Thread: FedEx Ground on Saturday??

Well, I got my Norton 4000/8000 this AM. I also purchased the holder...It's real neat. So I honed both of my Dovo's, then my Rudolf Stehlo (Stainless) and a Bonsa (from ebay) and a Montgomery Ward (from ebay). Geez what a difference. Ok here's the question. Do I put my Norton back in it's blue plastic box, or do I leave it out to dry? If I leave it out to dry, how long should I wait before putting it back in it's little blue box?

Awaiting pertinent answers from the All Knowing HoneMeisters,

Jim

I can't say from experience since I don't have one, but in the Brian Donofrio video where he uses one to hone a razor, he stores his in a big plastic jug full of water, so I suspect you can store it wet.

You leave it out to dry, because if you store it back wet, it will grow mold on it. After some 5 or so days, I think it is dry enough to store in the blue container...

Nenad

I always stand my stones up against the mirror on my bathroom counter to dry and my Norton 4/8 still has some crud growing on the sides of it. It's yellowish and feels slimy under water. I scrub it off but it keeps coming back. I put the plastic box away when I got the stone and it hasn't seen it since. I'm considering using some bath and shower cleaner on the sides of the stone...

Jeff

The bathroom is too humid to allow the stone to dry properly. So you store a relatively moist stone in an anaerobic environment, with organic contaminants unavoidable in a non-laboratory environment. That way you create the perfect conditions for anaerobic life, like mildew. I'd let it dry, wrap it in a paper towel (to keep the dust off) and leave it on top of the box lol.

Originally Posted by superfly

You leave it out to dry, because if you store it back wet, it will grow mold on it.

So that's what that funny smell was.
Now my Norton just smells like vinegar.
Don't worry, soaking it in water again to clear the residual vinegar.

X

You could also do what I do. Sorry them in plastic leakproof juice container in water and a little bleach. This way they are always ready to hone and the bleach keeps anything from growing on it.