Hello dear friends,
I’ve taken a hiatus from the hobby, but have since fell off the wagon. I’m looking forward to sharing some new additions with the community once I get this Jnat squared away.
I picked up this Jnat as my first, Ozuku Asagi, as well as a Giyo Nagura (pictures attached). I’ve done a lot of research but I still have some things I have questions on if anyone can help.
1. Should I lap the whole top/honing surface (diamond plate) or should I avoid the stamps? I’d sure like to keep them on, not sure if they’ll completely come off after lapping. Diamond plate is fine to use, correct?
2. Should I lap a flat surface on the nagura or can I use it roughed up on the Ozuku? There are no flat surfaces on it so it’s going to be some work to get a side flat (not happy about that).
3. I have cashew oil en route. When I watch videos, a lot of guys seal all sides of the stones, including the tops. Not sure what the methodology is there, but should I do all surface areas on both the Ozuku and Nagura? Or leave tops unsealed?
4. From what I’m reading on this particular stone, some people just raise a slurry on the Ozuku with a diamond plate and prefer that. I’m assuming that’s fine but just wanted to double check. The Nagura doesn’t have any stamps, so I’m not sure if I trust it just yet (also not happy about that).
I got the stones from chefsknives2go, the Ozuku has a chip on the top near one of the stamps. Is this something to get worked up about? I can easily avoid it and I know natural stones aren’t perfect, but it obviously was not cheap so opinions on that are welcome. Any advice, thoughts, or criticism is welcome. I appreciate it and Happy New Year!
I’ve taken a hiatus from the hobby, but have since fell off the wagon. I’m looking forward to sharing some new additions with the community once I get this Jnat squared away.
I picked up this Jnat as my first, Ozuku Asagi, as well as a Giyo Nagura (pictures attached). I’ve done a lot of research but I still have some things I have questions on if anyone can help.
1. Should I lap the whole top/honing surface (diamond plate) or should I avoid the stamps? I’d sure like to keep them on, not sure if they’ll completely come off after lapping. Diamond plate is fine to use, correct?
2. Should I lap a flat surface on the nagura or can I use it roughed up on the Ozuku? There are no flat surfaces on it so it’s going to be some work to get a side flat (not happy about that).
3. I have cashew oil en route. When I watch videos, a lot of guys seal all sides of the stones, including the tops. Not sure what the methodology is there, but should I do all surface areas on both the Ozuku and Nagura? Or leave tops unsealed?
4. From what I’m reading on this particular stone, some people just raise a slurry on the Ozuku with a diamond plate and prefer that. I’m assuming that’s fine but just wanted to double check. The Nagura doesn’t have any stamps, so I’m not sure if I trust it just yet (also not happy about that).
I got the stones from chefsknives2go, the Ozuku has a chip on the top near one of the stamps. Is this something to get worked up about? I can easily avoid it and I know natural stones aren’t perfect, but it obviously was not cheap so opinions on that are welcome. Any advice, thoughts, or criticism is welcome. I appreciate it and Happy New Year!