Those are very nice hones. You appear to have all that you need to suceed and indeed your are getting great edges. Enjoy!
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Those are very nice hones. You appear to have all that you need to suceed and indeed your are getting great edges. Enjoy!
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Got an Otaniyama the other day.
I've got Nakayamas, Ozukus, Coticules, Thuringens and some more, this one beats them all!
Does anyone now anything more about it?
I don't know anything about them, but I do see one thing I really like that a lot don't have. Thats enough stamps that you can seal some of them and not have to worry about lapping them off and losing the proof of what the stone really is. Enjoy it and let us know how it works.
Regards,
Howard
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Nakayama something something...
Perhaps someone can read this kanji, it's a very nice stone, smooth as butter and a good prepolisher!
I've only got one test so far, by if the first is any sort of indicator to how it gets once I learn to know it I'm gonna love this stone :)
Okudo Karasu
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Some more smaller razor stones...
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Corner cut to make tomonaguras, there is usually some corner that is bad anyway.
I determined I would get a super-hard Karasu from somewhere.
I picked this up from a certain notorious Japanese ebay seller and even though I had a number of reasons to dislike it (huge toxic line, big chip came off during transit and it had been painted a lighter grey to make it look more even), it's become one of my favoured stones because I find it to be a fast, fine and very smooth stone to use.
I use it in the Asano Nagura progression stage and with a softish Tomonagura. Only takes a few strokes for the slurry to start turning grey - no need for circles or whatnot.
I wouldn't call it the hardest stone, just a step below that.
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I managed to grab this stone from Maksim and it is my smoothest and I think hardest J-Nat. Super smooth Ozuku which, if used with pressure, is also very fast as I was naughty and sharpened some knives on it. I use it as my final finisher, just water to ensure the edge is perfect.
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Wai
I am liking the looks of that karasu alot. Alx
Two new added to my collection.
Ozuko Mizo Asagi, razor finisher
Ohira Suita prepolisher for razor and final finisher for knives
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