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Jnat Changing with Lapping?
I have been getting to know my relatively new Nakayama Maruichi Lv 4, and have honed ~8-10 razors on it so far.
Initially, I noticed that no matter how much I finessed the nearly finished blade on light slurry or even plain water, the edge would not achieve the level of keenness that I like. I would have to take it as far as I could on the Nakayama, and finish on my Imperia La Roccia to get it where I liked it.
Now having lapped the stone a few times, the last couple blades that I have honed have reached my goal level of keenness without needing another stone. I doubt my technique has improved that significantly in such a short time (but who knows). I am guessing that I may have lapped into a finer/harder/better layer of the stone, as I have also noticed some changes in the color pattern (more pink and some dark spots). Is this change in stone quality and resulting edges common with Jnats? I am just curious, as this is my first Jnat, and I want to learn, learn, learn. Thanks in advance!
Stone when new:
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Stone now after being lapped ~4 times (note the slight change in the pattern...and lack of stamps):
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