Thread: Another use for stone

The other day I had a happy coincidence of events: my latest duel with a crappy razor/brush stand that led to my having to fix a chipped blade (tail had a habit of getting caught leading to razor and/or brush tumbling down) and my finding an old piece of soapstone that I never got around to carving. So I decided to make myself a new stand:



I might still be able to turn that overhanging bit to the left into a brush holder (I don't know if it is *quite* big enough), but for now I'm just happy never to have to fight with that old stand again!

Damn that's nice! Any worries about the stone scratching up the scales?

I'd love to have something like this.

Thanks!

I thought about the stone possibly scratching the scales, but I don't anticipate that will be a problem. Not only is soapstone extremely soft, I have made sure that every surface that could come into contact with a scale is really, really smooth and rounded. Although the exterior of the stone is nice and rough, the actual holder bits are not.

I think I'll probably oil it as well as soapstone looks *fantastic* when wet or oiled.

Loose scales?..blades flys open?..hope not

Moments like this you can see one of our ancestors sitting in a smokey cave looking at one of his buddies putting his spear into a hole in a rock and thinking...'I could have done that!!!'(:-)
Nice idea.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

I think I'll probably oil it as well as soapstone looks *fantastic* when wet or oiled.

A great trick I learned with soapstone is to heat it up in the oven and then rub beeswax on the warm stone. Protects it and gives it a great sheen.

They actually look more vertical in the pics than they are - the razors are reclining enough that loose scales shouldn't be an issue. Besides, I usually tighten 'em up if they start getting a bit loose.

Originally Posted by Theseus

A great trick I learned with soapstone is to heat it up in the oven and then rub beeswax on the warm stone. Protects it and gives it a great sheen.

I have used that in the past as well - it works great! Unfortunately I have neither beeswax at hand nor the patience to wait to pick some up, so I went for oil.

that's way cool...

Originally Posted by Cangooner

I have used that in the past as well - it works great! Unfortunately I have neither beeswax at hand nor the patience to wait to pick some up, so I went for oil.

Oil looks great too! Great Idea!!