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Line on Nakayama... Fix, or Ignore?
Forgive me if I am asking a silly question, but I have used synths up until about a month and a half ago, so I am still learning the world of JNats.
A couple of weeks back, I got a Nakayama Asagi Namito off etsy. I tried it on a couple of razors, and it created slurry very quickly, cut fast, and seemed to do a good job off the 1K to polish with a nagura progression to water.
But after that initial honing session with it, after lapping it flat again, I could feel a "line" coming down the stone diagonally. In bright light, I can actually see (though barely, and its quite thin) the line running almost the entire length of the stone, starting near one corner, making a sort of soft C shape out into the middle of the stone, and back down to the bottom where it vanishes. Repeated lapping with a DMT 8 (325 grit) got rid of a lot of the feel of the line, but there still seems to be a bit in the middle of the stone where it cuts out from the side in that "soft C" I mentioned.
I can still SEE the line under bright light, but that doesnt concern me much. The concern is the parts were I can feel it. If I can feel it, my blades will be able to feel it, and cause whatever damage it may.
So, as a newbie to JNats, should I be right to be concerned? And if so, should I just keep at it with the DMT? Or is there a better method to deal with this?
If it makes any difference, here is the line in the stone magnified to about 50x at a place where I can feel it:
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And the stone showing where the line goes:
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Thanks!