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 cow horn, metal, and plastic whetstone holders.
Fux Cowhorn Whetstone Holders
Selected for straightness and beautifully polished, with stainless steel belt clip. These Fux brand cow horn holders mostly fit 23cm natural whetstones. I have a few smaller horns that fit 21cm whetstones. -$45 each.
Galvanized Whetstone Holder
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, wet, and ready to use. Fits the smaller whetstones. The new smaller Rozsutecs, fit so-so. The bigger older Rozsutecs get stuck. - $13 out-of-stock
Jackdaw Plastic Whetstone Holder
An innovative new whetstone holder from Baryonyx Knife Company. It is large enough to carry 2-3 whetstones simultaneously. It features a spike for sticking the holder upright on the ground, near where you are mowing, or can be carried on your belt on a tough HDPE polymer plastic loop. Also features a strip of HDPE that is folded into a spring clip, which helps keep the stones from rattling together while you are walking, and also helps keep the water from sloshing out. Great for people that like to use more than one whetstone in the field. - $17
Fux Plastic Whetstone Holder
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 a big Green Dragon whetstone, this holder feels very light on my pocket. - $16
