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Thanks Bill. I remember your advice on the small slurries, and I'll pay more attention now. I do notice the color change and consistency, so maybe it's behaving like it should. I just need to stop...

Why didn't I think about looking at the scratch pattern? Haha. Of course.
I've been fairly successful with the jnat but not a ton of razors across it, so yes I may be going beyond a good edge. I'm...

I did a google search for "Koma nagura feels course" and the second thing that popped up was a page on Komas as tomonagura.com.
In his writeup he says "Like other Mikawa Nagura, each Koma can have...

True. Anything is possible.
But I did get it from another respected member here and it's asano stamped.
I'll have to do some more testing. To make sure I really know how it's behaving.

Well to be sure I'll just make sure that surface is smooth also. Just like the "sides" are not as smooth as the surface you use to make slurry, at some point I assume even that surface was "rough". ...

Thanks Howard. I didn't know if there were a certain amount you needed to take off to get to a consistent layer, kind of like you're saying so you don't get small chips and what not.
But yes good...

Just wanted to pose a question for jnat users-
Has anyone noticed razors going backwards when using a seemingly finer nagura? By backwards I mean by whatever test you use (HHT, etc).
For me, I can...