Beautiful! Which Nagura did you pick up?View attachment 972104 View attachment 972105 Mail call. Now it’s time to learn Japanese naturals.
Oh that looks fun! We are all students and fellow wisdom seekers - or so my old Nietzsche professor was wont to say. Seeing this picture and reading your caption reminds me of when I started on Jnats. I’m still relatively new. You have a lot of good times in front of you but I’ll warn you that if you have a few extra bucks of discretionary income every few weeks or month, Jnats can get addictive. After I bought my fourth super hard 5+ Nakayama Asagi, I had to have a chat with myself. Lol. That and the girlfriend was getting pissed that I was spending more time with my hones than I was with her.View attachment 972104 View attachment 972105 Mail call. Now it’s time to learn Japanese naturals.
Yes! Very much so. I know most folks tend to go for a tested stone sold by a vendor who’s got experience with the hones they are selling but I also think aesthetics of the stone really are a huge part of the enjoyment.I have to give that asagi a look. They are beautiful stones.
Thanks!
Success. Nice hones sir.View attachment 972104 View attachment 972105 Mail call. Now it’s time to learn Japanese naturals.
Thank you honing today was so relaxing. It’s like doing something from the past. I am enjoying learning.Success. Nice hones sir.
That is right where I am with the wife. I first bought Shapton pro the full 1.5,5,8,12 and a Imperial laroca. Now this mail call followed in two weeks with 1 more Jnat and another tomo. But hell its fun and relaxing and a great hobby and forum.Oh that looks fun! We are all students and fellow wisdom seekers - or so my old Nietzsche professor was wont to say. Seeing this picture and reading your caption reminds me of when I started on Jnats. I’m still relatively new. You have a lot of good times in front of you but I’ll warn you that if you have a few extra bucks of discretionary income every few weeks or month, Jnats can get addictive. After I bought my fourth super hard 5+ Nakayama Asagi, I had to have a chat with myself. Lol. That and the girlfriend was getting pissed that I was spending more time with my hones than I was with her.
Needless to say things are back to “normal.” But just be warned, you may get hooked on these. I wanted suita. So I found Shinden, Okudo and Ohira suita. Expensive hobby.
Same here, just replace shapton with chosera and IL with Gokumyo 20k.That is right where I am with the wife. I first bought Shapton pro the full 1.5,5,8,12 and a Imperial laroca. Now this mail call followed in two weeks with 1 more Jnat and another tomo. But hell its fun and relaxing and a great hobby and forum.
mikawa nagura Is what my contact in Japan sent me. Yes I plan on finishing on these stones. Thank youBeautiful! Which Nagura did you pick up?
It is fun and I relaxing for sure. I get these looks like “how many stones do you needs?”That is right where I am with the wife. I first bought Shapton pro the full 1.5,5,8,12 and a Imperial laroca. Now this mail call followed in two weeks with 1 more Jnat and another tomo. But hell its fun and relaxing and a great hobby and forum.
I have finished a few times on this stone and it is fairly sharp and smooth, sharper than when i finish on my coticule. I like it abit sharper to get a close shave. So after that stone i give it a few laps on a card size stone with thin tomo slurry(got it from ordering random finishing stones from 330mate) it weighs 206.5g which is quite alot for its size. Will upload a picture later.Beautiful hone! I love that color, and I’m hooked on the hard stones now that I’ve figured them out. When I started I was like most people and relegated to the softer 3s and 4s.
So do you finish your edges with this stone? I mean, I’m sure you can - I’m just asking if that’s how you use it or no.
I have finished a few times on this stone and it is fairly sharp and smooth, sharper than when i finish on my coticule. I like it abit sharper to get a close shave. So after that stone i give it a few laps on a card size stone with thin tomo slurry(got it from ordering random finishing stones from 330mate) it weighs 206.5g which is quite alot for its size. Will upload a picture later.
But that leaves the edge to my liking.
But i doubt i will settle for that edge as i love to experiment
Those not addicted would ask you. Why two Ozukus? Why two in one go? Why two tomos lol?View attachment 972651
Ordered two Ozuku stones. The huge orange stones are the Tomo Nagura that came with themlol
Good score.I had to post this stone here aswell.
This just arrived. An asagi from okudo.
Gives a really nice mirror finish, slightly hazed.
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Perfect size for a razor aswell, really easy to work the slurry.