Rain on and off today and I needed a break from a presentation I am working on.
Dovo 6/8 that was previously finished on a Nakayama Asagi. I did water finish and wasn't that happy with the edge so I decided to try the new Ohzuku. Super hard stone, I was lapping it with an Atoma 400 and after close to 60 min over the last 2 days this is what i got. You can see the pencil grit at the ends but the middle is flat so thats what I used. Short x strokes.
Initially raised slurry with Atoma 1200 and shaved, not bad but could be better. Next I raised slurry with a hard Nakayama tomo. Honed until thin slurry and that's where it got interesting. The slurry became almost oily, like the water is not acting like water. That's what water only on my BG Escher does.

Hand stropped x5 and it gives silent HHT for whatever that's worth. Next step strop and shave.

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