Thread: What's your favorite last stone?

Oh it does!

I like the translucent Arkansas, an Escher and probably the new stone I just got, when I've used it a couple of times.

I would have to say a Nakayama edges out my other hones as final finisher.

Those of you using the nakayama, are you using it after using another finisher already (shapton 16k, escher, coticule, etc) as sort of a "final finish"? Or do you jump straight to it in place of those?

It's been my Nakayama.

This AM I am shaving with a razor that I finished with on a brown escher I've been lapping, shaping, and applied a coat of OLD_SCHOOL's Japanese schallac to. I've been working on this stone for a couple of weeks now.

I am very excited about this stone. The surface was unbelievablly smooth. I will probably write a review with pictures.

I can't believe it could replace my Nakayama, though, but we'll see.

Steve

I'm using a cheap Chinese 12k. Works like a charm.

If I'm going synthetic the Shapton Pro 15K. If natural the blue/green Escher.

This one! It's a Nakayama Asagi that I got from So Yamash_i_t_a. Even though it's an odd shape, it works just fine. So claimed the surface of this one was comparable to his favorite Asagi and that if it had been a more standard shape, he likely wouldn't be willing to sell it. Then again, that might have been just a marketing ploy on his part but I don't care, it's a great stone.

I have found that I get much better feedback from my Nakayamas if I do not go straight from 8k to the Nakayamas. If I go with an intermediate polisher, then the edge has a very sticky feeling when I hone on the Nakayama. I don't get that same feedback if I go straight to it from 8k.

Sweet looking Asagi, Ron. That's different than the brick sized J Nat you brought to the MN meet last year, isn't it?

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Sweet looking Asagi, Ron. That's different than the brick sized J Nat you brought to the MN meet last year, isn't it?

Chris L

Yes. I admit it, I've been bad. I still like that one and it works great, I just like this one better because it has much more feedback. At some point I'll have to let the brick go, but not yet. Maybe someday, but not yet.

You've got to dust yours off and give it another chance.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Yes. I admit it, I've been bad. I still like that one and it works great, I just like this one better because it has much more feedback. At some point I'll have to let the brick go, but not yet. Maybe someday, but not yet.

You've got to dust yours off and give it another chance.

Yes I do have to devote more time to working with the Asagi.

If you did consider sending the large J Nat you have to the wind to fly away to another good home, if it were me I'd be daring and take a diamond wet saw to it and cut it into at least two nicely sized stones. Daring I know, but hey.

Chris L