Thread: First Jnat ... absolutely amazing!!

Which J-Nats in your progression after the 3k DChef ? Or do you just have one super fast finisher ?

Congratulations! I hope the stone works out better and better for you.

And you are right Alex is a gentleman to deal with and has some amazing stones in his inventory.

I have been working with my Narutaki which was his number 127. I feel like I can and want to get to the point where it will be all I will use for my personal razors. The rest of my hones can look after my restorations. I have specifically
been using a Japanese 777 and the smaller Kanayama razor Jim R. made available to the lucky few who got there early.

I am getting it but not the results I want as yet. I raise just a touch of slurry
with a 1k diamond plate and work from there to just pure distilled water. Everything feels right but I am getting edges that are just brutally sharp, admittedly not following with a strop because I think ultimately I can get a perfect blade with hone only. First try raised blood seeping across my cheek so I took a step back with that blade and used CrOx balsa and horsehide. next attempt looks and feel more promising but I am stropping on horsehide. Under a 30 loupe I see a perfectly smooth edge, almost zero striations but a uniform non-reflective finish.

Originally Posted by lz6

Congratulations! I hope the stone works out better and better for you.

And you are right Alex is a gentleman to deal with and has some amazing stones in his inventory.

I have been working with my Narutaki which was his number 127. I feel like I can and want to get to the point where it will be all I will use for my personal razors. The rest of my hones can look after my restorations. I have specifically
been using a Japanese 777 and the smaller Kanayama razor Jim R. made available to the lucky few who got there early.

I am getting it but not the results I want as yet. I raise just a touch of slurry
with a 1k diamond plate and work from there to just pure distilled water. Everything feels right but I am getting edges that are just brutally sharp, admittedly not following with a strop because I think ultimately I can get a perfect blade with hone only. First try raised blood seeping across my cheek so I took a step back with that blade and used CrOx balsa and horsehide. next attempt looks and feel more promising but I am stropping on horsehide. Under a 30 loupe I see a perfectly smooth edge, almost zero striations but a uniform non-reflective finish.

I have 5 different slurry/nagura stones that I experimented with. Heavy slurry, light slurry, just water, and just keeping it barely wet. After honing a bunch of razors in varying degrees of sharpness (or dullness), I can see how after you get to know your stone, it could possibly be the only hone you need use. The stone cut quickly using a Kiita slurry and not too much water. Other slurry stones and a little more water produced different results. It was really very interesting. I quit honing after 3 hours when my back started hurting.... but tomorrow is another day

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Which J-Nats in your progression after the 3k DChef ? Or do you just have one super fast finisher ?

I use an Ohira Tomae as a pre finisher (8-10k) and my Nakayama Asagi as final finish. I've shaved off the stone a couple times (forgot to strop getting camera ready ) and the shave was not objectionable, after stropping it was great

My regular maintenance now is just these two stones, about every 3 or 4 months.

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