Jessica Pierce-LaRose
12-05-2013, 7:08 PM
Maybe I'm the only one who has this problem, but I've been looking for a cheap solution to store my waterstones in, both for soaking, and for storage, whether or not they're soaking at the time, so they don't get everything else wet.
I had been storing them in some cheap "Gladware" containers, like tupperware but flimsier - and had been keeping an eye out every time I walked by some food containers at the store. Everything I saw was either too small in one direction, or much larger than needed. The Gladware containers I had been using where much larger than the stones. Not the end of the world, but combined with their flimsy nature, it was a little awkward pulling them out of the inconvenient shelf I had them stored on, and I'm always trying to save every square inch of space in the "work room".
I'd tried looking online, but the problem is that most of these containers are listed by the volume they store, not the dimensions.
Anyway, I came across these Rubbermaid brand food containers at the hardware store today, I hadn't come across them before. I picked up the last one, and they're the perfect size! The picture with the stone is the Naniwa Snow White I purchased from David in the classifieds. (Thanks Dave - I'm really enjoying that stone.) My Sigma fits quite well, also. If you've got a stone without a convenient case like the Shaptons, this might just be the ticket.
It's Rubbermaid product #7M71 (http://www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?CatName=FoodStorage&SubcatId=BulkStorage&Prod_ID=RP091887&Redirect=1) - not available for order off the website, but might be worth picking up next time you buy something from Amazon or taking a look at the grocery store or something. It's a fairly sturdy container.
I know this is kind of silly, but it made my day.
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I had been storing them in some cheap "Gladware" containers, like tupperware but flimsier - and had been keeping an eye out every time I walked by some food containers at the store. Everything I saw was either too small in one direction, or much larger than needed. The Gladware containers I had been using where much larger than the stones. Not the end of the world, but combined with their flimsy nature, it was a little awkward pulling them out of the inconvenient shelf I had them stored on, and I'm always trying to save every square inch of space in the "work room".
I'd tried looking online, but the problem is that most of these containers are listed by the volume they store, not the dimensions.
Anyway, I came across these Rubbermaid brand food containers at the hardware store today, I hadn't come across them before. I picked up the last one, and they're the perfect size! The picture with the stone is the Naniwa Snow White I purchased from David in the classifieds. (Thanks Dave - I'm really enjoying that stone.) My Sigma fits quite well, also. If you've got a stone without a convenient case like the Shaptons, this might just be the ticket.
It's Rubbermaid product #7M71 (http://www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?CatName=FoodStorage&SubcatId=BulkStorage&Prod_ID=RP091887&Redirect=1) - not available for order off the website, but might be worth picking up next time you buy something from Amazon or taking a look at the grocery store or something. It's a fairly sturdy container.
I know this is kind of silly, but it made my day.
276418
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