Thread: Shuobudani type Jnat?

Hey everyone. I picked this stone up from www.japanesenaturalstones.com as a finisher after my 8k. It is my first natural stone. I also got a free slurry stone with it. the slurry stone was lapped though and it was very hard to get a slurry with so i used the side that wasn't lapped and was able to get a slurry very quick. I am hoping that this will leave a nice smooth, polished edge on my razors. I was also wondering what type of hone I can use for my new Iwasaki Kamisori and my Brian Brown Kamisori. if anyone can help I would really appreciate it. Thanks for looking

I don't know about your other razors , but I have the same stone and it leaves an excellent finish on my razors. It is an extremely hard stone thus your difficulty in raising a slurry. I have experimented with other slurry stones and I'm intrigued by the changes in the razor's edge. Still learning about this stone but I do get great edges on it.

awesome! thanks Mike!!! I was looking for an answer just like the one you gave me lol.

On the other I have one and hate every inch of it. You probably will too before the day's over so just save yourself the trouble and send it to me.

J/K

Neat looking rock.!

I would stick to using the lapped & chamfered side of your tomo or you run the risk of introducing larger particles to the slurry which will give you poor results.
In some cases slurry of any kind is detrimental to finishing. Try finishing on an 'invisible' slurry as well as plain water. Just to give you an e.g. the slurry you have pictured would be detrimental on my particular finisher to an already sharp edge tho it may be a good starting point for removing microchips without resorting to a coarser stone. Maybe after 8k it might be an approprite density but only experimentation will tell you. Jnats can vary a lot & you need to learn how yours works best. If it was sold as a finisher maybe the seller can give you a few hints on its use but his progression to that stone may be different to yours so it won't be written in stone, just a guide.

The honorable Oz has forgotten more than I'll ever know about jnats, but I had the same impression of the slurry - way, way too much. 'would dull my blades. I did the same thing when I first got mine. I'm apparently a slow learner, but my jnat is the star of my rockpile. I use an Atoma 1200 to raise slurry. 3 figure 8s probably gives 1/10th the slurry you show there, and that's what I use - if I use slurry.

BTW. When Oz talks about using a Jnat. I listen carefully.

Take the lapped surface, and file a few recesses in it with a file or a saw blade. It will reduce the stiction, and it will be easier to raise a slurry with it. And also +1 to the above statements.

I don't trust Jnats, but I think the seller is a member here, and everyone is happy with his stones. It looks like a shobudani asagi, they usually are fast and fine hones. Good luck. Btw don't make grooves on the hone but on the slurry stone. Although I think it's unnecessary. 15" more or less of your time is nothing.