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That's important to know. Thank you. Now I know that whichever Naguras I get now will be with me for a long time, and are unlikely to get replaced. I'll ask him about the qualities of the higher...

And you are suggesting that I purchase more than one of each? How long do they last for you? How often are they used, and on how many razors?

One or two sets of the lower three?? Are you suggesting that I purchase 2 or three Botans etc...? They must not last long.

And I was going to buy them from Maxim. He doesn't make a price...

I'm going to go to a guy at a place who sells Naguras, but he makes no mention of price differences between grades, of which there are four.

What sort of questions should I be asking him? Are the...

This is the best news I've heard yet. So: I'll contact that Maxim fellow and pick up a set of Naguras. I'll set a bevel on my 1K and start in with Naguras on the Charnley. I've got a CF slurry stone,...

Thanks Jimmy, but I have no desire to go synthetic. Honing IMHO then becomes a math problem, and I don't like math. I like to feel the stone, so I'll stick to naturals.

As for how I figured that...

Well... part of the reason I'm considering JNats is that I do not particularly enjoy switching stones. My Naniwa 1K is built into its stand, which means that it must sit on the table, which requires...

Help? It's actually creating a bit more of the classic JNat Confusion :)

I've been thinking along the lines of Naguras having different "grits". I'm completely aware that natural stones cannot...

My understanding is that Kitta and Asagi refer to appearance, and not "grit". If that's the case case, then how can one refer to a Nakayama Asagi as being finer, or not, than a Kitta? Wouldn't that...