in left hand, razor in right, and water at the ready in the sink.

For over the sink applications just google shopping search over the sink cutting board there a tons of designs for all price ranges they could also be used over a plastic tub of some sort at a table.