SliceOfLife
02-24-2010, 01:03 PM
http://www.personal.psu.edu/its5014/blogs/iansammons/Jnat.JPG
http://www.personal.psu.edu/its5014/blogs/iansammons/jnat2.JPG
This arrived from 330mate today. It looks like a faint Karasu to me. The spots are only really noticeable when wet, not anywhere near as dark as my expensive Karasu's markings. The yellow veins seem to affect nothing (Same as on my other Jnat). And it seems at first testing to be very smooth. Maybe not as smooth as my other one, but definitely good enough to finish with. I'll do some more testing once I finish lapping, because it needed lapped BAD. There were flakes missing and small gouges all over the place. If you hold the razor flat they don't matter but if you have to use a sweeping stroke or anything like that, they cause problems.
If anyone can tell me the meaning of the stamps, I'd appreciate it.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/its5014/blogs/iansammons/jnat2.JPG
This arrived from 330mate today. It looks like a faint Karasu to me. The spots are only really noticeable when wet, not anywhere near as dark as my expensive Karasu's markings. The yellow veins seem to affect nothing (Same as on my other Jnat). And it seems at first testing to be very smooth. Maybe not as smooth as my other one, but definitely good enough to finish with. I'll do some more testing once I finish lapping, because it needed lapped BAD. There were flakes missing and small gouges all over the place. If you hold the razor flat they don't matter but if you have to use a sweeping stroke or anything like that, they cause problems.
If anyone can tell me the meaning of the stamps, I'd appreciate it.