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    Default C12K with nagura instead of asagi with nagura?

    Guys, I have been thinking about buying a very
    hard, good quality asagi to finish my plane blades
    and in the future perhaps a straight razor.

    I have never seen an asagi or C12K, so I cannot
    comment on their finess and hardness. My feeling
    says that hardness is perhaps the same(on average)
    and the best asagis are probably finer. The great
    thing about the C12K is that it is probably 20 times
    cheaper than very good asagi.

    The really hard and fine stones tend to be very slow
    and usually slightly scratchy. Solution is to use nagura
    to create slurry. I saw this video of a ozuko asagi and
    was wondering whether I could do the same with the C12k:

    ohzuku :: Ohzuku_with_Iyo_white_star_nagura video by mifuqwai - Photobucket

    The stone in the video looks and sounds like a very hard stone.
    I don't know if the chinese stone is that hard. That stone is
    I am guessing 600+USD, so you know why I am hoping the C12K
    could perform the same.

    Thanks.

    Sharpman

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    The video is for knifes Iyo Nagura is to coarse thats why it sound that way, i will not even recommend it for knifes.
    But i think you can use Asano Naguras on C12K why not, but they are coarse then C12k so why bother, you will not get finer finish out of that

    And Hard Ozuku is much harder then C12K, and they are not scratchy on razors only on laminated blades
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    I have tried naguras on C12k, and it worked well, but the big BUT is you need to have the right c12k. They vary in quality, and you need to fine a fine one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by maxim207 View Post
    The video is for knifes Iyo Nagura is to coarse thats why it sound that way, i will not even recommend it for knifes.
    But i think you can use Asano Naguras on C12K why not, but they are coarse then C12k so why bother, you will not get finer finish out of that

    And Hard Ozuku is much harder then C12K, and they are not scratchy on razors only on laminated blades
    Thanks for the reply Maxim.

    I was thinking with the nagura maybe I can skip the 3000/4000(intermediate
    stone). Maybe even the 1000 stone.

    If you listen carefully, at the beginning the slurry is very coarse, but it gets much
    finer at the end, much quieter. Maybe not 12K fine. Perhaps then wash away the slurry
    and make slurry with the C12K small stone(tomonagura) to get and finish with this?

    I thought C12K was very hard, but since you have seen both stones, you say
    hard ozuku is much harder. I check your site sometimes. You use LV rating. How
    hard is the C12K according to you in LV?

    I have checked all the sites in english and unfortunately a
    flawless(or almost flawless) very hard ozuku(8 by 3inhches by 1.5 or more) is
    just too expensive for me at the moment.Starts at about 600 USD
    at least. I am going to check totoriya(toishi.jp). Maybe they have better
    prices for me. PM me Maxim a price, maybe we can do business.

    Sharpman

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    Quote Originally Posted by mainaman View Post
    I have tried naguras on C12k, and it worked well, but the big BUT is you need to have the right c12k. They vary in quality, and you need to fine a fine one.
    Good to hear Stefan.

    Where did you buy yours? Can you compare your C12k to your very good japanese
    naturals. I mean the C12K is so much more expensive, but I have read that if you
    get a good one and use it correctly it is about 20K.

    Sharpman

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    I am into wood planes. When you said plane, did you mean plain? Well anyway, it was a natural transition from razor honing to wood plane irons. What I did was get a very nice Ohira finishing hone, full size, for about $200.00. The stone is very nice and pretty fine. It is not as fine as the Asagi, that I eventually got, but it is an excellent stone. Definately a lot cheaper. On this stone I use my Naguras and they sharpen up plane irons very well. I then squirt some CBN on the stone and take it to the final polishing. CBN cuts amazingly fast. I do a little different process with a razor but I still use the same stones.

    My understanding is that this is the same process that a lot of people are using to sharpen knives so if you meant plain knife blades, it works very well.

    Take Care,
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    Quote Originally Posted by riooso View Post
    I am into wood planes. When you said plane, did you mean plain? Well anyway, it was a natural transition from razor honing to wood plane irons. What I did was get a very nice Ohira finishing hone, full size, for about $200.00. The stone is very nice and pretty fine. It is not as fine as the Asagi, that I eventually got, but it is an excellent stone. Definately a lot cheaper. On this stone I use my Naguras and they sharpen up plane irons very well. I then squirt some CBN on the stone and take it to the final polishing. CBN cuts amazingly fast. I do a little different process with a razor but I still use the same stones.

    My understanding is that this is the same process that a lot of people are using to sharpen knives so if you meant plain knife blades, it works very well.

    Take Care,
    Richard
    Hi Richard,

    No, I mainly sharpen plane blades. I use stanleys, not wooden.

    Thanks for the information. Have you tried sharpening plane blades on your asagi
    with nagura? If yes, what were the results compared to the ohira?

    Sharpman

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxim207 View Post
    The video is for knifes Iyo Nagura is to coarse thats why it sound that way, i will not even recommend it for knifes.
    But i think you can use Asano Naguras on C12K why not, but they are coarse then C12k so why bother, you will not get finer finish out of that

    And Hard Ozuku is much harder then C12K, and they are not scratchy on razors only on laminated blades
    Maxim, here is the picture of the finish with the lyo on that hard
    ohzuko stone:



    This is what 330amte himself says:

    With Iyo Nagura slurry! The first, Cutting speed is felt so rich.
    And the tenacity of slurry is also very rich. This is one of famous feature of Iyo.
    Next, the grit of slurry are shrunken as long as sharpened!!
    In the same time, cutting speed progressively decelerated.
    Blackish iron is suspend in the slurry very well!!!

    At last, appeared funny mist and haze.
    Even if Iyo was applied, the grit rose up!! What a amazing!!
    Much skill is necessary to rise up the grit of slurry.
    But, everyone can enjoy the help of slurry!!! Don't mind.
    Sharpman
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    You can try them out
    I have 5 of them from him and i will not even use them on my knifes. I have huge Iyo stone too but i dont like it ether.
    I feel like Iyo stones contain to much sand, but maybe its only from him i dont know, but its for sure that i will not recommend to use them on razors !

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxim207 View Post
    You can try them out
    I have 5 of them from him and i will not even use them on my knifes. I have huge Iyo stone too but i dont like it ether.
    I feel like Iyo stones contain to much sand, but maybe its only from him i dont know, but its for sure that i will not recommend to use them on razors !
    I understand. Maxim how hard would you rate the Chinese 12k stone
    with the LV rating? Thanks.

    Sharpman

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