Thread: I declare this: Ozuku madness!

Originally Posted by Lesslemming

Hi James, do you mind telling me more abou the "toxic su"? How did you notice them?

Toxic Su have sand in them so you will feel grainy when honing.

Originally Posted by gary haywood

i carn't upload photo's, may be maximin can upload a picture, if he still has one?

gary

Haha Gary not maximin

Here is pics of your stone



Thank you guys for your kind words !! I really appreciate it !!

Originally Posted by maxim207

Haha Gary not maximin

Here is pics of your stone



Thank you guys for your kind words !! I really appreciate it !!

THank you for the great service!

Gary, that looks like a very pretty stone!

Nick

Originally Posted by Disburden

Gary, welcome to the club of JNS lovers. Truly great stones for all of us thanks to Maksim!

club hum.. come to think of it we dont have any hone clubs here like our razor clubs .

thank you for the picture. It is a nice stone , and it works as good as it looks.

gary

Wow what an exceptionally nice stone, Gary! Thank you for sharing


On the topic of "toxic" su; of course I know what they are.
I was just wondering if you could actually feel them, or just see negative effects like scratches on the bevel or microchips.
I heard the term scratchy many times and never quite understood if this means the honing sensation or the look of the bevel

Originally Posted by Lesslemming

Hi James, do you mind telling me more abou the "toxic su"? How did you notice them?

Originally Posted by eleblu05

toxic su is the same as toxic lines they interfere with honing the lines or toxic su are harder then the honing stone

Originally Posted by maxim207

Toxic Su have sand in them so you will feel grainy when honing.

Originally Posted by Lesslemming

Wow what an exceptionally nice stone, Gary! Thank you for sharing


On the topic of "toxic" su; of course I know what they are.
I was just wondering if you could actually feel them, or just see negative effects like scratches on the bevel or microchips.
I heard the term scratchy many times and never quite understood if this means the honing sensation or the look of the bevel

Well, this is the only stone I have with the issue, and I am more going off hearsay about what toxic su is as opposed to hard experience. Although, perhaps this stone counts as a bit of hard experience. I have to say my experience is more like maxim's description - holes filled with "something" that were scratchy, rather than a line of hard inclusion. I may be wrong, but I think "su" means beehive or similar, and you can see if you look closely the "beehive"-like holes in the stone. From the side it has horizontal lines, like layers - mostly white, with thin horizontal brown or red lines. It was this layering that made me think that if I persisted for long enough with lapping I *might* find a usable surface.

Anyway, to answer your question: Yes, I could definitely feel them both by running my finger over the hone surface and through the razor when honing. I liken them to pot-holes in the surface of the road, and every time I "drove" over them I could feel the smooth feel of the hone give way to a scratchy, skittery-type sensation. There was a corresponding effect on the edge, often in the form of microchipping or similar (I did not have my microscope at that point, so it was a little difficult to see the specific issue).

This stone has been kind of an ongoing saga with me for the last 2 or 3 years (cannot remember quite when I bought it). Every 3 - 6 months I would drag it out and lap it, then put it away in disgust. I bought that asagi a few months after I got the suita, so it was not such a big issue as I had a better stone to play with, but it bugged me.

But happily, after digging around in them a bit with various things (a nail, usually) and copious amounts of lapping, about 2 or 3 months ago I managed to find a layer that was smooth underfoot! And I am quite pleased I persevered because just from the handful of razors I have tried on it, it seems like it could be a very nice stone.

James.

Thank you for the clarification, James!
Nice story, by the way

... and they lived happily ever after

I got my Ozuku Asagi Lv 5 fines 5+ stone in this weekend.
It's a great stone and I have several J-nats, some from people with a good reputation (old school) some from people with a lesser reputation. Although I have harder J-nats than the Ozuku this one delivers the smoothest edges and I'm extremely happy with it.
The other plus is Maxim himself
He answers you questions quickly
His prices are great
He ships fast
He knows stones!

I wouldn't hesitate buying from him again. Thank you Maxim.

Skizzo

^ If you have anothet hone harder than what I've seen as Lv 5+, it must be made of unobtanium, or kryptonite, or anti-matter, or something...!

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