Thread: Quartz in suji

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Gold vein. Time to go mining.

To sell you the Goldfield?

There is an old rule for Jnats; if the inclusion shines-reflects light, then it's toxic. And I'm not referring to the shining ones that become this way after honing, from polishing, those are softer ones.
The stones that had this kind of inclusion never reached the selves of shops in Japan, and are most likely collected from places around the mine.
There is also the possibility that the inclusion appeared after lapping, still, be careful.

Perhaps they aren't present in shops of Japan. But they are used.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...hetstones.html. Not for razors.

Originally Posted by AlexHRC

Perhaps they aren't present in shops of Japan. But they are used.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...hetstones.html. Not for razors.

Now you're making me search for old articles, take a look at this An Object Lesson in Japanese Hones: Part II | Eastern Smooth: The Blog , and, read from Jim's blog, it's extremely interesting. But he stopped updating his blog a few hears now, I wish he and his family are doing very well.

About that ohira stone, yes, stones with toxic lines could be sold, but they were a lot cheaper compared to a sujinashi or how they are called, making it a cheaper choice. And, in his case, it's just a line. If a stone has more than one of those inclusions, that stone would be useless. And you can do the same with this gentleman.