Thread: Japanese natural stone

+1 on what alx said but to add, find a good thick piece of glass or scrap granite from a counter manufacturer to lay the sand paper on.

If it's a Jnat you will have to finish after lapping with a coticule ideally, or some similar grit stone.

Here is a picture of the back. Thanks for the feedback.

Interesting.I was given a stone (box and slurry stone) several yrs ago by a 90 yr old friend of my wifes.
She salvaged it from her fathers medical clinic after we bombed Hiroshima,she never did find her father
I do not hone so no clue as to what it is,is a pretty stone tho.

Pixelfixed, that does look like a good stone, again an asagi layer stone and that was a barbers hone or possibily for scalpels. Silverjay, I would venture to guess that your stone is from the Umegahata area and most likely from one of the famous mines.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Interesting.I was given a stone (box and slurry stone) several yrs ago by a 90 yr old friend of my wifes.
She salvaged it from her fathers medical clinic after we bombed Hiroshima,she never did find her father
I do not hone so no clue as to what it is,is a pretty stone tho.

Worth using is what it is.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Worth using is what it is.

I totally agree, and it is what I refer to as a "historic stone", one that was actually used and has some history of its own.

Alx

Thanks! .

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Worth using is what it is.

Not gonna happen,will pass it along down the road.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Not gonna happen,will pass it along down the road.

I'll send my address.