Thread: Help! Too many Jnats

Gents, I'm pulling my hair out trying to make a decision, and I want to avoid buying both stones and returning one. Please offer me your opinions, and help me decide. The large odd shaped looking one has 6.5" inches or so of a straight edge to work with on the short side, and about 7.5" on the long side. It is 3.5" wide, and about 1.5 or 2" deep. It is a nakayama karasu, and my research tells me that this is a rare and valuable stone. My only concern is that I LOVE using a stone that has a 8" long cutting surface, and 3" wide, I like the large cutting surface. The second stone, a large, light colored Ozaki Asagi is almost exactly 8"x3", and supposedly another fine finisher, sold by a trusted vendor. My only concern is that it is too thin, being only 1/2" deep.

I cannot make a decision on my own. Please help. I thought I wanted a large, deep stone, but now I'm thinking it would be nice to stack up my norton, coticule, and Jnat (all 8x3) in a neat little pile and be able to store cleanly in a box... Ideas, people? What would you get?