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    Quote Originally Posted by MODINE View Post
    Jim,
    I like-ee, If you want to go Au Natural, get a slab of teak wood to hone on. The fibers in teak wood will raise when wet and create a non skid surface, which is why teak is used for decking on sailing ships. I would love to get my hands on a big 4 x 4 x 10 chunk of teak wood.
    Mike
    First off why do you need a plank of teak that large for honing? Second, PM me if you want some teak I will be downsizing the back stock soon.

    @Zib: what are those pads from and where can I get some?

    BTW for coticule, BBW and spyderco I hand hold. For DMT and naniwa I set on a towel on a textured tv tray, this is a rare item; a tv tray that is stable, well built and large.

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    Deighaingeal;

    PM sent. 4” high off a table top is a good amount of clearance on both sides of a stable honing platform. Actually it’s not for me; a certain honemeister I know likes his stones raised up when he works. Hopefully the weight and density of the teak wood will keep it from sliding, even if wet. The practice would be similar to using a large heavy slab of granite as a stable work platform to remove any chance of vibration when calibrating certain types of sensitive equipment.

    If you would like some polyurethane sheet stock I would be happy to send you a 12” by 36” roll. It makes a nice skid resistant padded surface to work on. Most chemicals will not affect it. You can respond to my PM. Just a thought.
    Mike

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    This will be my very first post on the SRP forums, although I have been reading threads about hones and honing methods for days now. (I learned of SRP through a post someone made over on the KF website.)

    If using a 4"x2"x1", 6"x2"x1", or 8"x2"x1" stone, I place it upon a bath rag, which I place flat upon a small bamboo cutting board. I dedicated a bath rag to my sharpening kit a long time ago, because I always need something to clean the mess up with.

    However, I am an avid knife sharpener, and not a razor honer,...at least not yet. I am an avid Arkansas stone user, and I have multiple Soft, Black, and Translucent stones, as well as a couple of diamond sharpening stones 750 grit and less. I use honing oil rather than water.

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