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To take a penetrating glimpse of the obvious, the 1st shave after a 20k touch up is a little less forgiving because it is such a fine stone. So in the future I'll be a little more circumspect with my...

I hear you re the Gok 20. I'd never sell mine as I've had several years of great edges from it. That being said, I'm visiting family this weekend and I picked out a razor for my trip. I used Dovo...

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Above is a photo from my USB 400x cheap scope, it is the final edge on a Dovo 6/8 Stainless blade, from the Ozuku Asagi. I took it from a 10k Naniwa Superstone, then fairly light strokes...

The best advice that I respect is pointing me to acquiring some nagura stones, from Botan to Mejiro to Tomo. It's all a learn for me at the moment, my only plan was to get a few genuine very hard,...

I hear you Marshal, but let's leave the Coticule guys alone, there must be some Cotis out there you can shave off....lol

Thanks Oz, that's great information, I'll certainly enjoy examining that period of stone/blade development. I recall studying the Meiji period when the first trade began with Japan and the...

The allure of the natural stones is strong. People get caught up in the romanticism of them. About 18 months ago I went down the coticule path. I'm not criticising coticules generally, but I had no...

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This is the Ozuku Asagi natural stone I wrote about yesterday. Like the Wakasa, it is a full sized stone at 212 x 78 x 38 and 3 lb 10 oz or 1664 grms. I also bought this one from...