Thread: Decisions Decisions.

Definitely let us know what you think of each. I used Bill S's Asagi at the NC Gathering and damn near sliced off my ear with the razor I touched up on it.

Lynn

Originally Posted by Lynn

Definitely let us know what you think of each. I used Bill S's Asagi at the NC Gathering and damn near sliced off my ear with the razor I touched up on it.

Lynn

I will fo' sho'. Still in experimental mode but finished a TI Grelot recently on the Asagi & didn't bother with pastes. Just didn't seem necessary.

Ha ha. That's great.

I wonder what's down the road from here.

similar or cheaper in price to 10 ; 16 K

Originally Posted by onimaru55

So lives a stone's throw from one of Sydney's most renowned surfing beaches & the surfboard behind his front door tells me that if Iowa has great surf you're in with a chance

Well, there is hope then. We had disastrous flooding here last year, and it's been raining a lot this year...

So I have been trying to get some prices on an Asagi in the state but with no luck anyone know of a place?

Originally Posted by sbrouwers

So I have been trying to get some prices on an Asagi in the state but with no luck anyone know of a place?

This is the only US based shop I've seen, but IMHO you should look into getting a stone from either OLD_SCHOOL or So at Japan Tool even if they are based outside of the US.

Originally Posted by kevint

Ha ha. That's great.

I wonder what's down the road from here.
similar or cheaper in price to 10 ; 16 K

Never know till ya look .
Yeah he seemed to think 10-16k wasn't all that fine for j-nats so shouldn't break the bank

Originally Posted by Utopian

Well, there is hope then. We had disastrous flooding here last year, and it's been raining a lot this year...

Positive thinking Ron

Just a quick update on the final decision.
Kept these 2 of the 5 stones I tested. On the left, Suita & on the right Asagi.
My original request was for something synthetic around 10 - 16k to replace &/or further refine my BB & Coticule but So easily convinced me to go natural & save money as well. High grit hones are exe down here & by comparison the Suita grade stones were a bargain.
This Suita is very fast compared to my coticule by 4 or 5x & definitely leaves a finer scratch pattern. The other 2 Suita seemed faster but still were around an 8k pattern so I chose the finer one. It hit the nail on the head for what I wanted. I can now use my coticule in its fastest mode ie with slurry then move to the Suita for a few strokes without having to go thru the whole watering down process to regain keeness on the Coti.

The Asagi was not something I was shopping for but after trying it had to have it. It was most definitely not cheap but I will not be buying another polisher in this lifetime... unless it is superior to this one . Use of pastes after this stone is of a very perfunctory nature now & some razors shave just fine without any pasting. I've not tried a slurry yet with this stone. Doesn't seem to need it but I'm still learning how to optimally use these hones. The Asagi is fast like my Escher but definitely refines the edge further. I'm more than happy with the results & it's great to have an extra couple of super useful hones.

do you know the mine for the suita?

It's hard to suggest suita as an progression up from coti as generally speaking they can make it obsolete. Even the N-A I bet can take off from 8k without trouble.

You're only 30 min from So's place? I'm soooo jealous!