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Naka san, we have fun at each other's expense sometimes but no offence is meant & certainly no one is making fun of you're English which is quite good. I'm sure Grizzley1 simply could not understand...

:roflmao I don't think his eyes are that good. Its just that pinkish hued Jnats are generally softer than most unless he really is from Krypton :)

Your Okudo is obviously a fine stone if it improves the edge after your synthetics but don't expect a mirror polished edge looking exactly the same as a synthetic. The natural particles are more...

Yes, true, but a blue coloured Uchigumori does not usually equate to an Asagi from the deeper layers when it comes to razors. :)

They're not really that special. There are good ones & bad ones but the ones that aren't scratchy are the special ones. Asagi come from the Namito layer & odds are most Namito are better razor...

Actually the finest, hardest Jnats will give you closer to a mirror finish if used with water alone.
The kasumi finish comes from unevenly sized particles in the stone &/or slurry creating...

Yes, the older the better :D

DrNaka san, thank you for your explanations. I know we are mostly in agreement just not completely :D

Thank you, I have tried already in the past & found no extra benefit. Whatever small scratches there are get filled in by the slurry & when used with plain water there is no degradation of the...

Is this what you mean ?

First pic is wet, medium hard stone.
The second picture is a dry, very hard stone.

What can I say ? These are macro pics & show no coarse scratches. My plates are pretty well broken in tho. Actually my current Atoma is only 7 months old. I sold my well used one :shrug:

I disagree.
Both these stones have been rubbed with an Atoma 1200 diamond plate every time they are used. 2 years now. As you can see, no coarse scratches. The diamond plate may be a little...