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I have been toying with an idea to loan out a small cheapish Japanese hone, so that people can try one and see what they think, before buying a larger one.
I guess there would need to be a short time frame so there isn't too long of a waiting list for people.
I am thinking that a member pay $x + shipping to have the hone for say 10 days, then return the hone and get a full refund of $X. Then it could go to the next person and so on. This will give people an idea of what they can expect from a natural Japanese hone.

Now I don't really know how to implement this, so I am looking for ideas and suggestions.

There are one or two issues with this idea.

#1 If someone rents it and decides they want a bigger one, the problem is the bigger one may respond differently, since they are natural hones.

#2 If the hone becomes damaged for whatever reason, it will obviously need to be replaced. Hence the deposit idea

Again, this is just a thought/idea, so nothing is set in rock. (pun intended) I will gather your thoughts and opinions over a few weeks, see if this is something people will like and if so, I will start an independent thread for people to put their name on and we will work in order of the first in first served basis.
I guess I will need a mod on side, who will be willing to update said thread to indicate who has had (pun intended) and who has the hone, this will give others an idea of how long they will need to wait. Oh yeah and of course I would need to find such a hone.

I look forward to your responses.