Thread: Japanese naturals - Finishing question

Hey all,

I have been experimenting with my many and many Japanese natural stones.. When finishing on water on some of my stones im finding the blade sticks and this can be a pain and trying to get a nice even stroke...

So, since i have more then enough jnats to experiment with i tested one of my cheaper stones (that i have two off) finishing with a light lather\soap with water.

This stone i used, when finishing with just water generally gives a matte finish... After trying it with a light lather it gave a mirror finish. I also noticed the stone it self had a shine after and this stone doesn't generally shine, no mater how much a polish it.

I'm in no rush to do this to my other stones and i wont be doing this to my other stones as I'm too scared about stuffing them, so here is my question is.....

Would this destroy the stone after a while or will it not harm it and has anyone else used a lather\soap on a jnat and what were your results if you did?