Thread: Trying to learn my Nakayama

Nikko.

Sounds to me like you are a bit heavy on the slurry.
Try to use less of it and keep the stone more watery.
In my honing on my J-Nats, I'm not concerned about slurry break down much at all.
I see the various Naguras as stages along the way.
I want the abrasiveness they provide along the way to a shave ready razor.
Slurry break-down with low pressure on a western razors does sound to be a rather difficult task

The Tomo Nagura I keep even thinner/more diluted.

Feel free to pop over to my place, and we could look at how your stone and slurry compares to the way I do it

I would take Birdando up on his generous offer. There is nothing like seeing and hearing the process while in the presence of someone that knows some of the ins and outs of honing. When I saw it done for the first time it changed a lot about how I honed and success was at hand.

Take Care,
Richard