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Check japanese-whetstones.com as well. The prices might be better and it's in the US, so shipping might be faster and cheaper. They have a lot of stones to drool over as well as economic ones.

My first jnat was from jns, a shuobudani type 100. I can't praise the stone enough, and it is so reasonably priced! I'm also a university student, but I've been fortunate enough to be able to make...

it sounds to me like you really only have a couple of options. The next best thing to a coticule in my opinion is a thuringian or a jnat. good jnats can be found at good prices, for a first stone...