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Do you cut your bevel on a synthetic stone and then complete the honing on the Nakayama?

The edges I get from my Shobudani are amazing but I have no other jnat to make comparisons .
My Shobudani is my first jnat, it cost around £300.
I was looking at a Nakayama costing £700 and...

looks nice

what jnat do you have or prefer ?

Shapton 1k / 4k / 8k / 16k / jnat.

Nope, not mine........

I finished my stone holder:beer2:
The stone was glued to the wooden holder then sealed with translucent bathroom sealer (anti mold) :)
Maybe a lighter wood would have looked better but im more than...

154511154512154513Update Alert :)
I have my base now. Its made of Meranti Hardwood.
I've treated it with linseed oil, its gonna take some days to dry.
It's also been sealed on the bottom of the...

153679153677153676153678The PVA was to just sure up the edges of the mortar.
The mortar set like cement, i suppose because there is cement in the mortar but the edges can be a bit crumbly so the PVA...

The bottom was about a centimeter off on one end.
I placed the stone upside down and built a wooden box around it.
Rising to 1mm above the highest point.
I've then used morter to level it off....

Hi, i received my first Japanese natural stone yesterday, a Shoboudani Mizu Asagi L5+.
The stone is really some thing special, super smooth and i love using it.
Today i took delivery of my...