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Nakayama, kiita with nashiji
I had said a while back I would show some pics of my nakayama, so here they are. It's roughly 6"x1.5" at the narrow end and 6"x2" at the wider end. It's a dark kiita with nashiji. The nashiji appears to be asagi. It has pretty fast cutting speed and does a great final polish. Evidently it came to O_S with some chips that he had to lap the stamps off to get out. Doesn't matter to me at all! And I love the size... I love this size stone for finishing as I like to hold finishers in my hand.
I want to say that the one thing that is underrated about nakayamas, IMO, is the smell! This thing smells amazing. I have to get a good sniff in every time I use it. I'd probably buy the rock just for the smell even if I couldn't use it for anything else, lol. I wish they made a nakayama shave soap :p
Anyway, here are the shots:
Top dry:
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Top half wet:
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Top wet:
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Top damp:
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Closer dry:
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Closer wet:
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100x of the surface:
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Side:
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Bottom:
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Here's a pic from the original ad from O_S before he lapped it:
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Thanks for looking :)