Thread: cracks, fissures in naturals

I have a really nice Nakayama Maruichi Asagi with a crack running long ways down the hone, It's been laquered, glued to a base, and lapped nice and flat, it's not a problem. Some cracks can actually be repaired. I've done this with Coticules, by heating them and using beeswax and Coti powder I've made from filing a slurry stone with a hand file. You can probaby do the same with J nats if the crack is large enough to warrant a repair.