I don't see the need to cut it unless you wish to use the trimmings as Nagura. The other side seems it would do well for razors. It is a very handsome stone though. Very Nice!!
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If it's flat and smooth I don't see the issue...
Here's my humble set up:
Nakayama Asagi with lower Nagura as well as Koma and tomonagura, in a Japanese Urushi Cake box. I've been getting such good results I want to run to the hill tops and scream with delight.
that's a really nice picture .. full of delights
oozuku (very fine, usually my finishstone, what i like is the cloudy looking surface, wet it looks like some rainclouds):
daijo (around 8000):
nakayama asagi (good one between daijo and oozuku, used with my naguras aswell)
my naguras (botan,mejiro,koma, missing on this picture is a nagura which was cutted out of a maruka nakayama, with the koma one its really hard to create slurry because its hard aswell):
daijo (around 8000):
nakayama asagi (good one between daijo and oozuku, used with my naguras aswell)
my naguras (botan,mejiro,koma, missing on this picture is a nagura which was cutted out of a maruka nakayama, with the koma one its really hard to create slurry because its hard aswell):
"Honyama Quarry Stone" from Dick.
A great finisher for japanese kitchen knifes & decent for razors, but not nearly as fine as say a Oozuku.
Still a pretty stone. Lovely feedback.
A great finisher for japanese kitchen knifes & decent for razors, but not nearly as fine as say a Oozuku.
Still a pretty stone. Lovely feedback.
This is mine. I don't know what it is but it's a great finisher. Comes from iwasaki's private quarry.
Wow very nice Asano Botan Nagura !! Very big must be expensive 
It is not finisher but very good pre polisher.
It is not finisher but very good pre polisher.
this is naguraDoes anyone know if this one would be considered a Habutae? Awesome stone
Japanese stones are definitely the most enjoyable to look at!
Great pics everyone!
Great pics everyone!
Botan
That's what my guess was since the characters reminded me of botan (I figure out which is which based on how complex the characters look
)...isn't botan fairly coarse? How does it make a finishing stone? I guess it just does in this case...
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I'm missing Asagi Iwaskaki Select which has been a favorite so far and doing most of my honing on.
Maruka (haven't tried yet)
Umegahata by Iwasaki (haven't tried yet)
Kiita(softer Kiita than I've used but a very good stone)
I'm missing Asagi Iwaskaki Select which has been a favorite so far and doing most of my honing on.
Maruka (haven't tried yet)
Umegahata by Iwasaki (haven't tried yet)
Kiita(softer Kiita than I've used but a very good stone)
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Awesome looking stones everyone!
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Here the picture of my hard Ohira Karasu.
Just to show how to lap the lines at 45degree.
BTW about this stone:
Droptest is 2hrs. So very hard for an Ohira.
It is harder than many Nakayama stones I have.
Though not so hard like the hardest Ozuku which has a droptest time of 4hrs+.
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