There may be hundreds of ways to use a Japanese natural stone to hone a razor, partly because they are so different from one stone to another. Beyond learning about the origin of the stones, when honing razors you pretty much need to approach each stone as a study in itself which can be a challange and fun at the same time.
One technique that I found was to use dried slurry from a Jnat asagi stone to charge a plain clean leather strop that was laid flat on a table. Stroping both sides of the razor with no slack in the strop I was surprised at how quickly the razor brightened up and the scratches from the 1,000 King stone were completely removed. Here are the photos of the razor seen at 300x in my microscope.
Do you have any other ways to use a Jnat?
Alx
One technique that I found was to use dried slurry from a Jnat asagi stone to charge a plain clean leather strop that was laid flat on a table. Stroping both sides of the razor with no slack in the strop I was surprised at how quickly the razor brightened up and the scratches from the 1,000 King stone were completely removed. Here are the photos of the razor seen at 300x in my microscope.
Do you have any other ways to use a Jnat?
Alx