Thread: Japanese Natural

Hi, i'm looking at Jnats and im wondering what is the best finisher.
The Shoubudani Asagi Lv 5+ looks nice to me but i know nothing really.
Maybe personal preference comes into it?

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 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

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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

A shubodani is an easier stone IMO. All good advice given here. Start on synthetic and finish on a jnat, then when you get that down, you will me able to eliminate most if not all of the synthetics with the exception of some blades that need major edge work.

Originally Posted by bill3152

A shubodani is an easier stone IMO. All good advice given here. Start on synthetic and finish on a jnat, then when you get that down, you will me able to eliminate most if not all of the synthetics with the exception of some blades that need major edge work.

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