Thread: Is anyone using Okudo Suita for finishing hone?

Suita means there are pockets of air in the stone they can clog easily?

Originally Posted by Disburden

Suita means there are pockets of air in the stone they can clog easily?

yes air bubbles, however there are suita stones with no Su but those are rare or so I have been told.

Are you saying not using another small Okuda Suita stone as slurry stone as well?

JSZ

Originally Posted by UrsaMaior

Are you saying not using another small Okuda Suita stone as slurry stone as well?

JSZ

If you are going to be using a piece of your own stone you will be fine. If the small stone is from another Okudo, and has grit that is not finer or the same as your stone then you will not get the best result.
IMHO safest way to go is a diamond plate.

Yes ,

I like the idea of diamond plate but was told that it might make scratches as well.

To be honest I am thinking about cutting a small piece of and make a slurry stone .
After all the stone is big enough to do the job ( honing razors) and at the end I will have a set up like we can see with vintage Escher in the box with the slurry stone.

JSZ

I remember reading a post somewhere that if you make a slurry from a suita stone it is possible that chips will lodge in the holes and cause problems????

Richard

Hello JSZ
I was a little surprised to read that you might cut a piece of your Okudo stone to make up a slurry stone. There is a very good chance that in the near future you will regret doing so. These stones although dull, are gems in their own class and you should feel lucky to have found such a large stone to begin with. Cutting a stone is like cutting a piece of rope, you can never put it back together to be as strong or as long.

If you are really looking for a slurry on your stone that is made up of the stone, try sharpening a chisel or a kitchen knife on the stone with some heavy strokes, it will work up a slurry in with just a few strokes. Also you might just buy a 1 x 4 inch DMT diamond pocket stone for just a few bucks and just raise a bit of a slurry at a time on the stone where you are going to hone at.

In the long run though, in order to maintain the flatness of your beauty you will want to invest in an 8 x 3 diamond plate which can serve many purposes in you growing collection of razors and hones. I use one to to take out a deep frown in an edge, and then just rinse it off and use it to flatten a stone. Think of all of the glowing compliments you got about this stone right off the bat, please do not cut it up. regards, Alex

Originally Posted by UrsaMaior

Yes ,

I like the idea of diamond plate but was told that it might make scratches as well.

To be honest I am thinking about cutting a small piece of and make a slurry stone .
After all the stone is big enough to do the job ( honing razors) and at the end I will have a set up like we can see with vintage Escher in the box with the slurry stone.

JSZ

While it is your hone to do as will please do not cut a bit off.

A small hard white Arkansas hone or a small DMT ceramic hone can be used
to raise a slurry or freshen the surface.

Originally Posted by UrsaMaior

Yes ,

I like the idea of diamond plate but was told that it might make scratches as well.

To be honest I am thinking about cutting a small piece of and make a slurry stone .
After all the stone is big enough to do the job ( honing razors) and at the end I will have a set up like we can see with vintage Escher in the box with the slurry stone.

JSZ

Don't worry about scratches. When the plate breaks in they are very fine, even from a DMT C which is rated at 325 grit. In fact the slurry itself negates the depth of any scratches.
I use an Atoma 1200 as recommended by So from Japan Tool.
Another bonus is that you are partially lapping your stone each time you make slurry.

I have a nose bleed from seeing the prices

The part that makes it tough is those comments about the edge being smoother. I've gotta stop looking at these threads on Jnats. I still don't know what guys do about all the kanji characters stamped on the surface. Are these erased with the first use? Dang, I figure they must be about $200 each!

I hope to experience a jnat edge soon, courtesy of the honorable Riooso. 'Can't wait, but with some fear and trepidation. If it's that good, I'll be downtown with a sign: will work for jnats. Gulp.