Thread: My first jnat

Received this wakasa and tomonagura from Maxim today, after an epic 3 months of research and learning to hone on Naniwa 3k/8k. Started getting consistently good edges off the Naniwa so dropped on this. Unfortunately I don't have any razors ready for the hone, and it doesn't feel right to kill an edge just to try the hone (when I only have 4 razors in the collection). So a test will have to wait.

Maxim said this was his favourite stone for a beginner to Jnats. I do notice 2 patches which are slightly rougher than the surrounding surface. Do you experienced Jnat-guys know if they usually come out after lapping/rubbing with nagura? They are the same colour as the rest of the stone.