Thread: In the market for a Japanese Natural :)

I can attest that if So asked for $2000 for a hone, it was worth $2000. Stones are sold partially by weight but also just plain by their relative appeal. A great stone is going to cost more. Whether a $2000 hone is 10x better than a $200 hone is kind of hard to quantify or qualify, but it is going to be great stone. Like a lot of other stuff, you can reach a point of diminishing returns fairly quickly with both razors as well as hones. That is, I have a lot of "$30 razors" that shave just fine, that doesn't mean that I don't want a Livi razor some day. It's the same thing with the hones.

I have no clue what grit equivalency mine is, but it gives a damn good shave. Like a hot knife through soft butter. Mine is also 10x2.5 which is mad nice cus you have a lot of area to work with....

The guy I bought mine from seems to know a lot about them. He is of the opinion that the "pear" coloured ones are the finest. Ie the yellowy ones. Mine is a beautiful swirly mix thats mostly yellowish but has soem olive hues and baby bluish areas.