Thread: J-Nat evaluation by KC Crew

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

Originally Posted by JimR

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)

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Originally Posted by DrNaka

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)

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Dr. Naka, thanks for that link. I can read it just fine. Interesting...

Originally Posted by JimR

Dr. Naka, thanks for that link. I can read it just fine. Interesting...

Jim about amakusa in Japan, you probably have seen this
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but thought I'd post it.
Interestingly enough they make fire places with those stones hehe.

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

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

Originally Posted by MODINE

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

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.

Love those rocks Mike. That Amakusa sounds like it performs perfectly too

Originally Posted by onimaru55

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.