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We are kind of Hijacking the thread, since it is dedicated to the Shoubudani.
DrNaka your Blog is highly interesting, maybe you want to open a thread for it.
I think this way most people will read...

Back to J-Nats and the marvelous Shoubudani, I got some pictures I want to share with you
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The first picture shows my japanese naturals collection.
From left to right we have the...

Hi Sharpman,



that´s where you´re off track. When you say hardness is hardness, then what is hardness?
I have a bit of a metallurgical and material science background and can tell you it is...

Unfortunately I can not agree. This is because there is no real consens of how hardness of a stone is defined and how it is measured.
And of course we do not know how hardness effects the...

That is a tough one. I´d like to think of the 1-5-system as an inter-japanese-natural system only.
The system works fine as long as you compare japanese naturals to one another.
Once you apply the...

I just wanted to let you know, as of now I am a part of the Shoubu-Legion!
Shall the Shoubudani rise.

Recently I was in the market for another japanese natural. I do not know why, though.
My...