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Did a few more today and used a stone I normally don’t use for my own, I picked it up from Gary Haywood several years back. Like I said I normally don’t use for my own as I’m not a coti edge guy as...

Did a few of my own today on Nakayama Kiita like JNAT with matching tomo.

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Did a quick bevel reset on a C-Mon HF with a slurried Shapton 4k then a nagura progression on a Kiita to finish, we will see how it shaves tomorrow as I have honestly not spent much time with this...

Gave this Otto Busch a quick touch up ( 4-8-12 ) then about 75 or so strokes on this small LV with just a hint of slurry then 25 laps on plain water and stropped

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With the help of a long distance friend I am gonna be busy over the next week or so, I received a couple nice Kiita stones along with lots of nagura’s to test out.

First up up is a Kiita using a...

Full progression from 4K to JNAT for these.

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I have never had a piece of diamond grit break loose, I have however had a piece of tomo break off. I think the whole issue with diamond pieces breaking off is overstated IMHO

Last four of mine in for a touch up

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Had some free time so did four more that were pretty easy, did a full progression on all starting at the the 4K and finishing on a Nakayama Kiita

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Did a full progression from 4K to finish on the Nakayama with the C-Mon and Filarmonica but just a 12k and Nakayama touchup on the Koraat and BBRW’s Damascus

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Been quite awhile like over a year since I had a honing session for me with multiple razors which are all mine, so since it was a tad chilly out and nothing to do I took advantage of some spare time...

Had a full session with this Dovo, when i received it in the edge looked like a comb as it was pretty jagged and the edge was rolled badly so killed the edge and did a bevel reset on a Chosera 1K...

Razor: Rathburn Bros.
4-Stone Progression:
Bevel reset: Shapton 4K Glass with light DN slurry
Mid-Work: Shapton 8K Glass
Finisher #1: Naniwa SS 12K
Finisher #2: Nakayama Kiita with double tomo...

You ever get bored ☺ wanted to see if edge is any different going 8K, 12K, JNAT versus my normal 8K, JNAT finish

Razor: Boker King Cutter
3-Stone Progression:
Bevel reset: Shapton 8K Glass with...

Was gonna just relax today after shaving with a freshly honed blade but decided to continue my tomo testing:

Razor: Filarmonica/Tanifuji
2-Stone Progression:
Bevel reset: Shapton 8K Glass with...

Again as i continue to test, this is going to be my last test with the pre finisher ( Koma like ) before using the Nakayama tomo. my next and last outing will be with a soft nagura followed by the...

As my testing continues with some JNAT finishers:

Razor: Filarmonica Novodur & Tanifuji Maxfli

2-Stone Progression:

Bevel reset: Shapton 8K Glass with light DN slurry

Finisher: Nakayama...

More JNAT testing:

Razor: Filarmonica Novodur & Tanifuji Maxfli
2-Stone Progression:
Bevel reset: Shapton 8K Glass with light DN slurry
Finisher: Unmarked JNAT with Kiita tomo ? ( looks Kiita...

As my testing continues:

Razor: Filarmonica
2-Stone Progression:
Bevel Reset: Shapton 8K Glass with light DN slurry
Finisher: Unmarked JNAT with tomo slurry
Strop: Kanayama 30

Edge not as...

Got a few stones in to test from a great guy and this was the second test, used the 8K to do a reset then went to the finisher, very fast stone.

Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple
2-Stone...

Razor: Erusta
4-Stone Progression:
Bevel Set: Chosera 1K with light DN slurry
Mid-Work: Shapton 4/8K Glass
Finisher: Narutaki Asagi with double tomo slurry
Strop: Kanayama 30

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Razor: C-Mon HF
3-Stone Progression:
Bevel Set: Shapton 4K Glass with light DN slurry
Mid-Work: Shapton 8K Glass
Finisher: Shinden Asagi with DN slurry
Strop: Kanayama 70

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Some guys kill the edge others don't it's a matter of preference, I am in about the 50/50 camp, killing the edge is exactly what it implies you are making it blunt by "Bread knifing" the edge, think...

Matt,

This was the first time i did a double tomo slurry, what i did was work the first slurry and as I worked it I diluted then when almost down to straight water I did a light refresh and worked...

3-Stone Progression on these two going out
Bevel Set: Shapton 4K Glass with light DN slurry
Mid-Work: Shapton 8K Glass
Finisher: Shinden Asagi with double tomo slurry
Strop: Kanayama 70
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