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    Oil stone box

    Just finished fitting this up last night. Just a piece of scrap 2x4 and a cheap combo stone. I still need to figure out if I want to put a finish on it or not, I'm thinking an oil and wax finish. I also had the idea of gluing leather to the top of the lid to make a strop, not to sure if this is a good idea though.
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    That is a beautiful looking stone holder.

    Overtime the oil used on the stone will penetrate the wood.

    I messed up one day while using a smaller stone in a holder. I was using it off bench and forgot the stone is just resting in the holder. The stone fell out and now there are two.

    I have thought of cleaning it and trying to glue it back together.

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    Nice box! I find it's best to have a way to keep dust and other crud off of my strop. If you put the strop on the lid, you might end up making a second lid for it!

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    Thanks Jim, bummer about the stone. Still usable for knives and carving tools though

    Thanks John, good point. I'll have to think on it some more.

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    Love it, very neat work indeed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham Haydon View Post
    Love it, very neat work indeed!
    Thank you, your videos are actually the reason I picked up the stone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kenneth Fisher View Post
    Just finished fitting this up last night. Just a piece of scrap 2x4 and a cheap combo stone. I still need to figure out if I want to put a finish on it or not, I'm thinking an oil and wax finish. I also had the idea of gluing leather to the top of the lid to make a strop, not to sure if this is a good idea though.
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    As an "accumulator" of stones/boxes, many vintage boxes did have leather affixed to the top for use as a strop.
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    Nice box, I like those curves. I usually brush mine with a couple of coats of shellac.

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    Very nice. What method did you use for the recess in the lid and the curves on the base?

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    Very nice! Love the curves on the bottom. I made a simpler box for one of my little Arkansas stones out of cherry. It was rather tough as the grain was odd, and I didn't have a router.

    I finished mine with several coats of danish oil, followed by orange oil and beeswax. I'd definitely put a finish, otherwise oily metal particles will make your pretty white box rather ugly rather quickly!

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    The recesses were chopped in with a chisel and then cleared out with a hand router till I hit depth. The curves were done very carefully with a chisel.

    I think I'll be putting at least some Danish oil on it, at least give it some protection.

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    I coated mine with a lot of varnish in a feeble attempt to keep the oil inside. I don't know yet how succesfull that is going to be!

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    and Finished!

    I decided to put a coat of Danish oil followed by a coat wax, got it all buffed out, glued the leather on top and sharpened a few chisels. So far I really like having everything right there, easy and quick to use.

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    I also added super high tech extra grippy no slip death grip feet to it. Clipped finish nails
    Last edited by Kenneth Fisher; 06-06-2016 at 12:55 PM.

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    A piece of leather for a strop on top would be handy. I'm thinking of also adding a thin rubber pad to the bottom to keep the box and stone from moving while sharpening.

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    Nice box. Love the idea of using a 2x4 scrap. Excellent!

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