Thread: 1st Jnats - what a win

oh yeh this is a gloting post
as Im rather excited here, a

I just won my 1st 2 Jnats - together in a raffle
1st is a Uchigomoru Suita - 145x60x30mm
2nd is a Nakayama Asagi - 165x75x25mm



the best thing is they cost me $10USD including shipping ahahahahhahahahahhahaaa

Congrats, I am green with envy. These are great.

There is a jnat raffle. Where???

Impressive! I better see a lot of SOTD's from you!

Happy honing?

Originally Posted by Rami

Congrats, I am green with envy. These are great.

There is a jnat raffle. Where???

Facebook - Shave gear raffles

Grats.
Uchigumori is not normally useful for razors but you can update us when you try it.

I think it's used more for sword polishing? Could be wrong as I get them all confused.

I use an uchigumori for a lot of simple (non-restoration) bevel setting and it works great. For heavier bevel setting, I use a Chosera 1k and then go straight to the uchigumori.

Yep from FBShave gear raffles

You might be correct Oz the discription claimed it is good for swords and for removing the lower grit marks

This is the descriptions

Uchigomoru Suita:
This is a sensational suita and known for it's cutting abilities with a history that goes way back renowned for the final stage of sword polishing proceeding a koma throughout Japanese sword history. This works a charm as a midrange or prefinishing stone and releases a beautiful pink slurry from the renge (red) spots in the stone, although a somewhat hard base it cuts very fast and I have sucessfully removed scratches from the 1k and #600 chosera. They are also used for bringing out the contrast in bi metal carbon knives and are often sold as tiny pieces called "finger stones".
145x60x30mm

Nakayama Asagi:
Most of us are familiar with that name as it's a highly coveted stone in Japan which also reflects the high price tags that we see often. I have tested this stone by avoiding the stamps and it's ultra smooth and fine as expected. The stamps translate to "True original mountain" "Nakayama Tomae" "Kyoto Whetstone Assosiation". The colour of the stone is asagi (greenish/grey) and has a beautiful kawa skin. The colour of the slurry is white which makes it very easy to judge the cutting action which darkens after a small series of strokes. This stone needs a good lapping, I can do this prior to shipping upon winners request.
165x75x25mm

I believe that one is good for razors for pre-polisher. The person that had them hones a lot and is into J-Nats big time so the stones I am sure are good.

The one thing to be aware of with an uchigumori is that it is a suita and consequently very thirsty. Mine absorbs water quite quickly until the holes start to fill with slurry and swarf. An occasional lapping with a well worn diamond plate keeps the surface clear and clean. You can also use the diamond plate to raise slurry, but I use an uchigumori tomo and only use the plate for occasional cleaning and flattening.