I've been the recipient of several generous PIFs on and off this board, and it's been a while since I posted one, so I figured I'd try one that you don't see everyday. I picked up the Jnat in the (mediocre) pics below from a lot off BST some time ago, and it's very cool and pretty--very nice grays and reds that smell incredibly earthy when slurried.
This is a softer Jnat, but with some practice can produce a pretty nice edge.
I initially had trouble with this one when I first got it, and asked Doc226 and Obiwan to test it out for me--the consensus was that it works just fine, I just hadn't achieved a satisfactory level of proficiency with it then. And Doc even made a YouTube video for me; the recipient can use this to aid his honing on this stone. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUU3Z9AYYAk
I have it 'figured out' now, but I have enough other hones that I'd like to share this one with someone.
I don't have much in the way of 'qualifications' for entering--feel free to enter regardless of your level of skill. All I ask is that if you find you're not using it or it's not working out for you, pass it along; please don't sell it. And I also ask that you're a contributing member of this community--a minimum of 50 posts to enter.
Please post "I'm in" if you're interested. I'll randomly draw a winner Thursday morning and get it in the mail soon after. International entries welcomed.
p.s. If you don't have one already, I'll include a DMT credit card-sized diamond 'nagura' for slurrying.
p.p.s. Please don't ask me the mine or name of it; I have no idea. Razor is shown for scale only
This is a softer Jnat, but with some practice can produce a pretty nice edge.
I initially had trouble with this one when I first got it, and asked Doc226 and Obiwan to test it out for me--the consensus was that it works just fine, I just hadn't achieved a satisfactory level of proficiency with it then. And Doc even made a YouTube video for me; the recipient can use this to aid his honing on this stone. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUU3Z9AYYAk
I have it 'figured out' now, but I have enough other hones that I'd like to share this one with someone.
I don't have much in the way of 'qualifications' for entering--feel free to enter regardless of your level of skill. All I ask is that if you find you're not using it or it's not working out for you, pass it along; please don't sell it. And I also ask that you're a contributing member of this community--a minimum of 50 posts to enter.
Please post "I'm in" if you're interested. I'll randomly draw a winner Thursday morning and get it in the mail soon after. International entries welcomed.
p.s. If you don't have one already, I'll include a DMT credit card-sized diamond 'nagura' for slurrying.
p.p.s. Please don't ask me the mine or name of it; I have no idea. Razor is shown for scale only
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