Thread: Another review of one of Old_School's Japanese naturals

Originally Posted by Bruno

Have you ever looked at the bevels of a razor after the norton 8000? The scratches are visible if you hold it to the light in the correct way.
Even coticule scratches can be visible if you are using a slurry.

Hi Bruno. No I haven't. 'cause I don't use Nortons. My 8000 is a shapton pro

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Here is his Ebay store
eBay My World - mifuqwai

Here is the link to the "razor" hones

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~kk5t-nkok/~kk5t-nkok/smallwhetstone.htm


Bruno...your correct of course but I have the worst case of HAD you can imagine! I simply have found it impossible to part with my razors or hones.
Frankly, the JP natural from either Old_School or SO is next on my HAD list. Then the Shaptons!

Hi Randy. I've bought a few things from Nakaoka-san. I think he's a pretty good guy. I'm not sure what you're telling me with the links. They are random selected finish stones of average 2-3 hardness in the size he calls #razor on his list of stone sizes that starts at #24 and goes down to "chip"

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

Kevin,

I do so many polishing strokes on the middle grits--"too many," by some accounts--that I doubt this is what's happening. The only time a bevel ever looks completely polished to me is coming off a good workout on a pasted hanging strop. Look at one of those edges under a microscope sometime--it's actually a little freaky.

I used to have a little set of cheap Japanese slip stones that I would use with a slurry, and those left a similar murky-scratched finish on the bevel.

A coticule leaves a bright finish on the bevel. Somehow the scratches from this hone just interact differently with light. The appearance of the bevel isn't something I pay a lot of attention to, but it provides another data point.

Josh

Hi Josh, I do have a microscope. I remember reading somewhere that .5 micron paste appears scratch free under lighted magnification because it is smaller than the wave length of light. believe me I am no scientist so that's just what I got from it.

My observation was no critique on your technique btw, mostly based upon your description of skipping grits. Something I do quite often. After I got a microscope I realized that If I was going to skip I needed more time on my middle stone 5000.

I'm still a beginner at razor honing but I can sharpen my Japanese planes fairly well

Thank you for the review. Mr. Schools stones are tempting to be sure

Originally Posted by JMS

Josh, I have heard it said that the cloudiness produced by a Japanese polishing stone is a desired trait and speaks to the quality of the stone, and adds to the beauty and art of the blade!

I read the same thing somewhere, that a medium haziness is a desireable trait.

Originally Posted by kevint

Mr. Schools stones are tempting to be sure

Did I read this right?

Sorry, sometimes my brain plays tricks on me

No, I think you read it correctly...

Originally Posted by gugi

Did I read this right?

Sorry, sometimes my brain plays tricks on me

I guess that is a little funny. I'll be more cautious of your razor wit

Originally Posted by Bruno

Have you ever looked at the bevels of a razor after the norton 8000? The scratches are visible if you hold it to the light in the correct way.
Even coticule scratches can be visible if you are using a slurry.

Hi Bruno.

Thanks for questioning my observation. I solved the problem today sharpening my 65mm plane. A bad habit I developed letting my stones get too dirty and burnishing in the swarf.