Show us your Japanese Natural Whetstones

[alex1921]

Nice rock Tom.

 

[paintflinger]

Havent used my brick in awhile.

 

[1Speedster]

Dang Alex that is a pretty rock.
1Speedster yours too!

You boys got me beat. I thought this 1.3kg stone was too big.

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Perfectly sized and suited for the job. Lovely stone @rideon66

 

[1Speedster]

Havent used my brick in awhile.

Professor Honer, in the shave den, with the crude, yet stunning obelisk.

 

[Steve56]

The left and center stone are about an ounce under 4 pounds (1775 and 1746 grams), the center one and the right one are Nakayamas. The right stone was cut slightly narrower, so it’s only a little over a measly 3 pounds (1447g) The left one I have no idea, the back skin looks a bit like Ozuku but the stone isn’t that hard, though it does make a nice smooth shaving edge.

 

[David]

Very nice, Steve! One day I’m going to make the drive to Knoxville and covet all of your hones for a day.

 

[shadowman12]

My first jnat, a Shobudani Mizu Asagi Asawedo

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[MO1]

My first jnat, a Shobudani Mizu Asagi Asawedo

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Very nice. Looks like it's from Keith?
Let us know how it works!

 

[shadowman12]

Very nice. Looks like it's from Keith?
Let us know how it works!

Correct [emoji6]. Using it a finisher, works quite nice after my synthetic progression

Probably also going to buy a mid range stone, to have a full jnat progression. Have my eye on a Mizukihara Awasedo.

 

[alex1921]

One of my best kiitas. Very hard, very fine. Super smooth. Pleasure to hone on. The fact that it has a faint maruka stamp is just the icing on the cake.

 

[paintflinger]

I've got an extra hard Shobu from Keith as well. Fantastic finisher with an old rock Ozouku Asagi tomo I also grabbed. If you want some extra options, his white lightning paste will smooth out that shobu edge and bump it up to another level imo.

 

[shadowman12]

I've got an extra hard Shobu from Keith as well. Fantastic finisher with an old rock Ozouku Asagi tomo I also grabbed. If you want some extra options, his white lightning paste will smooth out that shobu edge and bump it up to another level imo.

Thanks!

 

[HVenture138]

This one just arrived today

 

[alex1921]

There is always room for another kiita(stone is wet). Not a full size stone, I wish it was. The red blotch gives it character.

 

[rideon66]

Alex that one is a beauty.

 

[alex1921]

Thank you Tom

 

[Yaoshi]

The left and center stone are about an ounce under 4 pounds (1775 and 1746 grams), the center one and the right one are Nakayamas. The right stone was cut slightly narrower, so it’s only a little over a measly 3 pounds (1447g) The left one I have no idea, the back skin looks a bit like Ozuku but the stone isn’t that hard, though it does make a nice smooth shaving edge.

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Gorgeous stones.
It must be such a please to hone on such beauties!

 

[Yaoshi]

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This one just arrived today

This JNAT looks hard, is it?
Is it an ozuku?

 

[Yaoshi]

This is my finest ozuku. It leaves a screaming sharp edge and is hard as frozen diamond: very hard.
I love the small black sesame-seed like freckls.

 

[Yaoshi]

This is a Nakayama Kanmaki which has been in my collection for quite som time now.
The lines are not hindering the honing process at all and I like the ring (Kanmaki) on the top.
It is one of my fastest cutting JNAT and produces a mirror finish.
Almost as hard as the ozuku posted before.

I especially love to look at the details of JNATS. This one is full of lines and small greyish dots.