Thread: Finishing Hones question

No expert by any stretch,but my question for the experts Is: How do you hold your finishing Hones?I Only use a holder on my bevel setters and 4/8 Norton.I struggled for a very long time using hone holders for my finishing hones (2.75 x 8 Shapton 12K Pro) and my 3x8 Zulu.I get much better results holding the hone in hand.Seems the feedback using both hands is better thus using the correct pressure than with a stone in a ridged mount,just curious.

I think it is very much in the YMMV realm..

I use both ways depending on the hone

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I think it is very much in the YMMV realm..

I use both ways depending on the hone

Yup, me too.
The bigger ones tend to stay in the holder, the Eschers, barber hones and whatnot are usually hand-held

Joining the choir, it depends on the stone, bigger ones stay in the holder, while I hold the smaller ones in my hand.

I hold all of mine in my hand.

^ Ditto...

Originally Posted by HNSB

I hold all of mine in my hand.

Well , I can't hold all of mine in my hands,,so I need a holder.

Since I only have larger hones I like using the towel on table method. If I had some small ones hand holding would work. Now that I think of it, I do have some smaller ones that I use for knives and other small sharp objects.

Thx for the replys guys,as said YMMV. Just find holding a finisher in hand works best for me.

As they say - if it works for you keep doing it.

I remember seeing a YouTube vid of a guy holding his finishing stone at the 'balance point' so as to use the lightest possible pressure