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It's touch I now need to develop, as all three are different propositions. But the good thing is I haven't had one razor that's turned out bad. I've gotten three pass shaves off all my attempts so...

Thanks Steve, one of the Shobu Karasu's on Takeshi's site is mine. It has stayed on the site as out of stock. It's easy to differentiate as mine is 1104 grams. You will see its hardness is at 8.8...

Great looking stone Steve and thanks for your comments. When I first got this Shobu, it gave me a few heart palpations. On its surface when held to the light I was sure there were crystalline dots...

I'll be completely honest in saying that I never really knew what Karasu meant, literally until I read Keith Johnson's glossary of terms re all things jnat. Having said that and looking at my Shobu...

Thanks fellas for the input. As mentioned, my experience with jnats is limited, so I am taking things in, and slowly I will get a good handle on them. I wanted to get a variety of stones to build up...

The stones I have been speaking of are in this picture below, together to give a meaningful comparison.

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Hopefully, comparing these, it might help when considering the likely place these...

Dave, when I bought the Ozuku Asagi I specifically wanted a hard plus stone. Not quite as unresponsive as Jasper...but a definite last stone finisher. It is just what I wanted and I have shaved off...

Thanks for the info. I will certainly try varying the slurry, I've heard others say light slurry works better than clear water. Those meanings in Keith Johnson glossary are very handy, as this jnat...

Newly acquired Japanese Natural stone, described by Vendor as a Shobu-Asagi-Karusu-Tamamoku.

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I have added to my two other Japanese Natural stones (Ozuku...