What do you store your hones in ???

So after your done honing.... what do you store them in ???

There they are drying off and Im saying to myself, "Do I put them back in the boxes they came in or what ???"

So what does everyone else do?

I have a set of Naniwa's

Thanks everyone

I leave mine all out on the cookie sheet that I hone on. I do give them a rubdown when wetting before each use, though, just to make sure no grit floats onto them (dust, dirt, etc).

If I leave 1 more thing out I think my girlfriend will kill me... lol

Most of my stones have untreated cedar boxes so they keep the stones dry and prevent mould,the ones without boxes i wrap in cheese cloth with prevents chipping and allows the stone to breath so they stay dry and mould free

Hello.
I use Shapton Pro ...
After grinding washed, cleaned with a clean cloth. I keep a box in which they are delivered.
Sincerely,
Alexander

EarthDawn,

My Naniwas and Norton 4/8 go back into their original containers when dry.

I keep my DMTs, Cotis, BBW & other naturals in KlipLok plastic boxes lined with bubble wrap (these boxes are similar to Tupperware boxes, and have a hermetic seal).

I always make sure that all the hones are dry before packing them away.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

My Norton is dried and goes back in the original plastic box that it came in and the chinese 12k gets dried and put back into the orginal cardboard box. Both are stored in a draw in the shed.

I leave them out to dry for a bit and then stow them in a cupboard back in their boxes.

Mine just sort of hang on a wall.
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I dry them and store in original boxes.

I have a big tub that I keep my synthetics in, just cover with cloth to prevent dust and small particles from getting on the surface.
My naturals are in stackable plastic boxes.

I let them sit until dry and put them back in the plastic box they came in. Nortons, by the way.

And, on a completely different subject, I'm drooling and green with envy over pixelfixed's lathe! Nice one, bro!


Marcos

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Originally Posted by Snake

I let them sit until dry and put them back in the plastic box they came in. Nortons, by the way.

And, on a completely different subject, I'm drooling and green with envy over pixelfixed's lathe! Nice one, bro!


Marcos

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Thank you,I love old american Iron.
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Maybe I'm doing the wrong thing, but I keep mine in a sealed container full of water.
I haven't had any issues (yet) and they're ready for use at a moments notice

I've seen in Glen's videos that he keeps his in a bucket of water with a spoonful of bleach. If it's good for him, it's good enough for me.

@pixelfixed

I've a weakness for American machine tools myself - I'm an engineer that secretly wishes to be a machinist - and am particularly fond of circa 1950s to early 1960s South Bend lathes, and that one is a beauty. I have a small one I suspect is a Sears, but it has been through the ringer and I haven't had the time (or is it skills?) to true it up and put it in proper trim. Not to mention the missing parts. Much like some of my razors, I fell in love what it could be rather that what it is. :)

I have a wooden cabinet on my bedroom wall that shows everything inside through a glass door. I have my brushes, straights, and nice natural hones (eschers, coticules, jnats, etc) inside. The not so pretty stones such as Norton 4/8, Naniwa 12, and Naniwa 1K are in a drawer in my dresser after they dry.

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Originally Posted by wildhog

I dry them and store in original boxes.

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Also do that.

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Originally Posted by Str8Raz0r

My Norton is dried and goes back in the original plastic box that it came in and the chinese 12k gets dried and put back into the orginal cardboard box. Both are stored in a draw in the shed.

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Yea, that's me too... The Norton gets proped up sideways on the box it came in long enough to dry out - then in the box. When I get something finer I guess it'll be about the same.