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    Wow you call that a stone. They look like bricks. There hugh. Very nice looking stones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimR View Post
    Stefan, Tsushima hones are all "from the sea", whatever that means.
    Not all Tsushima hones are from the sea.
    There have been 2 mines in Tsushima.
    They are called 山砥 (hone from mountain) and 海砥 (hone from sea).
    The hone from mountain is harder and need no protection on the sides. The hone from the mountain is very rare now so many may think that all hones are from sea but it is not true.
    I have a rare big hone from the mountains.

    To back up what I am writing I put a link to a hone from the sea seller (It is in Japanese but I think you can use google or other translater)

    ’·èŒ§‘Δn“uÎy“V‘R“uÎz[STMX]

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNaka View Post
    Not all Tsushima hones are from the sea.
    There have been 2 mines in Tsushima.
    They are called 山砥 (hone from mountain) and 海砥 (hone from sea).
    The hone from mountain is harder and need no protection on the sides. The hone from the mountain is very rare now so many may think that all hones are from sea but it is not true.
    I have a rare big hone from the mountains.

    To back up what I am writing I put a link to a hone from the sea seller (It is in Japanese but I think you can use google or other translater)

    ’·èŒ§‘Δn“uÎy“V‘R“uÎz[STMX]
    Dr. Naka, thanks for that link. I can read it just fine. Interesting...

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimR View Post
    Dr. Naka, thanks for that link. I can read it just fine. Interesting...
    Jim about amakusa in Japan, you probably have seen this
    ç¥çŸ³ã®å³¶å¤©è‰ - ã€ã‚¢ãƒ‘レルプãƒç”¨å“ãŒå®‰ã„ï¼ã€‘ç¸«è£½å· ¥å´ã‹ã‚‰å…¨å›½ã®æ‰‹ä½œã‚Šã‚·ãƒ§ãƒƒãƒ—・個人㠕んを応æ´ã—ã¾ã™
    but thought I'd post it.
    Interestingly enough they make fire places with those stones hehe.
    Stefan

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    i did test the last stone in The picture.
    It is fine stone and slow cutter.
    would be the worth having it? i should say yes.
    Took me a little longer then i was expecting sorry Mike.
    Definitely i could put it same level as escher and you don't have to know whole a lot to use it.
    hope this helps

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    Thanks Sham,
    The search continues for an even finer faster stone. That's the problem, you don't know unless you test them side by side. I know looks don't mean a thing when it comes to performance. That's the western mentality. I know there are finer stones out there... hmmmm
    Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by MODINE View Post
    Thanks Sham,
    The search continues for an even finer faster stone. That's the problem, you don't know unless you test them side by side. I know looks don't mean a thing when it comes to performance. That's the western mentality. I know there are finer stones out there... hmmmm
    Mike
    yes there are but very rare
    Stefan

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    Nice rocks Mike. They look like pavers on steroids.

    That Tsushima looks very tempting. It reminds me of an Escher. Can you say if the consistency of the rock is similar to an Escher? Maybe a similar geology.

    The JNAT hole is very deep and dark.

    Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in.

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    Love those rocks Mike. That Amakusa sounds like it performs perfectly too
    “The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    Love those rocks Mike. That Amakusa sounds like it performs perfectly too
    I have to admit I am skeptical about the Amakusa, I ordered one to try it for myself.
    I have tried the white amakusa which is rated as 1k stone and it is way too slow for razors. Anyway I will try the red and hopefully it will work for me too.
    Stefan

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