Thread: What actually is Hardness in natural stones, and how it affects sharpening

Originally Posted by Kingfish

I have accomplished great edges happen on stones like the Nakayama from you which happen to be hard. Eschers also give me great results and as Jimmy noted they are considerd soft? Good food for thought, thanks

I used to fish a lot & there were always people arriving for the run in tide & those for the run out tide. They all caught fish but disagreed with each others beliefs about when to fish
When you're talking about 10-15 finishing strokes with no pressure will an Escher give a better edge than an Asagi or vice versa ??? I think there's a lot more to it than hard vs soft.