Thread: Japanese Natural

If you don't know nothing really then really don't buy one.

First study them and learn. There are many pitfalls for the uninitiated.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

If you don't know nothing really then really don't buy one.

First study them and learn. There are many pitfalls for the uninitiated.

I've done some reading.
One thing im wondering, can you hone your razor with synthetics and then just finish on a jnat.
Or are you suppose to use jnats from bevel setting to final polish?
thx

Originally Posted by JOB15

I've done some reading.
One thing im wondering, can you hone your razor with synthetics and then just finish on a jnat.
Or are you suppose to use jnats from bevel setting to final polish?
thx

yes you can work on your synthetics and then set a natural finish. go from around 8k to a nice jnat with tomo nagura. should give you a nice edge.
watch out for honing on the jnat with water only. many of the hard jnats tends to scratch the steel easy. so its easier to just break down a tomoslurry and finish there.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

yes you can work on your synthetics and then set a natural finish. go from around 8k to a nice jnat with tomo nagura. should give you a nice edge.
watch out for honing on the jnat with water only. many of the hard jnats tends to scratch the steel easy. so its easier to just break down a tomoslurry and finish there.

Many thanks, for your non sarcastic reply.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Many thanks, for your non sarcastic reply.

No worries man. we are here to help.

Originally Posted by JOB15

Many thanks, for your non sarcastic reply.

I was not being sarcastic. I was being dead serious. We have many "experts" on this forum when it comes to Japanese Stones. I know squat about them but I do know a thing or two about Geology and I do know that in Japan there are people who collect and study them and have been doing that all their lives. They specialize on various locals and it is a lifelong endeavor.

Most who think they know study a bit and do some reading and think they have it down but really are clueless but will never realize it.

It not just a matter of knowing the names of the stones and what they do but being able to recognize them in all their grades and variations and I don't mean every hone just the one or two you might be interested in.

Just my 2 cents for those who want to avoid being fleeced.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I was not being sarcastic. I was being dead serious. We have many "experts" on this forum when it comes to Japanese Stones. I know squat about them but I do know a thing or two about Geology and I do know that in Japan there are people who collect and study them and have been doing that all their lives. They specialize on various locals and it is a lifelong endeavor.

Most who think they know study a bit and do some reading and think they have it down but really are clueless but will never realize it.

It not just a matter of knowing the names of the stones and what they do but being able to recognize them in all their grades and variations and I don't mean every hone just the one or two you might be interested in.

Just my 2 cents for those who want to avoid being fleeced.

"If you don't know nothing really then really don't buy one."
I used the word "really" and you repeated it twice, i found that slightly offensive.
I'm over it now though

lol some ppl sure sounds like thay wanna scare you away from things u want to know more about. i buy a stone and use it to learn how it works. i dont read about natural stones since thay can act so diffrent from stone to stone, same with names/brands really. but if you buy from a source like maksim you can take avanage of asking him how the stone works so its a less gamble of getting a bad stone, full of toxic lines etc.

I say buy one.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

yes you can work on your synthetics and then set a natural finish. go from around 8k to a nice jnat with tomo nagura. should give you a nice edge.
watch out for honing on the jnat with water only. many of the hard jnats tends to scratch the steel easy. so its easier to just break down a tomoslurry and finish there.

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

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

I was looking at this Buy Shoubudani Asagi Lv 5+ | Buy Japanese Natural Stones | Services EU | JNS Slibe Service DK Kokkeknive Reviews | Japanese Natural Stones
I'm waiting for the arrival of my Suehiro Gokumyo 20k at the moment so buying a jnats at he same time is a bit silly.
I have stone fever i think.
I think the Jnats are more appealing than synthetics
The Gokumyo 20k didnt take 500 million years to be made by God himself