Thread: I declare this: Ozuku madness!

Originally Posted by gary haywood

i will certainly try that, just i've seen sham use escher after j nat , , may be he likes edge of escher. to be fair i probabbly won't feel much differance , as j nat seems to be all i'd need. i'd just like to use them all, if i can..

give it a try and let us know how it is, I think it is possible to tell a difference.

I have a dovo i will test it of the coti , i'm sure it will be fine, i'll try escher next and tets and then j nat. With the escher how do you use it? light to water, or just water or just slurry i was going to go misty slurry to water for finish, just how i'd use j ant?

Well, I find just water or a very light slurry diluting to water on the Escher is all I need.

I don't know if this is old school or not, but I finish on my finest grit stone, and progress up to it from coarsest to finest. So my Jnat comes after the escher in my progression.

James.

just how i see it just light slurry or water wel both, seem not to harm, i find using slurry, changes the edge to that stone and polisher that bit quiker, and i like the use of slurry. I agree with what you say and it makes sense to go escher j nat.

As it turns out, my next Jnat is an Oozuku after all--just purchased! Level 5+ and an absolute beauty to boot! Can. Not. Wait. Big thanks to Maksim!

Ozuku lv 5+

Originally Posted by PA23-250

As it turns out, my next Jnat is an Oozuku after all--just purchased! Level 5+ and an absolute beauty to boot! Can. Not. Wait. Big thanks to Maksim!

Ozuku lv 5+

I almost purchased that stone about 3 times! I got half way through and though... no, i shouldn't... my fiance will kill me! I was so close from getting it yesterday!

I just the other day visited the Umegahata area and have written up a pretty interesting blog that includes some photos, one of which is a sign to the Ozuku, Oozuku or as my wife reads it Ohzuku Mine. The blog is at TheJapanBlade for any and all those interested. Alx

You have a nice way of telling a story. I had a good read! Thank you for sharing with us

Really nice blog, Alex! Found the Nakayama "mine entrance" as it were on the map site you link to! Do you know if there are any pics of other mine entrances/tailings piles, etc anywhere on the interwebs? I figured they would be all fenced off, but maybe somebody took photos... I found one pic, claiming to be inside the Nakayama mine taken by a high volume dealer we generally don't mention by name here, but otherwise not much.

My Oozuku came today!!!! Had to leave 5 min after the DHL guy showed up to go shoot a fireworks show, but had time to chamfer the tomonagura. Can't wait to start playing with it! Just for fun, has anyone gone straight from a Norton to one of these (mine's level 5+, so super hard & fine)? I was planning to use my coticule as a prepolisher first, but I want to try direct once just to see.