Quote Originally Posted by DaveW View Post
If they're super hard, the trouble with blue steel is if you're using a natural hone, it prefers a stone that releases grit. On a razor, a hone that releases grit keeps you from getting a good finished edge, and it has a more persistent wire edge than your iwasaki will.
This is true but with the correct stone (hardness wise ) it will work just fine. Kamisoris tend to finish better on softer stone and Wakasa(what the OP has) is the perfect stone.