Thread: Vise for holding a hone

I have seen on a couple of videos where the hone is held in a rubber jawed vise that looks like a drill vice. Can anyone tell me what the names of these vices are and where I can get one?

They make something like what you describe specifically for holding hones. You can get the at Lee Valley for $20 or something like that.

You can also get them at Woodcraft(.com) - Buy Stone Holders at Woodcraft.com

You can get them at CarbaTec in your capital city
Deluxe Waterstone Holder : CARBA-TEC

They look cool. Do you know of any that could hold a 10" or 12" hard black arkansas stone?

Originally Posted by hendersr

They look cool. Do you know of any that could hold a 10" or 12" hard black arkansas stone?

It would hold the 10" but not the 12". At least the ones I have. I got mine from Craftsman's Studio in the USA.

A piece of non slip shielf liner works great also. It is the same stuff they sell to help you grip a jar top to open.

I use that to hold my paddle strops and balsa hones to the counter too.



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Originally Posted by hendersr

They look cool. Do you know of any that could hold a 10" or 12" hard black arkansas stone?

The description says "Will hold waterstones up to 210mm long" but if you remove the rubber stoppers at the end you can squeeze another 25mm.
Still too short for your Ark.

Yep. But you know what. A piece of wood and liquid nails works mighty good, too.

Provided you don't mind gluing up one side of the hone. Japanese use Shellac, which is soluble. Heated with indirect heat, shellac flakes melt and make a good reversible adhesive that's easily dissolved. It's also used by jewelers to create a base for working thin pieces of metal.

it would not be impossible to make your own stone holder with some all-thread or long bolt.

or you could make a wooden one which uses a wedge to hold stone in place.