Here is a video of the stone being used.
Asagi is usually referred to the color of the stone.Is asagi and suita the same thing? Also the guy I got it from is in japan and I fully believe he is very knowledgeable and wouldnt give me something that wouldnt work well. I got the stone from zenrazors on etsy. It's the same guy who I got the San Kan and BaBa razors from. But, I do not know anything about jnats and classification or anything. The only info I have is Flo said it was an asagi stone. He has a link on YouTube demonstrating the stone. I will post that here.
to MO1 and Suhrim21
1. Open your eyes. This is a Suita and after 2mm a layer of dirt comes out - it can be seen from the side.
2. Suitas have never been used to finish razors. They are too aggressive for very thin edges. There are exceptions, but this is not often. This not asagi, not kiita. Just a beige color.
If you have experience 10 suita and 10 does not suita you can say in absentia. I have over 100/100.
See video - the roughness class corresponds to the Aoto. This is about 5,000 grit - this is prefinish.
Maybe you arrange it, but it's not a high-class. The edge should be smooth and low roughness + a minimum of harmful scratches extending to the edge.
PS - Suhrim21, good video!
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Suhrim21, suita - is layer, asagi - is color (green, gray, blue). Color is usually applied to stones from other layers.
I think he was referring to the stray scratches, but those could be there before as they only seem to be on one spot of the edge, as the rest of the edge looked pretty clean.One thing I keep coming back to in my head is the fact you say it would be about a 5k stone. I have not seen a 5k cut hair like what is shown in the video. I could be wrong, but that is what I keep coming back to. Well, that and 2mm is not a lot of material and Flo uses an atoma plate to raise slurry on the stone. I would think he would break through 2mm of rock very quickly.
Last of the stones from the ‘field trip’ to visit Alex Gilmore, Nakayama iromono, about 6x2. Very lretty with pale yellow, rose, and blue, very fast and surprisingly fine for a not-so-hard stone. The stone is wet in the image below.
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Wow. How many stones do you have?Can run a challenge "Japanese natural whetstone as a work of art"?
Nakayama Karasu VS Vincent van Gogh
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Shoubudani Karasu VS Mikhail Vrubel
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Many It’s a pity that the rules forbid me to show new stones
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Yes all from Alex for testing.David lovely stones. Are all those from Alex? I know some are.
Like the scope! Were did you get it?Here is a video of the stone being used.