Thread: Jnat's & Kamisori's

Picked up a few of these recently.

The two Kamisori's are Iwasaki.

The smaller is the Iwasaki Kamisori 1 - Chou Gake, 50mm. The larger is the Iwasaki Tamahagane Echigo shaped, 58mm. The Tamahagane came with a wrapped handle, the Chou Gake I wrapped with 1/8" black waxed cord....it's one piece of cord and the swirl is part of the weave done with the cord. It's very tight and the places that look like there's space are dried slurry that got into the crevice. The only glue is one small dab at the end of the weave to permanently secure the tip.

The 3 Jnats, by color are.... Ozuku Mizo Asagi - bluish grey. Okudo Karasu, razors laying on it, brownish/green mottled. Nakayama Maruichi Kiita, yellow. All 3 are roughly in the 3" x 7 3/4 to 8" size.

The three smaller Naguras are Asano Botan, Tenjyou and Mejiro. The monster, (just had to have it) is an Asano Mejiro. 935 grams (2 pounds 1 ounce).

Guess you can tell why the wife would like to see me vacate the breakfast counter. Not Happening!!

Regards,

Howard

Nice haul hehe.
I have seen a bunch of those stones somewhere before

Originally Posted by mainaman

Nice haul hehe.
I have seen a bunch of those stones somewhere before

Uh, just one. Do you miss your Ozuku Asagi? It's pretty much my go to Jnat right now.

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Uh, just one.

One in hand, some ohters online

Do you miss your Ozuku Asagi? It's pretty much my go to Jnat right now.

I am more into harder Jnats, my current Ozuko is double sided so to say, one side is like yours the other harder.
I am a very big fan of light yellow kiita stones, that Nakayama looks great.

The Ozuku is a 5+, how much harder do they get?

The Nakayama is an all around stone. It's a lv 4, but very hard. I haven't used it much, because like you, I'm trying to be careful with the stamps!! It will put a nice edge on a razor, but not to the level of the Asagi or Karasu. It kind of fit 2 areas for me, all around, and Nakayama.

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

The Ozuku is a 5+, how much harder do they get?

I think after lvl5 it becomes a bit unclear how hard the stone is, there are nuances. My current one is harder than what you have.

The Nakayama is an all around stone. It's a lv 4, but very hard. I haven't used it much, because like you, I'm trying to be careful with the stamps!! It will put a nice edge on a razor, but not to the level of the Asagi or Karasu. It kind of fit 2 areas for me, all around, and Nakayama.

I lap the stamps right off, after I take pics, the stone has a top layer of oxidation from the years of sitting in storage. Clean new surface makes the edges better.

Originally Posted by mainaman

...the stone has a top layer of oxidation from the years of sitting in storage. Clean new surface makes the edges better.

That I have noticed too, some hones really need to get some fresh surface.
I don't really know what's up with them, guess it's dust, dirt and oils from the surroundings they have picked up.

Originally Posted by Lemur

That I have noticed too, some hones really need to get some fresh surface.
I don't really know what's up with them, guess it's dust, dirt and oils from the surroundings they have picked up.

Even if it was not the oxidation layer, no stone is perfect flat which is important for razor honing.

Originally Posted by Lemur

That I have noticed too, some hones really need to get some fresh surface.
I don't really know what's up with them, guess it's dust, dirt and oils from the surroundings they have picked up.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Even if it was not the oxidation layer, no stone is perfect flat which is important for razor honing.

Yeah guy's, I know. The Okudo Karasu stamps were gone the day after I got it, but every time I start to lap that Nakayama, well, "it can wait till tomorrow". I'll do it, , OK, OK, I'll do it, in the morning!!

Promise!

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

Yeah guy's, I know. The Okudo Karasu stamps were gone the day after I got it, but every time I start to lap that Nakayama, well, "it can wait till tomorrow". I'll do it, , OK, OK, I'll do it, in the morning!!

Promise!

I can understand what you are saying hehe.
My big kiita is really old, the ink has penetrated the stone so even after I lapped it I can still see the stamps pretty well, I am a happy guy because of that.
Only the Mruichi stamp is very faint, but it was like that when I got it.