A sweet little sliver of a Kiita Nakayama!

[Brooksie967]

I just had to share with everyone.... My newest addition... This is a gorgeous little sliver of a Nakayama Kiita with crazy reddish hues throughout the body of the stone. Top surface is pure kiita and in about 10 years of lapping I'll get to that pink stuff to see what it feels like to hon on! The stone is about 7.5X1.5".

The reason I bought this stone was obviously because of it's striking appearance but also the weight the name and stamps hold. It's also considerably softer than my Ozuku (5+) and softer than my Wakasa tomo 4+/5ish stone. I'd put this stone around a 4 for hardness. Honing on it feels like silk and it's beautifully fast with slurry. Honing an old sheffield wedge caused the slurry to turn a greenish yellow colour due to the steel being removed. A wonderfully hazy edge is imparted.

Here she is:

 

[Brooksie967]

And for good measure.... WET

 

[jpcwon]

That's one beautiful stone, Jeremy!! Congrats! My Nakayama Maruichi is also soft like yours and is rather fast for a JNAT. I was worried at first if the stone would be too soft to be a finisher, but I was pleasantly proven wrong....The stone is a wonderful finisher and I'm sure yours is too!!

Are you going to use it as a prepolisher or for the entire progression?

 

[daflorc]

Top surface is pure kiita and in about 10 years of lapping I'll get to that pink stuff to see what it feels like to hon on!

Hey, just take it to the belt sander and you can see what the pink stuff feels like REAL quick!

 

[pmaster]

can't believe i'm looking at wet rocks...








And thinking wow, this is a nice one...

 

[Brooksie967]

That's one beautiful stone, Jeremy!! Congrats! My Nakayama Maruichi is also soft like yours and is rather fast for a JNAT. I was worried at first if the stone would be too soft to be a finisher, but I was pleasantly proven wrong....The stone is a wonderful finisher and I'm sure yours is too!!

Are you going to use it as a prepolisher or for the entire progression?

Thanks JP! My other maruichi is kiita and quite hard! I'm definitely going to play and try every Avenue with this. I got an hht4-5 after stropping. Next is trying it as a pre polisher.

 

[ANeat]

can't believe i'm looking at wet rocks...








And thinking wow, this is a nice one...

Agree; That is a nice one

 

[tomjr]

very very pretty stone.

 

[Raithskar]

That is a thing of beauty Brooksie! Congratulations. Nakayama Kiita has been next on my list for a while.

 

[Brooksie967]

Thanks for the comments guys. From what I understand these kiita coloured stones that contain salmon colored veins are typically soft but this is still great for razors. This mornings shave was as smooth as butter.

 

[Obiwan]

Gorgeous stone. Congrats!

 

[Brooksie967]

I haven't sealed any of my jnats yet. Would someone kindly provide a link to a product that they stick by?

 

[jpcwon]

I haven't sealed any of my jnats yet. Would someone kindly provide a link to a product that they stick by?

I used generic clear nail polish (thanks, SWMBO!!) to seal my Zulu Grey and it seemed to work OK, but I am not sure if this is the best thing to use...Others may have better recommendations...

 

[Cobre]

What a beauty! congrats