Thread: Oohira stone finish

Well I was recovering from a mild heat stroke (again) so I stayed inside and played with knives

I figured I was going to flatten a few stones anyway (Oohira) so I wanted to see if I could get the same mist on my yanagi as with another stone. Now I know this is not fully a "razor" post (yet) but it has to do with the hones used and round about look at the steel

This knife was given to me to practice my single bevel work years ago and I've decided to start the repairs to make it useable. Pic 1 is the King 1200 finish and the second pic is the Oohira finish.

So how does this tie into razors, let me continue
As you can see the grey "mist" on the iron cladding is not on the blue steel (edge). I have always loved this effect but never saw it on any razor, due to the iron vs steel I bet. The other interesting thing was the bloom on the stone. Jet black with in a few strokes with the yanagi, but I get none of that with razors... wild.

This is getting me more interested in Japanese naturals for my tradidtional japanese knives as well as razors... I'm also itching to get a Japanese straight as well

Just thought I'd share

Nice polish! That edge looks toasty sharp! Does the Oohira finish go all the way to the edge, or is there another, smaller bevel?

I just did a fast 8k polish at the edge just incase I needed to us it before I work on it some more. This knife has seen some MAJOR abuse over the years. It's going to take me a while to remove all the damage