Thread: Playing with a Jnat

I would suggest try finishing with a slurry.
There is a chance that finishing on water could have a negative effect on all your work.
Ultimately only you can figure out your stone

I have all the.naguras but don't use them any more. I typically do a 1k to mid-range jnat to finish. A 1k to 5k to one Tomo should deliver. Simple but it works. if your shubo is like mine it has very pronounced feedback which is a good thing imo.

Originally Posted by JOB15

I would suggest try finishing with a slurry.
There is a chance that finishing on water could have a negative effect on all your work.
Ultimately only you can figure out your stone

I totally agree.

Im also thinking a jnat and tomo is all that is needed. That is my plaan in the end. But figured id learn all these naguras so i could sell them off some day and upgrade. Seen a few nice stones on JNS for 5k.

Guess i need to listen to my stone. It never does get silent. Thanks for the hint. The things we forget when learning new stuff.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Guessing on the above theory. I dont know enough just yet to be sure. Shave test was ok. Not very keen. Lacking. Good enough to get a close shave for my Monday but not good enough to say its done. SOTD Pic. I think this will be my tester razor until i get the Jnat figured out. Cattaraugus Cut Co made in Little Valley N.Y.

An inexpensive (but good) test razor is essential.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Not too sure why id want to pick up a 20k after the jnat.

From the pics & what you say about the shaves you have a great pre-polisher which can give you a shave. You'll probably find it won't work for all razors tho & a 20k or harder finer Jnat will take the edge to the next level.

Simple fact is there's not many if any Jnats with particles as fine as a 20k. I found I could integrate both for the final finish, sometimes finishing on one or the other with 3 strokes or so. A 20k can also be cheaper than a top shelf Jnat finisher.

I get what your saying Oz. Thanks for explaining. I wont be spending big bucks on a jnat any time soon thats for sure. Thet sure can get spendy. My 20k was way more than i wanted to spend, but i had to have one.

I will say that in my experience, if you shave full face against the grain, fools pass, the whole shubang, then a full nagura progression on a quality jnat is unbeatable.
Just wanted to put that out there

Well, if you got a few good ones laying around not being used id be happy to help wear one out for a few years. Lol.

Dang-Now you guys have got me wanting another J-Nat. I keep drooling over Keith Johnson/TomoNagura's complete Shubodani JNat kits on Etsy-must be strong!

I did 3 passes on the 20K as Oz said. The keenness level jumped up like a rocket! 3 laps. I would never have thought it would take such a little amount to make such a big difference. Now, I feel its not a true Jnat edge but I learn something new. With this razor being my first real attempt to learn the Jnat it most likely wasn't as far as I could have gone to start with. So I think this was a great learning experience with only 3 laps. Hoping I will get some time in the next two days to do more testing and get more time on the Nagura/Jnat to take another step closer to understanding.