Thread: How much is that doggy in the window

Ha, that's why I made my list from whatever Nakaoka-san had listed on ebay

Well even though normally its impossible to tell stuff just by pictures, I think its safe even for me to say, that those would be far too coarse. Several look man made, the yellowish looking one looks similar to a 500grit one I have seen, not sure about the smaller ones, it is possible they could be Nagura.

The fact one is on a wooden board means jack really, lots of natural hones ranging from real coarse, enough to remove chips from a kitchen knife fast, all the way up to high quality razor hones. I even have a man made hone with a wooden base.

Good luck for a flea market find, Spendy-san.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I have my friend in japan hitting the Flea markets in Tokyo looking for high grit hones unfortunately his hobbies are limited to watch collecting so he has no idea about those either. So I'm trying to educate him about what to look for which is hard since I really don't know much about japanese Stones either.

Just send him a little piece of nagura, or a rubbing stone from a coticule etc. to keep in his pocket and use as a reference (scratch test wise).

If a stone feels similar, it is bound to be worth picking up at flea market prices.

Sometimes it helps to see what else is on the ground. Toishi with gardening tools- not such a good bet. Toishi with a stethoscope -take a look.

I like the bit about sending him a stone for reference.