Thread: A sexy piece of Earth.

Guess what I got home from work to find.

Is this a Jap. natural hone or a slab of marble?

make sure to post your impressions of the performance of the stone

I have a thread in honing started, but it's my first Jnat, and the first natural I've used on razors... so take all my observations with that in mind. I'm going pretty slow to ensure I don't do something stupid and damage it. Also, finals in a week, so busy with school leaving little time... though I did say up till 6am this morning playing with it (I work nights and get home midnightish).

Kee's, it was listed as a Nakayama Karasu. The Karasu part I believe. The Nakayama part I'm told is almost certainly incorrect, as it didn't cost me anywhere near what those tend to sell for.

So far all I can say is that it appears to leave a scratch pattern finer by quite a bit than my swaty barber hone, almost seems cut for a razor (that perfect edge on the 1 side and it's ~2.8-3.1" wide throughout) making honing very easy. I didn't slurry it, but some particles (tiny white crystals) collected in the water, making it look carbonated for a minute or so, then shrinking until they were only seen under magnification (or as a slightly chalky residue if I let the blade air-dry). It is far, far smoother than either my 4k king or swaty (only two stones I own that I'd call smooth) so long as I keep the surface wettened or let it completely dry. It gets a little tacky the few moments before it finishes drying. I'm not able to tell the abrasion differences between those three stages yet, but I'd expect tacky >>> dry > water just from the feedback

Who says it is not Nakayama? Please can you link I looked through the threads?
All I know is I bought 10"x 3" Nakayama and the stamps check out (though not pedigree) but the biggest thing is its an outstanding finisher. I paid $100. Cheap doesn't mean bad or fake or false claim.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...lp-myself.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...started-2.html

These are the threads in honing about it.

who said it is not nakayama?

Dont remember specifically, but several people told me nakayama is a buzzword often tossed around these days to label stones that are from mines somewhat near where nakayama's come from or cut from the stones in the rubbish pile at nakayama.

Very pretty looking! Can't wait to hear more about it

Originally Posted by IanS

Dont remember specifically, but several people told me nakayama is a buzzword often tossed around these days to label stones that are from mines somewhat near where nakayama's come from or cut from the stones in the rubbish pile at nakayama.

probably that's why the real Nakayama stones with the stamps and all are so expensive, authentic on top of quality.