Thread: Lacquer for a Jnat

Originally Posted by MODINE

rice paper can be placed over the cracks and coated to reinforce the stone.Mike

My hardware store is fresh out of stone-wrapping rice paper, but they did offer "Spongebob" tissue paper. Think that lacks the proper gravitas for a j-nat?

I think that in general (with a few exceptions), the way we treat our Jnats means that there is not a great need to lacquer them to be honest. Mine sit inside, in a box, usually hand dried after use, in a lovely climate controlled room that never fluctuates in temperature more than 15 degrees over the course of a year. Mind you I still lacquered a few of them, but I probably didn't need to.

James.

I have two Japanese naturals sealed with urushi and another sealed with thinned out clear nail polish, both mediums work very well. The urushi make the bottom and sides look awesome though. I started to seal them after a Shoudabani Asagi I had literally came apart while drying.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

You should not drink liquor while you are honing, you might slice off your finger !!

That would be a real Shellacing. Thx Hirlau.

I do believe that it has been proved that Lacquering the sides of a J-nat gives a better edge to your razor... Then again I could be full of Shellac

Originally Posted by Hirlau

You should not drink liquor while you are honing, you might slice off your finger !!

Neither should you liquor hone while you are drinking, it sharpens the alcohol molecules and makes them more potent.

James.