All my oilstone boxes have a removable top which nestles over the
stone. In most, the stone is loose enough to remove but stable enough
to leave in the bottom to sharpen with. 

I have two which are highly prized: one is a boxed coarse/medium stone
with a box made by my father, and the other is a loose stone, picked
up in Charnley Forest (I don't know if I spelled that right) by our
own Jeff Gorman, who kept it on his desk for years to sharpen pen
knives.

Gary Katsanis
Albion New York, USA 

	-----------------------------------------From: "Rick B" 
To: oldtools@g...
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday April 6 2021 2:35:30PM
Subject: Re: [oldtools] Box or Case for Large Oilstone

 You might want to glue a piece of stropping leather to the top.
 I have a couple of boxes for oil stones, neither is hinged.

 Rick B from the Midwest

 



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