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Here, is a link to perhaps the most outlandish purchase any straight razor enthusiast could ever make. A 20,000 dollar jnat stone. It is beautiful, i will give them that, but 20 grand for a hone? really? At nearly 20 pounds, thats a thousand dollars a pound, for a rock... Without further ado, in all its broken engrish glory, The Link:Japanese natural whetstone monster Too big KARASU Namazu 4565* | eBay
The link doesn't work.
Karasu, from what I know about Jnats (not much) is very rare, and highly prized by collectors. I wouldn't doubt a price tag like that for a 20lb rock.
Check your link, it didn't seem to work....
I think there should be a sticky about that stone made, posts about it come up on a regular basis it seems.:p
Just enter Straight Razors,Than Highest price,those stones have been listed for months.
Thanks very much!! I had a snipe set on that! Now everyone knows about it...:mad:
:D
James.
Here you go. Shipping is pretty steep but who counts when you're spending that amount of cash.
This has come up before. In Japan there are folks who are basically rock collectors who specialize in native honing stones and for these folks that price isn't high at all. They can go way higher than that.
Remember it's all about perspective. A Diamond is just a rock too.
I'll see if I can get a mortgage for it tomorrow. Anyone got a lapping plate for it?
JImbo and roughkype:
You guys are too funny!
He knocked back my offer of $19,900. Offer him $19,901 & I bet it's yours :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
There are Japanese Naturals that run well into the $30K range for a standard stone 8" X 3" X 1.5 " thick in the 1-2 Kilogram range. Although I have only seen pictures of them they look perfect. J-Nats can certainly put a hole in the bank account.
R
So told me that he and his dad have a couple of stones they would never consider selling, and which would easily go for more than that. Of course if I were to buy a stone like that, I'd buy it via So to make that I get what I pay for.
The link works. The 'Blob' in the top middle is the stone!;:-) my comment. 'You can't throw in shipping??' Go big or go home!(:-(
Retail $70,000 ?!?!?
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[Miners Makers 330mate made price] US$20,000.00
[Retail] US$70,000.00
[Max size] 600*300*40mm (25.4mm=1inch)
[Net Wt.] 9,000g ;approx. equal to 19 5/6lb (454g=1lb)
Hardness/Grit per hardness/Abrasive pow./Lightness of touch (H1=softest ,H5=hardest)
HGAL=5++/max/max ...
Iyo stones born in Iyo Ehime prefecture where is far older than central Kyoto city.
Iyo developed 1500+yrs ago.
Central Kyoto city developed about 1200 yrs ago.
Iyo is belong to igneous stones. Otherwise, the plates come from Honyama central Kyoto city are belong to slate.
Iyo is known as the oldest whetstone in Japan. It's just a Ancient Toishi!!
Iyo continued being mined by the Nakaoka clan in Iyo region.
Also, often times the very very rare stones were owned by very prominent people in Japan and that fact alone can send prices even higher.
I wonder if they have any provenence,Are these Jnats known stones,have any of the experts here ever heard of them?
If you're going to be spending that kind of coin the LEAST this dreamer could do is throw in free shipping!Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilian
Sorry folks, no matter which way you spin this that is an obscene amount of money for a rock. That better be the sharpening stone that honed the first katana for the first Samurai to yield one.....
No, it isn't. I've got that one. Shh!
Once owned by the legendary Miyamoto Musashi himself....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan82
I wasl looking at it, but i need a set for every day of the week so I passed...
Yeah, used it to knock out his attackers :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by zib
Exactly, Brother zib!Quote:
Originally Posted by zib