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Guys, Your getting off topic here and you are hijacking my thread. This thread is about the Shoubudani Hone, Not Finger hones. Please start a new thread. Thank you....
I moved all the finger hones...

Hi, I do have a mirror finish on the Shoubudani. After I lapp it with both the DMT XX and C. ( I start with XX and move to C) I use wet sandpaper, up t0 1000 grit. I wrap the sandpaper around the DMT...

Ha, I think you'll like. It's a very fine finisher. The big thing with these ultra hard J nats is the finish you put on it. It must have a glass like finish, I took mine to 1000 grit sandpaper....
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Sorry to hear about your Nakayama. Do you use it with slurry? I have a few Escher's myself. I do use a slurry, but i don't allow it to dry, I dilute, and finish with water. My edges are buttery...

What is "CA" ? Here are pics of them dry and wet. I've included two Nakayama Maruichi Asagi. The one with the stamps, also has a "Maruka" stamp, which is bearly visable anymore, but I do have a nice...

:roflmao I know what you mean, I've had it for a while now, I was dreading lapping the thing.

A while ago I picked up a Shoubudani Asagi from Max at JNS.
I finally got around to lapping this bad boy last weekend. What a chore that was, even with the D8XX. This thing is hard, very hard...I...