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The upper left logo says 天然(tennen=natural) at the top, 砥石(toishi=sharpening stone) in the center and 京都特産(Kyoto tokusan = Kyoto special product at the bottom.

The middle right stamp reads...

That my friend is another Narutaki hone. :D I am sure I have mentioned these stamps in an earlier post, but there seems to be one stamp different.

六十型　the literal translation for this is model...

Well basically with those ones it is like the lottery. My understanding though I could be mistaken, is that Jimbo's source doesn't know very much if anything about the stones, which suggests he never...

Please don't get confused. The stamps only indicate where the stones were mined and what type of stone they are. The stamps do not tell you about hardness or grit, that comes down to experience. You...

I have little experience with traditional straights but what I can safely say is this.
With 2 shave ready straights from a yellow coticule I couldn't get a comfortable shave, just 1 cheek and part...

Had to consult the wife on this one mainly coz its all Kanji and mostly names (Names in Japanese can have many different readings).

Anyway, the top right Kanji indicates that it is a Honyama hone...