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Thank you, unfortunately that program didn't recognize the scope, found one though that works.

Jim

I am pleased with the stone. Just trying to see if its just me. That is most likley. I am quite ham handed.

Thank you

Jim

As I am learning this stone it seems to autoslurry some. Is this usual? It does not if I am very light with my touch. It may be that my idea of light is somewhat off.

On another note I got a USB...

Well its been busy, and I haven't had much time to learn the stones as much as I wanted. So far I am still impressed. The botan is quite fast with a milky slurry. Leaves a frosty finish that easily...

the one horizontal near the top is a hard arkansas. top left to right, 1st a leather strop thuringian combo, the hard arkansas, then bbw, middle small coticule, bottom left to right, 1200 diamond...

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So here they are with the rest of the family. I have only used the botan so far. Seems to be slightly faster than my 12micron film, my coticule is a little faster. Not a bevel setter but it...

Well I picked them up while on lunch. Very impressed. Seems to be very well lapped. a very hard and fine feeling stone. The test of course will be honing on it. Very well packed. I'm bummed I didn't...

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Jim

Of course, USPS tried to deliver while I was out yesterday, Ill get it Monday morning.

Jim

Thanks Guys,
great info. Who would have thought there were 3 or more spellings of the mine name. Per tracking the package is now in Sioux falls SD, at least in the same state. Should be here...

Thanks Steve,

I'll post pics and more impressions when I have the stones in hand. In all my reading I had not heard of that mine. I admit to knowing almost nothing about Japanese hones, so that is...

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I have the Aiwadani the stone one the left and the nagura set on the way from Japan. They are in NY on the way to SD. Anyone know anything about those stones. Per the vendor it...