Quote Originally Posted by zib View Post
+1 on OS, The Nakayama So showed me was 2000.00, I almost had a stroke. It looked exactly like my Maruichi that I bought from OS. Now, I'm no expert, and I'm sure for whatever reason, it's worth every penny, but make sure you tell him your budget. I had no idea those stones go for Thousands of dollars.
It's crazy, I know. I know my stone wasn't cheap, but compared to what I could've paid for another Nakayama it makes me feel like I stole it! One factor that drives up the cost is the overall weight of the stone. Mine is about 7" x 1 1/2" x 5/8". So it's a PERFECT size stone for me, but if it was twice as wide and/or twice as thick, you can start to see how much the price would increase. But would that improve it's performance? Not for my purposes (although it might last longer through the generations ).