I recently picked up a few stones from Jon over at JKI and had to re-arrange my stone case, so I thought it'd be interesting to see what other people use for storing theirs?
The layout of this apartment, I don't have places to keep them out or soaking like I've seen a lot of people do (I also don't sharpen nearly as often as a lot of people here), so I picked up a cheap hard case (Zeikos ZE-HC36 Deluxe Medium Hard Shell Case), designed for camera equipment and filled with a perforated foam block, the kind where you tear out to make the shapes you need. Works perfect for stones, they each fit in 1-2 rows in the foam grid and everything is snug and secure and can be moved around without worrying about knocking the stones around
(when those 2 empty spots are filled, the uneven gaps go away, those two stones are wet at the moment)
What it fits:
Still have room for up to 5 more stones, depending on their thickness, but they'd have to be 7" or shorter to fit side by side with the Gesshins
So, what do you guys do for protection when storing and/or moving stones?
The layout of this apartment, I don't have places to keep them out or soaking like I've seen a lot of people do (I also don't sharpen nearly as often as a lot of people here), so I picked up a cheap hard case (Zeikos ZE-HC36 Deluxe Medium Hard Shell Case), designed for camera equipment and filled with a perforated foam block, the kind where you tear out to make the shapes you need. Works perfect for stones, they each fit in 1-2 rows in the foam grid and everything is snug and secure and can be moved around without worrying about knocking the stones around
(when those 2 empty spots are filled, the uneven gaps go away, those two stones are wet at the moment)
What it fits:
DMT & some lapping film | La Grise Natural Combo Coticule w/ slurry stone |
Norton 220/1000 | Welsh Slate "tri hone" set: Dragons' Tongue 8-10k w/ slurry stone |
Norton 4000/8000 | Welsh Slate "tri hone" set: "Welsh Thuringen" 15k+ w/ slurry stone |
Chinese 12k | Welsh Slate "tri hone" set: Purplw Llyn Melynllyn 12-15k w/ slurry stone |
Gesshin 400 | |
Gesshin 2000 | |
Gesshin 5000 Splash & Go |
Still have room for up to 5 more stones, depending on their thickness, but they'd have to be 7" or shorter to fit side by side with the Gesshins
So, what do you guys do for protection when storing and/or moving stones?