Thread: Japanese Natural

I contacted Manskim and he offered me a slightly more expensive stone, telling me it was his best.
But the price of that with 3 Nagura and a tomo is a bit beyond me at the moment.
I have just had 3 weeks off work so funds are at a bit of a low.
Also the stones i was looking at are 70mm width.
I think id rather wait a month and buy a 3" plus wide stone...
I can have a month playing with my new Gokumyo 20k ..yay.

Originally Posted by JOB15

I contacted Manskim and he offered me a slightly more expensive stone, telling me it was his best.
But the price of that with 3 Nagura and a tomo is a bit beyond me at the moment.
I have just had 3 weeks off work so funds are at a bit of a low.
Also the stones i was looking at are 70mm width.
I think id rather wait a month and buy a 3" plus wide stone...
I can have a month playing with my new Gokumyo 20k ..yay.

you dont need the naguras. just a tomo imo. since your gonna do all pre work on the syntet

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

you dont need the naguras. just a tomo imo. since your gonna do all pre work on the syntet

I thought i'd need different stones for the pre work.
If i can do the whole thing on one stone then i'd do that.
Plus i want a stone 3 inches or more width.
Can the bevel be set on that stone?

Originally Posted by JOB15

I thought i'd need different stones for the pre work.
If i can do the whole thing on one stone then i'd do that.
Plus i want a stone 3 inches or more width.
Can the bevel be set on that stone?

to do all work on that stone you need the 3 naguras. however its way easier and faster to do bevel work and pre finish work on the syntets.

ofcourse you can set the bevel on a wide stone.

using the 3 step naguras is fun if you wanna be traditional.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

to do all work on that stone you need the 3 naguras. however its way easier and faster to do bevel work and pre finish work on the syntets.

ofcourse you can set the bevel on a wide stone.

using the 3 step naguras is fun if you wanna be traditional.

I'm looking at stones 80mm or wider now.
I think i'd rather spend more and get some thing perfect.
Nothing will stop me now

Originally Posted by JOB15

Do you mean that one Japanese Natural Stone can act as bevel setter and a finisher?
and what do you mean by an easier stone?
thanks

Hello, since all these stones are different, they have different binder to abrasive ratios. A shubodani(I have 2) seem to have a good ratio and cut on the faster side for as hard as they are. Im not an expert but this is what Im thinking.

Originally Posted by alx

Good advice. And try to find a provider that: shaves himself, shaves with a straight razor himself, tests his stones on an individual one by one basis, tests and matches the tomonagura with the actual base stone.

good luck,
Alex

Truer words were never spoken.
Mike