yep mine too, I just like the lacquered smooth and reflective sides of the hone.
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Stu, whatcha gonna use just before hitting the asagi? Or are you going to use nagura?
Now that i have a pipe and tobacco AD,the funds have not been there for stones and razors!!! CONGRATS on the new HAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that was a pretty big topic a few months back
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...bie-asagi.html
You have my envy, Stu. enjoy your new old hone :)
Thanks for the link. That was from the period when I was stuck of a farm without internet access so I missed it.
At the moment I'm predominantly using 1/4/8k Shaptons plus some sort of natural finisher, that's working really well for me.
I've also been using the 1k Chosera followed by 3&8k Naniwa SS but the Shapton system is so consistently good with every blade I've been using that more and more.
I really like the edges off the Naniwas but the warpage when wet has been bugging me a bit, and they tend to dish on heavy grinds and really hard steel I've found, so I've kinda drifted back to the Shaptons.
Stu
I picked up a Shapton Pro 2k last year and it is my bevel setter right now. They do stay while still cutting fast. Good luck with your Asagi. How about a photo of the back? Alx