Tip #15
Honing (continued)
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Securing the Hones

Figure 24-4. Construction details of an oil stone holding fixture that clamps to a bench. Click on image to see larger view.

It is very helpful to secure the oil stones and dry hones to a work surface or secure the water stones in the reservoir and the reservoir to a work suface. This allows you to use both hands to control the tool or cutter. You can make a fixture to hold the oil stones or dry hones (Figure 24-4), or a fixture to hold the water stones in the reservoir (Figure 24-5). Then simply hold the fixture or the reservoir between padded vise jaws or bench dogs.

Figure 24-5. Construction details of an water stone holding fixture that sets in the water reservoir. Click on image to see larger view.

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