Thread: Attention Nakayama Users

My personal opinion is if it needs to be lapped, lap it.

But it seems that you gain some enjoyment from the aesthetics of the stone with the Kanji, nothing wrong with that so long as the stone is flat.

I lapped mine off right away to make sure the stone was true.

Originally Posted by Visibility

My personal opinion is if it needs to be lapped, lap it.

I agree. I absolutely love the look of the kanji, and it really hurt to lose it. But I took pictures and didn't look back. I like honing with a Nakayama even more than I like looking at it. And I like looking at it a lot.

The issue with me wasn't the stone being flat, it was dead flat. But it was glazing with use. My Asagi didn't glaze up with one razor, but with many razors, it lost some of its cut and feel. Not too much, but with stones this fine, a little is a lot, to me.

When I got my first Nakayama, it was a revelation, and I literally re-polished every razor I had on it. Over time with a dozens of razors, I tried keeping the surface clean with a Nagura. Over several cleanings, I had faded the kanji just by rubbing with the Nagura. Finally, I just used 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to clean it, and lost all the kanji. On the positive side, the lapping really brought out the color of the stone after so much use.

Fortunately, my Asagi had a clear Maruka stamp on one end, which I protected when I sealed the edges of the stone with Japanese lacquer. That's enough for me, I guess.

I'd love to say I'm all performance and no looks on all tools but I would be a hypocrite....so you "kanji keepers"....more power to you.

I have the cleanest cordless drill in town, though I did take the stickers off

Well, one approach would be to get yourself two of them:

ACK!!! I'm still saving up for just one Nakayama!! I love my Oohira stone but it is not quite a finisher, shaved off it but not the best shave. I'm of the take pics before lapping, I don't need more collection hobbies

I've never lapped mine , and it works just fine . I use it only as a finishing hone , so it doesn't get much wear .

I've lapped mine once, after about 120 razors. I use mine with no slurry, usually after something in the 12k range.

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

Well, one approach would be to get yourself two of them:

Beautiful stones. If I had them I'd be tempted to want to make a style change, fashion some sort of gilded holder and wear them around my neck. They'd make for the perfect "bling".

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Beautiful stones. If I had them I'd be tempted to want to make a style change, fashion some sort of gilded holder and wear them around my neck. They'd make for the perfect "bling".

Chris L

Lol

I have thought of doing the same only with tiny cut offs from trimming up a few pieces

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Beautiful stones. If I had them I'd be tempted to want to make a style change, fashion some sort of gilded holder and wear them around my neck. They'd make for the perfect "bling".

Chris L

I have a small slurry stone made from a Nakayama, I should turn it into a broach for my girlfriend. Hey, I would find it sexy!