Thread: Need help with Japanese hones!

Originally Posted by gugi

I'd advise to not bargain hunt them. In my view there's no point on gambling with expensive items, especially if all you want is one or two.

That's a great point. It pretty much comes down to whether you want a hone collection or not. If all you want is a nice quality finishing stone, then there's no point getting a decent one when you'll probably want a nicer one down the road.

When it comes to nice stones, you pretty much get what you pay for.

For a finisher I'm only looking to spend $100, maybe pushing $150. I found a Nakayama Awase-to for $80 plus $20 shipping... so that would be nice...

You know, I guess I will stick to finding a small escher or a NOS thuringen now that I think about it. While yes, the hones vary, they are known to be good, and I can understand the language lol. The japanese will hang on the horizon I guess.

Originally Posted by khaos

You know, I guess I will stick to finding a small escher or a NOS thuringen now that I think about it. While yes, the hones vary, they are known to be good, and I can understand the language lol. The japanese will hang on the horizon I guess.

If you want to go the NOS or vintage thuringian route, PM Kees as he currently sells these.

Originally Posted by khaos

You know, I guess I will stick to finding a small escher or a NOS thuringen now that I think about it. While yes, the hones vary, they are known to be good, and I can understand the language lol. The japanese will hang on the horizon I guess.

sounds like a plan,
there's always the shapton 16k, or naniwa 12k option, or the slow chinese stone if you want a cheap natural.
but a smaller thuringian should be perfectly doable in your budget.

For 100 bucks, A shapton 16k would be an excellent choice, IMHO....PM Hi Bud Gl or Sham, He normally has Eschers, maybe a Thuringian or two....

Originally Posted by khaos

For a finisher I'm only looking to spend $100, maybe pushing $150. I found a Nakayama Awase-to for $80 plus $20 shipping... so that would be nice...

if it is good as a finisher, yes, but if it chips your edge it's a $100 waste.