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I wouldn't recomend soaking them either. Just wet the hone surface and the nagura and go at it.

Richard,

In the case I posted about above, it was an Osaki finishing hone (extremely hard).

Not always.

I just did a nagura only progression on my new finishing hone last night.

The three nagura I posted about above are what I used.

I started with a DMT extra fine to set the bevel. I then did a...

Check out this piece of koma priced at 76,860 yen. And it isn't even one of the 'scarce' striped ones...

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After reading a reccent post on Jim's blog the Eastern Smooth about his full honing progression and the inclusion and use of nagura stones I decided to get a taste of the same, having easy access to...