Thanks Steve,

I'll post pics and more impressions when I have the stones in hand. In all my reading I had not heard of that mine. I admit to knowing almost nothing about Japanese hones, so that is not unusual. Glad to hear that the mine has a good reputation. The vendor seems good to deal with, and I have hopes that this stone will be better than my fleabay gamble that did not turn out to be a decent hone.

Jim