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Hello Jim
I do not think that Tanaka would continue in business, and he is a mine owner too, if he was covering flaws in so many stones. They are most likely very good stones and it is probably his...

Kevin
No, I think you are on to something. A special stone may need some stabilization, and urushi is the correct and most expensive way to do it. You may find a stone already coated and done so to...

There are different grades of true urushi and the higher grades used in Japan for the really fantastic traditional craft items are always produced with domestically grown urushi from the...