Thread: new and old oozukus

Nice review sicknote. Interesting hardness test.

i enjoyed the blog sicknote

Nice review.

Im glad you guys like it.

A very nice family you got there! Thanks for the writeup.

Have you noticed any difference in polishing power?
When using my Nakayama Maruka/Maruichi Kiita Nashiji with slurry I get (of course) the hazy Kasumi finish.
But when I finish the edge on plain water, the stone eventually begins to polish. And he does so very good, for a natural.
I haven´t seen this feature in any of my previous J-Nats.
How about your Ozuku, do they polish? And how does their polishing power compare to each other?

all of my 4 oozukus polish really good. the main difference is the honing feeling and the speed they're working. The grey one is really really slow. i guess with water only it doesnt nearly do nothing. i found out, that my tomonagura is too soft for this stone. Mayba I'll cut off a little edge to have a tomo nagura which works perfect for this stone. I never create slurry with dmt card or stone. the nakayama asagi is pretty fast, even with just water.

Thanks,

I just got an offer from Maxim for a really nice Ohzuku.
I guess I´m going to try it and see if I like it!

I always was kind of preoccupied using my precious Nakayama. Silly, isn´t it?
With the Ozuku I want to experiment a little more than I did with my Nakayama.
Another unnecessary expense. Yipie