Same issue here. Cold and dry air are bad.
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Same issue here. Cold and dry air are bad.
Congrats! I have owned an Shobudani Asagi, very similar to that one and the edges were superb.
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Just ordered this Ozuku Asagi from Maksim about 5 minutes ago. Comes with an Ozuku Nagura. Can't wait to test this out! Maksim described it as extremely hard and very fine and best used with the Nagura or water only.
Also have this 330mate stone that I've tested out a couple times but have been rather unimpressed.
Also have this 330mate stone that I've tested out a couple times but have been rather unimpressed.
JAPANESE whetstone 70+old NAKAYAMA plane sword razor
Some people just won't listen. (That's me). Here it is.
I just got this one, so have not used it yet.
Some people just won't listen. (That's me). Here it is.
I just got this one, so have not used it yet.
Ordered the Oozuku Nashiji from maxim tonight. Great guy and friendly service. Cant wait for it to arrive.
I was eyeing that on his website but he recommended the Asagi above. The Nashiji is a beautiful stone though. Let us know how it performs!
you guys should check out Maxim's blog, he posts a lot about stones in it:
http://japanesenaturalstones.blogsp...0ab5a5-My_new_Blog11_12_2010&utm_medium=email
http://japanesenaturalstones.blogsp...0ab5a5-My_new_Blog11_12_2010&utm_medium=email
I noticed he lists an "lv" rating for each stone on his blog. Any idea what this is? Hardness?
Yep. Lv 1-5 (soft to hard). Loosely correlated to depth of the strata.
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yes hardness, it is also related to fineness most of the time.
The harder the stone the finer it is, there are rare exceptions however.
Finally got my naguras.
Yaginoshima suita, I use it after bevel set
very soft and fast ~8k
Oozuko Asagi ~10k.
Shinden Sunashi suita with Karasu ~20k , prepolisher
Ozuko Namito with Karasu, super fine , had and very fast
Oozuko Asagi, super fine, not very hard , very uniform
Oozuko Asagi - super fine, the hardest stone I have seen, super uniform
Oozuko Namito or Tomae , very fine, softer then the rest.
Yaginoshima suita, I use it after bevel set
very soft and fast ~8k
Oozuko Asagi ~10k.
Shinden Sunashi suita with Karasu ~20k , prepolisher
Ozuko Namito with Karasu, super fine , had and very fast
Oozuko Asagi, super fine, not very hard , very uniform
Oozuko Asagi - super fine, the hardest stone I have seen, super uniform
Oozuko Namito or Tomae , very fine, softer then the rest.
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Slurry stones:
clockwise from left
Takashima Sunashi Suita- very fine prepolisher, I cut it from my main stone
Nakayama Tojiro -final polishing
Shobu Asagi - I use this one to raise slurry from softer stones, it is very hard
3 nakayama tomonaguras
2 unstamped Koma
Mejiro
My monster Mejiro -366 g
Botan , Mejiro , Tenjio
clockwise from left
Takashima Sunashi Suita- very fine prepolisher, I cut it from my main stone
Nakayama Tojiro -final polishing
Shobu Asagi - I use this one to raise slurry from softer stones, it is very hard
3 nakayama tomonaguras
2 unstamped Koma
Mejiro
My monster Mejiro -366 g
Botan , Mejiro , Tenjio
I found Mainaman's recent purchase especially interesting with regard to the variety of Oozuko Asagis. There was a 10k, a very fine super hard, and a very fine soft. Just shows the variation within a given mine and color. The 10k was the biggest surprise to me as I didn't expect one in that range.
Very little , it is the most uniform atone i have seen. It is wet on the picture.@mainaman:
Imho your super hard and Fine oozuku asagi looks pretty similar to my one, does it look cloudy when wet? I think my one is one of the most beautiful stones i've ever seen.
Below are a three of my Jnats...ive a nakayama maruka and a couple others, but i can't find the pics to them right now.
First is a Aoto Tanba.
Second is a set of Nakayama Karasu kiitas, i cut from a larger 330mate stone...of which, much to my fortune turned out to be superb finishers and hella hard.
Third is my beloved Ohira Suita with elements of pink and black renge, plus nashiji.
First is a Aoto Tanba.
Second is a set of Nakayama Karasu kiitas, i cut from a larger 330mate stone...of which, much to my fortune turned out to be superb finishers and hella hard.
Third is my beloved Ohira Suita with elements of pink and black renge, plus nashiji.
Slurry stones:
clockwise from left
Takashima Sunashi Suita- very fine prepolisher, I cut it from my main stone
Nakayama Tojiro -final polishing
Shobu Asagi - I use this one to raise slurry from softer stones, it is very hard
3 nakayama tomonaguras
2 unstamped Koma
Mejiro
My monster Mejiro -366 g
Botan , Mejiro , Tenjio
Son of a gun
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