Hi,
Does anyone have a good idea as to how I could mount a single Sharpmaker rod horizontal with the flat side up? I would like to use it freehand. The underside of the Sharpmaker base does allow for this, but the setup is very awkward to use.
Thanks,
Jason
Hi,
Do you have two binder clips?
Clip two or three (or seven) of the same size to one edge of sharpmaker triangle stone,
maybe remove the wire
rest on table or and go at it,
If you have enough clips to cover the whole stone
it might be comfortable to hold in your hand,
or you might be able to tape them to
Do you have any cardboard or cereal box?
You need to roll two triangles and a square
square big enough to grip with your hand and have
two triangles taped on top of it
the triangles hold the stone
you grab the whole thing, or if everything is flat enough, put it on a bench.
Also, do you have a thick plastic bottle like 16-20oz shampoo/bodywash/lotion?
pick a side thats the width you want and
thats longer than your stone,
Cut a slit the length of the stone,
turn it into two tabs/flaps/wings (perpendicular cuts at the ends of slit),
lift tabs/flaps/wings up and drop stone in,
the tabs will pinch the stone (thick plastic resists bending),
hold in your hand to level/horizontal and off you go
update: use a ruler for straight lines
Do you have two flat pieces of wood that are flat and hand sized?
like jumbo popsicle sticks?
tape the bottoms together (like a hinge),
drop stone in the resulting triangle adjust so it sticks out,
then tape the sides/ends
duck tape or tie the ends together,
that should hold stone level
but might be uncomfortable to hold with your hand,
use a glove or rag or tape some material(paper/cardboard...)
until its comfortable to hold onto
