New japanese natural stone Shobu

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Newly acquired Japanese Natural stone, described by Vendor as a Shobu-Asagi-Karusu-Tamamoku.

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I have added to my two other Japanese Natural stones (Ozuku Asagi and Wakasa prev described) with this Shobu. On one of the above it is shown half wet, so you get an idea of why the lengthy description. It 210 x 78 x 27 and is 1100 grams. It has one useable side. I have sealed it with numerous coats of Shellac. This stone was described as hard and very fine. It is not as hard as the Ozuku (Narrowly) but is extremely fine in particle size. I took a moderate amount of time to lap it, say 15ins as it was fairly well flat to start with. I used it just now on a Dovo Bismarck, as a test, just adding fifty or so strokes to an already sharp razor, and it shaved nicely. I had a look at the edge at 30x and is showing the typical kasumi finish you would expect, however it will benefit from a bit more time on the stone. This stone is different in feel and feedback to the other two jnats I have, if anything it is quieter in feel, maybe a tad more elasticity in it's surface. None the less I anticipate this one will work well on softer steel razors, and looks the goods for water only finishing, jumping from a 10k synthetic. So far so good, I like the prospects of this stone.

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