Thread: My Little Japanese Stone Family

Hey all,

So not long ago I got a really nice Asagi/Kiita mix finishing stone from Alex Gilmore, but wanted a nice set of naguras to go along with it. (The large stone is about 8"x2"x1"). I already had a Mejiro nagura, but I wanted to get the full set of 4: Botan, Tenjyou, Mejiro and Koma. I picked up the Botan and Tenjyou quite easily, but the Koma took a bit more time, but finally got one!!!

Anyways, here is my lovely finishing stone with my lovely nagura. From left to right the nagura are: Botan, Tenjyou, Mejiro and Koma. That's pretty much from coarest to finest, although Tenjyou and Mejiro are pretty close in fineness.....I haven't tested much and don't hone that much anymore, but just wanted to show off this sexy set of Japanese stones.

Enjoy!

P.S. The Kiita/Asagi stone is very hard, so is a perfect base for a nagura slurry. Naguras wouldn't work so well (or at least the same way) on a softer stone....