.... i want to lacquer the sides of a small JNAT that i have....
.... does anyone know what i should use?
.......i understand that the japanese lacquer normally used is expensive and hard to come by...
....thank you for your assistance.....
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.... i want to lacquer the sides of a small JNAT that i have....
.... does anyone know what i should use?
.......i understand that the japanese lacquer normally used is expensive and hard to come by...
....thank you for your assistance.....
I just used exterior polyurethane from the hardware store and it worked just fine.
.........thank you, rmalak
rmalak is correct. If you use the Urushi be careful of rash. urushi Japanese lacquer/ urushi-kobo in Europe or HyperCafe Japanese Sword Shop, providing the supplies and fittings for various Nihonto swords, as Shinken, Katana, Iaito, Nihonto,Gendaito,Samurai Swords, Tachi,Tanto, Wakizashi, and Antique Swords for martial arts for the practice of Japanese sword
Mike
I have lacquered all my naturals with a Shellac.
Easy to apply and quite durable.
...thank you, Modine and Birnando........
You should not drink liquor while you are honing, you might slice off your finger !! :confused:
I do the edges on all of my Japanese natural stones with clear brushing laquer. Dries in about 15 minutes.
what is the point of doing this? Should I be doing it with my Jnat?
The Japanese like to put their natural water stones outside to completely dry after use. If it’s hot outside the stones can get brittle, if it’s freezing outside moisture can freeze and crack the stone. The sides of the Japanese natural soak up water faster than the top. If the water is not removed properly, it can cause the layers in the stone to start separating.
These are the reasons people will choose to coat and seal the sides of the stones. You want to preserve the skin on the bottom of a J-nat. This can add to the value. Traditionally Japanese lacquer is used. Other coating materials can be used as well. If hones develop cracks or get damaged, rice paper can be placed over the cracks and coated to reinforce the stone. Hope this helps.
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? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MODINE
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.
That would be a real Shellacing. Thx Hirlau.Quote:
Originally Posted by 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 :p
Neither should you liquor hone while you are drinking, it sharpens the alcohol molecules and makes them more potent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
James.