Works well.
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Works well.
next up its on to this 13k SigmaPower .. nice texture ehhttp://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...psd86a3b8b.jpgthink the light dried up the edge of the pool there
thats interesting .. after this stone im seeing grain in the iron
quite fine foldings, under my loupe
pics to follow
next up is the Nakayama + Asanos etc
which ive had a couple of years actually without much more than briefly testing
i just couldnt bring myself to lap the stamps off
OK got my "Maruichi" brand Nakayama Suita out .. the back is flat! i dont HAVE to lose the stamps!
ok, so flatted it for a bit looked ok, but the kamisori felt a bit odd so i 'pencilled' the Nakayama .. flatted it
major dip in the middle
pencilled it again, flatted it again
teatime i think
watetsu folds
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...psb08a3266.jpg
current state of the toe after Nakayama + several nagura
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps714c4001.jpg
current state of my arm = baldpatches
more toe ... sharp still aint reached the corner-curve
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps26c14246.jpg
im still undecided about the rounded-frontend issue
whatever, i dont think ive ruined this piece, but im waiting on some strops to arrive
SO so [so] far this project has accomplished several goals:
ive got a working technique for lapping artificials with the new iWood diamond plate .. at
#300 its ok
but on Jnats i feel i want to go finer
i recently acquired a mint Fallkniven DC521, which has a finer and quite large
enough diamond side .. and the ceramic side works well as a bevel-setter
ive played with various type honing strokes, theres a few of those about + i have my own + some togishi tricks
but most importantly i got the unstamped side of my beautiful Nakayama lapped and put a old Henkotsu to it
that was the endgame
neither of em minded a bit
right then .. traded a bit of fingerstone-material for 2 strops, one is a Roma no 46, says FINISH + SHELL HORSEHIDE on one side
the other side seems shiny, is it used?
the other one is a smaller German Diamond Edge No 4 which had been treated with a Thiers compound, he says it was too
coarse, to remove it
treating em both to Effax, which smells delightful
and then a touch of camellia oil
followed by glycerine, following advice on here:
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps1cb5b0f0.jpg
previously loved, but totally fine for my purpose [as a learner, im sure ill add to its scars]
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps33af1645.jpg
its 55mm wide .. wonder why its a No46
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps1a290346.jpg
current StateOfTheEdge
perhaps time to excavate a shaving brush .. it does arm-hairs fine