Thread: WHEN HAD HITS YOU

Just got them and test. 1 of them for fellow srp user yellow one. 2 is mine.

whoaaa
They are japanese aren't they?

are these the 330mate ones?
please share your impressions of the stone quality.

Originally Posted by 0livia

whoaaa
They are japanese aren't they?

Yes they are.
They are very good stones. Depends what are you looking for. if you need the best final edge they are not for that purpose.
They are great before escher's. that is the purpose was when i bought it.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Yes they are.
They are very good stones. Depends what are you looking for. if you need the best final edge they are not for that purpose.
They are great before escher's. that is the purpose was when i bought it.

Exactly my impression of the one I got, it looks finer than a 16k, but way under 30k.
I got a nice Suita for final polishing.

Beautiful looking stones Sham. I have held back on getting into the Japanese hones. One of these days I will if biz ever picks up. It seems to me that it requires a bit of study to figure out what is what.

I gave in and ordered another one from the same guy Sham. Hopefully I will get it in a few weeks.

I look at it like this:
I figure if it's finer than my current stone...GREAT!

If it's coarser...GREAT! I need a good coticule range japanese to work in before my current finisher.

If it's equivalent...GREAT! I could always use a backup in case I drop/shatter mine.

If it has "toxic" inclusions... GREAT! I will finally have a high grit natural for sharpening kitchen knives.

It's a win-win for me at any rate

Sham, please stop talking about hones... I'm really wanting an Escher now, and I just reserved 1 coticule from Bart...

HAD is expensive

I already send message to richmondesi . I am in the process hook him up to Escher's.
Joe this is great you are in every case winner.
which one did you order top one or bottom ones?

Originally Posted by joke1176

I gave in and ordered another one from the same guy Sham. Hopefully I will get it in a few weeks.

I look at it like this:
I figure if it's finer than my current stone...GREAT!

If it's coarser...GREAT! I need a good coticule range japanese to work in before my current finisher.

If it's equivalent...GREAT! I could always use a backup in case I drop/shatter mine.

If it has "toxic" inclusions... GREAT! I will finally have a high grit natural for sharpening kitchen knives.

It's a win-win for me at any rate

One of the hones that looks more like the bottom pics you show.

I requested an Asagi lookin' hone, we will see what happens.