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Morihei has his opinion about Aoto but that does not make it the universal truth.

have you tired a quality one ? A good one works just fine for razor.

I am sorry but you are a bit off, there are very good Aoto, although rare, that are very fine stones and also very hard stones.
Take a look at this:
JapaneseNaturalStones.com: Why i do not sell...

Shobu Siuta

I am getting one like this
http://i48.tinypic.com/jiztvs.jpg

just different size

my 330mate Aoto turned out as fine as my 1k, but I am ok with that I got it cheap. I am talking to So about a stone to fill the 3k - finisher gap too.

did you get yours from 330mate?
Is that Oohira tomae your finisher and how do you like it?

If I am not wrong stones from the Tomae strata should fit in the sub 10k range, which should fit the med finisher category.

my AOTO from 330mate is about the same as my 1k Chosera.
It will be good bevel setter for a nat stone progression only.
There are other sources where one can get a quality AOTO.

if you go with the free shipping then you get 2 weeks before the item is at your door if you live in the US. I got mine with the free shipping, and he shipped it ~ 10 days after I made payment. I am...