Thread: Help me out with this stone!

Hey folks,
Total noob here. I have yet to use my new straight razor. However, I'm still assembling the gear. I'd like to eventually do my own honing, so I got the Norton 4000/8000 stone, and the DMT lapping stone (320 grit), with the intention to leave it at that for now. However, I remembered I bought a sharpening stone in Osaka on a trip a few years ago for knives. I've never used it, nor do I really know how. Anyway, it's 1000 grit, and I figured it might be good to set a bevel with it. Does anyone recognize this? Is it a splash and go, or do I need to soak? Thanks in advance! Also, what's the porous pink smaller stone that came with it?

I don't know the stone by the logo. Someone may be along that can tell you. The rubbing stone is generally included to give a more aggressive slurry. I've not used mine on the Japanese synthetics I have because they are efficient enough without it and on mine the rubbing stone appears coarser than the hone.

I believe that sometimes the rubbing stone is intended only for refreshing the surface rather than for providing a slurry.

Regarding the question of splash and go or soak...

Wet the top of the hone and see what happens. If the water just sits on top, then it's likely a splash and go. If the water quickly soaks into the hone, then it's a soaker. Trial and error is going to have to answer this for you.

I don't recognize it either, but I remembered that the other/older name of Osaka is Naniwa.
煌 that's the kanji that's written, it means something like glitter/sparkly, if I recognize it correctly.

Japanese, god quality makes a great bevel setter