The Stone Pond by Veritas

The Stone Pond includes the ABS trough with twin cam-clamp clamping bars, a safety-glass lapping plate, a sheet of PSA-backed plastic laminate and 90x silicon carbide grit for lapping. Sharpening stones are not included.

The safety-glass plate is guaranteed to be flat to better than 0.001" per inch of stone length. That flatness ensures that when you lap a hollow or dished water stone on it using the included silicon carbide grit, the resulting stone surface is accurate enough for precision honing.

Yes, the twin-clamping system is designed so you can put a coarse stone in the water to soak while a finishing stone is clamped on the bar above the waterline – keeping it accessible but free from prolonged soaking if the stone has a wooden base.

Yes, the clamping and lapping portions of the system work equally with oil stones. While the trough is primarily designed for water-stone use, the clamps and glass lapping plate are compatible with oil-stone maintenance as well.

The fitted ABS case covers the stored stones and reduces the surface area exposed to air, slowing the rate at which water evaporates between sessions. This means stones kept in the pond remain wet and ready for use rather than requiring re-soaking each time.