Thread: Shoubudani and the Mud Hone

When I got home from work last night, I had not one, but two hones waiting for me. One from Max at JNS. A Shoubudani Asagi, one of the original honyama hones, like Nakayama, very hard, Level 5.

The other is unknown, found by LarryAndro from whipped dog. I will test it for him. Very interesting stone. mid range, not a bevel setter, but not a finisher either, so, I'll play with it, and post my results....Both stones are amazingly close in size, near 8x3 and 1 inch thick. The mud hone, is over 1 inch thick....

The Shoobie Doobie (Shoubudani) hone is not laquered yet. That's why it may look different on the sides. Enjoy the pics....