Thread: J-Nat club

Originally Posted by prodigy

Well the mail man brought all kinds of goodies today. The other items are a full nagura set and an O'hira suita. I'm still in a state of shock over this maruka.

What's the qualities of the Maruka?

Originally Posted by JOB15

What's the qualities of the Maruka?

The stamp , if authentic, guarantees the stone is nakayama, and also they are quality goods. Bad stones were not stamped with that stamp.

Originally Posted by mainaman

The stamp , if authentic, guarantees the stone is nakayama, and also they are quality goods. Bad stones were not stamped with that stamp.

What I meant was , how does it perform? Is it fast? How's the final edges ?

Nice. I was watching that one too. Price was just too much without better pics. Great score.

Originally Posted by JOB15

What I meant was , how does it perform? Is it fast? How's the final edges ?

Depends on the individual stones, Maruka is just a stamp that means the stone is indeed a Nakayama.

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Don't panic. I received a shipment notification with tracking ID from garret yesterday.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Depends on the individual stones, Maruka is just a stamp that means the stone is indeed a Nakayama.

Does it follow then, that the harder the stone the better finisher it will be and does colour play any part at all?
Cheers

Originally Posted by JOB15

Does it follow then, that the harder the stone the better finisher it will be and does colour play any part at all?
Cheers

Not always, there are some very hard coarse stones out there, as well as some very soft fine stones.
What determines the quality of the finisher is , speed (higher abrasive concentration), how fine the stone particles can break down, hardness. Color is just aesthetics, however Asagi colored stones tend to be harder than Kiita colored stones, but there are exceptions always.

Right. Because they are natural stones, you get ideas of what colors and hardness might produce. It's never actually known until the stone is tested. The old hard kiita stones, especially ones stamped maruka, tend to be of very high quality. Mine is undergoing a 4th coat of shellac. Once that is dry I'll try to lap out more of the gouges and see how it performs. I did a quick test run pretty lapping, and it showed some real promise.

Originally Posted by JOB15

What's the qualities of the Maruka?

I started lapping it. Holy smokes it's a hard stone. It tried to eat my dmt 325. I think it's one of those top of the line maruka kiita you see selling for several thousand dollars. The feedback is astounding, and it's incredibly fine. Finer that my previous best jnat. Which cost 8x more than this one!