Thread: Asano Nagura set

If the base stone is hard, it really doesn't matter what you do as long as you don't damage the edge by rolling it or something. You can do half strokes, x strokes, circles, etc, all of them will create a thin edge that has very nice geometry and minute shallow scratch pattern - the strop will do the rest of the work for you.

If you have some idiosyncrasy in one of the methods personally, you might find out that it doesn't work for you that well, but I personally have not been able to tell much difference with the results stone to stone when the fine stone is broken in.

I do circles to begin with then x-strokes mostly. I do not think it matters, it is more of a preference thing.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I do circles to begin with then x-strokes mostly. I do not think it matters, it is more of a preference thing.

I have it in my head that circles cut faster and are more aggressive , where as x strokes are slower at cutting and more polite

Hey guys, I received my 3 Asano Naguras today so I gave them a spin.
I honed a T.I Spartacus 1/2 hollow 6/8th .
Setting the bevel on the Chosera 1k and then onto the Shapton 4/8K .
Then on my Jnat (pride n joy) I made a slurry with the Botan . I took an age to make a slurry and the slurry felt gritty , I'm not sure if that was my imagination or maybe some particles fell out of a hole on the underside of the Botan.
When I'd finished I checked under the microscope and I wasn't impressed with what I saw. It hadn't completely removed the 8k Shapton marks . Maybe I should have spent longer on the slurry.
Then onto the Tenjou, easy slurry and the finish looked nice under the scope.
The Mejiro same as the Tenjou ,easy slurry , nice to work with and looked great under the scope.
Same thing with the Tomo.
Afterwards and a strop later I checked under the scope and the line edge looks very very straight . It also pops arm hair nicely.
Its my brothers blade so he can guinea pig him self with it over the weekend with it whilst I hone one of my blades.

I have also ordered a Koma from Aframes to complete the line up..
I love using my Nakayama and now I can spend more time on it.. Its a win win