Thread: How do you stabilize your hone?

How do you stabilize your hone on your worktop or table top? My hones always tend to slide and even turn round on the table top when I push the razor across them regardless how little pressure I use. I have seen all sorts of clamps and other clever contraptions used. However I like simplicity and bought this yesterday: CKS Hot Mat ---

What do yo guys use?

Originally Posted by Kees

However I like simplicity and bought this yesterday: CKS Hot Mat ---

You must hone a lot faster than I do. I never have a problem with my hones getting hot.

I just set down a kitchen towel underneath all my hones. Catches dripping water, and holds them in place just as well as $100 fancy-pants hone holders made of high-grade tool-steel and ultra-vulcanized rubber.

Heh .. I use a pantleg from an old pair of jeans I made into shorts.

Granted it isnt high tech, but it works for me.

DMT nonskid mat.
But regular wet towel works just fine too.

I use a generic stone holder - Buy Stone Holders at Woodcraft.com It's also really nice to give you additional clearance under thin (top to bottom, I mean) hones.

FWIW --

I use a non-skid rubber mat sold for lining kitchen drawers -- much like your "Hot Mat", but cheaper.

The Norton 4K/8K stone comes with a neat plastic case, with soft rubber feet. That hasn't slid on my counter -- yet.

Charles

Kees,

I used to use a rubber friction mat, but now hand-hold all my hones.

I seem to get better results from hand-holding the hone (seem to get more feedback of the pressure on the blade).

Have fun !

regards

Russ

I try to keep all my razor hones palm sized and hold them. My one bench hone, Nakayama asagi, is big and heavy enough to not worry about

I use the holder from Woodcraft. I then use a cookie sheet with a skid mat inside and on the table to prevent it from sliding. The cookie sheet holds in all the water so I don't have to worry about a bunch of wet cloths.

Thanks Dylan for recommending the cookie sheet.