Thread: OOzuku Asagi

Originally Posted by zib

So, if everyone is getting Oozuku Asagi, the latest rage...(Thanks Stefan) Why is he pushing Shoubudani Asagi on me?
Anyone know what the difference is...I'm no expert with j nats....

until you have both of them in your hand and put them to the test no way someone will tell you which is worse or better.

[QUOTE=Disburden;724213]I just wanted to express my total glee;


When I opened my mail yesterday I had received a Oozuku Agasi and Honzan/tomonagura stone from Maxim at JNS.com.I can't wait to put up some pics for you guys, the stamps are already gone due to my testing on 10 razors last night.

Et tu, disburden, Et tu? Everybodies gone Ga -Ga over these stones. I think we need to send some samples to Sham for testing. Lots of spare samples too...
Mike Shoobie doobie doo.

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Originally Posted by Disburden

I just wanted to express my total glee;


When I opened my mail yesterday I had received a Oozuku Agasi and Honzan/tomonagura stone from Maxim at JNS.com.I can't wait to put up some pics for you guys, the stamps are already gone due to my testing on 10 razors last night.

Et tu, disburden, Et tu? Everybodies gone Ga -Ga over these stones. I think we need to send some samples to Sham for testing. Lots of spare samples too...
Mike Shoobie doobie doo.

Sham has enough stones, when he trades me his big 10" Escher with the wooden base as collateral I will accept LOL.

I know I'll wind up getting both stones anyway, Who am I kidding...
The Oozuku and the Shoobie Doobie...

I don't mean to Hijack but I got a package from Maxim yesterday as well.

My Oozuku Nashiji Asagi with Light Karasu

Originally Posted by Rmaldon240

I don't mean to Hijack but I got a package from Maxim yesterday as well.

My Oozuku Nashiji Asagi with Light Karasu

This is exactly what mine looks like. thanks for posting the pic!

The shoobie doobie keeps making me laugh out loud at work. thanks LOL

You know the Star Trek (TNG) movie with the Borg Queen...The guy that invents "Warp Drive" plays a song on the Juke Box, and the lyrics sound like..."Shoobie doobie"

Originally Posted by zib

You know the Star Trek (TNG) movie with the Borg Queen...The guy that invents "Warp Drive" plays a song on the Juke Box, and the lyrics sound like..."Shoobie doobie"

Shoobie doobie

Now I'm really hoping I get this new job.... "We wants the preciousssss, we neeeeedssss sharp and smooth razorses!"

On a slightly less bizarre note (and not typing as Gollum), I'm more curious than ever about hardness, having only 1 Jnat currently (whose properties have changed a lot since having to lap out an inclusion--different slurry color even).

I know it depends a lot on the stratum & not just the mine, but how do these Oozukus & Shoubudanis compare to the Nakayama quarry for hardness?
I was under the impression that the reason stones from that quarry tend to go for so much is their reputed hardness relative to lots of the others.

Originally Posted by PA23-250

Now I'm really hoping I get this new job.... "We wants the preciousssss, we neeeeedssss sharp and smooth razorses!"

On a slightly less bizarre note (and not typing as Gollum), I'm more curious than ever about hardness, having only 1 Jnat currently (whose properties have changed a lot since having to lap out an inclusion--different slurry color even).

I know it depends a lot on the stratum & not just the mine, but how do these Oozukus & Shoubudanis compare to the Nakayama quarry for hardness?
I was under the impression that the reason stones from that quarry tend to go for so much is their reputed hardness relative to lots of the others.

Each mine can produce hard stones, however Oozuko and Shobudani seem to produce more hard stones than other mines.
I have tried a lot of Nakayamas and only one was close but still not as hard as my two hardest Oozukos.
I do not know why Nakayama is the most popular mine, may be the guys that live in Japan know something about that.