Thread: New Hone Uchigurmori

For Jnats, price includes size, uniformity, grit fineness and speed of the stone. Some of the big stones are so expensive because they are
very good stones. Many resellers sell at prices that can make you cry especially if you know what the stone is actually worth in Japan.
You really need to test a stone before you pay the big cash for it to make sure you are getting what you are looking for and not an expensive rock that does not work for you.

Is your stone good or not only you can tell because all that matters is that you like the edge of it.
You can have it evaluated, but still how you like the stone and the edges off it is what counts.

I would suggest to lacquer your stone because of the crack in the corner on the bottom side.

Congrats. You have a unique stone there.
Uchigumori is generally not used for razors but more commonly used for polishing swords etc.
That's the beauty of nature tho, each stone is an individual.

The fellow's web site had mentioned that he had shaved off of this stone. That stones like this were set aside for barbers in Japan. .. I must say that it is extremely smooth and reacts very well to my str8ts. I guess igot lucky.

Very nice stone; how about posting some larger photos of the stone so we can get a better look at it??? Again, a nice stone. Sonny082

Alex is a member here. His stones are amazing to look at and read about. I recently was fortunate to purchase a beautiful Japanese stone dated to the 1920's and I am liking it more and more. I doubt there is another stone site with the kind of detail and respect for the history of the stones than Alex's. I enjoy his blog and the great pictures of his Japan trips.

Here is my NAKAYAMA UCHIGUMORI SUITA. Very good finisher. One photo shows the stone, which is a little wet. Another photo is a close-up, supposed to show su, tiny holes, which make cutting fast even at a very high grit.
I admire jnats greatly, stopped using other stones.

Yea I am sold also..It is a one stop shop for me...My razors shave as close as my DE s now.

Originally Posted by Sonny082

Very nice stone; how about posting some larger photos of the stone so we can get a better look at it??? Again, a nice stone. Sonny082

Sorry, Sonny082, I had the good intentions this weekdend but the pic taking didn't pan out. I need to make better photos, so you can see the grain.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Congrats. You have a unique stone there.
Uchigumori is generally not used for razors but more commonly used for polishing swords etc.
That's the beauty of nature tho, each stone is an individual.

Nice to know someone knows a bit about polishing...I've got some around from those days & haven't even considered using it on straights, however have considered them as a slurry stone to see...the experiments never end do they...

I sharpened the razor with the uchi and then finished on a keen hone and a fine edge velvet touch hone....Seems to work well...