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Test shaved w/ my barber's W&B--hard steel that really needs a superfine finish to come alive--mowed through a 2 day beard w/ no pulling on the chin (a perfectly shave-ready edge normally pulls just...

Bad luck (& impatience) chamfering is all. Stone is an absolute delight to use! Probably won't do lacquer on the sides as it's extremely dense. Max says you can actually leave them submerged (the...

Chip is tiny & fixed--no factor. :) Stone feels loads nicer now that it's been lapped--shave test awaits. :)

I meant it's a combo slurry stone w/ a BBW side. ;)

Good to hear about that edge. For my own piece of mind, what about a small drop of superglue there? I think DrNaka was saying something...

Started smoothing, but reflection is not perfect yet. My coticule slurry stone is a natural, so I'll try the BBW side next. Left the corners as they were as I don't even go that far. Got a little...

Shave tested today, but made the mistake of using a bad shaving soap--lots of burn (from the soap) & killed the lather, even when I tried adding other things to it. Skin was temporarily really...

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Tried about 3 razors today straight off the Norton. The razor develops a good draw w/i 40 circles or so, but the slurry never really gets dark--as a test, I purposely stayed on slurry...

My Oozuku came today!!!! :) Had to leave 5 min after the DHL guy showed up to go shoot a fireworks show, but had time to chamfer the tomonagura. Can't wait to start playing with it! Just for fun,...

Really nice blog, Alex! Found the Nakayama "mine entrance" as it were on the map site you link to! ;) Do you know if there are any pics of other mine entrances/tailings piles, etc anywhere on the...

As it turns out, my next Jnat is an Oozuku after all--just purchased! :D :D :D :D :D Level 5+ and an absolute beauty to boot! Can. Not. Wait. Big thanks to Maksim!

Ozuku lv 5+

The Shoubudani Max is holding for me is level 5+--probably will be out of this world once I get paid & can actually take delivery. :) Can't wait to use it on my TI (after I finish fixing the:cen...