Scythe whetstones are essentially water stones, and need to be used wet. Hence the need for a holder that you can carry water in, as well as the stone, while you are out mowing in the field. We carry cowhorn, metal, and plastic whetstone holders.

A 1SR EXCLUSIVE! Made by Karen Stack from our partner company Tooling The Revolution. I have been using cowhorn whetstone holders since 2006, when I first imported some from Austria. The metal holders are too small for the Doppelbock whetstone that I like to use, and I generally don't like the plastic all that much. Over time, I came to realize that the straighter the horn, the better the cowhorn whetstone holder. The stone fits better, and they hang better, and the tip doesn't stick out and get in the way. This was a problem, since most cowhorns are pretty curved. I finally solved this problem when I asked a powderhorn maker, who imports cowhorns from Argentina, if he ever got any straighter horns. (Powderhorns are best curved.) "Oh yeah," he said. "We hate those things. We call them ice cream cones." So I asked him if he could set the "ice cream cones" aside, and send them to me. I told them that the straighter horns had a higher calling as scythe whetstone holders. This he was happy to do!
  The next problem was how to attach them to a belt. The multi-talented Karen Stack came up with the elegant solution of a form-fitted, tooled leather holster for the horns, complete with a tiny holster for your scythe key. The horn can be rotated to point in the direction that feels the most comfortable. Priced individually, $50 with key holster, $45 without. Any of the horns shown without a key holster, can have one added for $5 extra. See below for individual listings. To order send me an email with the horn # that you are interested in, and I will email you an invoice. Ships separately from North Carolina.

Holds your whetstone when you are out mowing in the field. Strong, durable, and practical. Fill it halfway with water, put your whetstone in it, and clip it to your belt. When your scythe blade's edge needs to be refreshed, your whetstone is handy at your side, and ready to use. Fits the smaller whetstones. The new smaller Rozsutecs, fit so-so. The bigger older Rozsutecs get stuck. - $12

A plastic whetstone holder!!! Oh the horror! Yes, but the metal holders aren't big enough for the larger whetstones. The 2nd Edition of The Scythe Book, gives this plastic holder a bad reputation, but I can see what the manufacturer was thinking. It's super-lightweight, seamless and watertight; big enough to hold the larger whetstones without them getting stuck, and holds a lot of water even with a large stone in it, and the shape doesn't make it slosh out. I bet the designer of this holder would be surprised if he read The Scythe Book. I prefer this holder when I am mowing in colder weather, and I am wearing a jacket. The jacket makes it impractical to clip my cow horn to my belt (mine has a clip instead of a leather strap), and the horn is too heavy for clipping it to my back pocket. So I switch to the plastic whetstone holder and clip it to the back pocket of my jeans. It has a smaller clip than the metal holders, and works nicely for this. Even with my big Doppelbock whetstone, this holder feels very light on my pocket. - $12

On the left side of this picture is a holder manufactured for Falci. On the right, the one manufactured for Fux (SFX) described above. The Falci holder is slightly smaller and made of thinner plastic, but still holds all the bigger whetstones. It has a longer more open metal clip. Works better on belts. The Fux clip works the best on back pockets, if that is what you are after.
Falci - $8.00 sold out  Fux - $12.00