Drying Chosera Stones

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rifleman3030

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Hello all, I just ordered me some Chosera stones and have heard you don't soak them cause they have a tendency to crack, well I was wondering if their is any special way to dry them and/or store them. Cause I do not want them to crack. Thanks.

Daniel
 
rifleman3030 said:
Hello all, I just ordered me some Chosera stones and have heard you don't soak them cause they have a tendency to crack, well I was wondering if their is any special way to dry them and/or store them. Cause I do not want them to crack. Thanks.

Daniel
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Do you mean you found old-stock Chosera stones (which are discontinued) or the new replacement Naniwa Professional?

I leave mine on edge, on a towel to air-dry.
 
Atmospheric conditions will play a big role in drying. My stones are on a drying rack in my basement but that still didn't help my Naniwa Snow White which now looks like surface of a dry lake bed.

Get to know the temp and humidity in the area the stones dry and make sure you don't get extremes one way or the other. I would also wrap the stones in a microfiber cloth after use so they don't dry too quickly and cause cracking.
 
ToddS, I ordered them off amazon so I don't know for sure. Mr B, so what Im hearing is keep the stones in a dry place where the temp stays pretty much the same and don't let em dry to fast?
 
Correct.

The microfiber or any rag really can be used, just helps to slow the drying process. I've had very good luck with this method.
 
Ok sweet thanks for the info. And cant wait to use them, been watching virtuovice and jdavis videos on youtube and they look like some awesome cutting stones, and they look like they would tackle a fair amount of steels, recently I have been fascinated at the polish 1095 and carbone opinels take and thats just with my 1000/6000 king and some sand paper, not sure of the steel they use for their corbone series, but man alive the thin blade combined with a slight convex is an awesome slicer.

Daniel
 
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After sharpening I clean the chosera stone with the included conditioning stone (and possibly flatten it with a diamond plate). Then I rinse it off and wipe the excess water off with my hand. Then I put it in a microfibre cloth (cheap cleaning cloth from the hardware store) and place it on a wooden dish rack that's folded up and laid flat on my kitchen table. Then I turn the stones over after a while and then again several hours later. I use the dish rack to get air under the stone while drying. Once the stones are completely dry (I usually leave them until the next day), I store them inside the (then dry) cloth inside a drawer where they are placed so they don't move around when the drawer is opened or closed.

edit: and I don't allow them to sit in direct sunlight.
 
Jason B. said:
Correct.

The microfiber or any rag really can be used, just helps to slow the drying process. I've had very good luck with this method.
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I also use a drying rack in my basement, I have a whole house Humidifier that's works through my furnace. So the temp & humidity level stays close to the same all year. Do you recommend drying the Shapton GS wrapped in a towel as well or are they ok just drying out on the rack?
 
Tony18 said:
I also use a drying rack in my basement, I have a whole house Humidifier that's works through my furnace. So the temp & humidity level stays close to the same all year. Do you recommend drying the Shapton GS wrapped in a towel as well or are they ok just drying out on the rack?
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I would still wrap them in a microfiber, too expensive to risk cracking.

The base should not cause any drying issues.
 
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