Here is my small but ever growing collection
. Like most people who venture into J-nats I had a few paperweights and doorstops that aren't pictured. The key is to be patient, unafraid to make a few mistakes (although costly),
and find a great vendor. Be sure and have some in depth and honest conversations with them about your wants and needs. Most of the following stones come from Maxim at JNS.
My final finisher for razors and the stone I use to put a microbevel on my Japanese Knives. This is an incredibly hard stone and rather difficult to master. I am still teasing out all the possibilities.
Next Up are a series of Ozuku from full size to razor to traveler. All are final finishers and all have their own unique quirks
Ozuku Asagi
Ozuku
Ozuku Razor Hone
Traveler Ozuku
Next Up is my Ohira. This is a lv4 stone but provides an excellent finish and is pretty fast for its grit level.
Okunomon Suita-This is an incredibly fast stone that is an excellent final stage sharpener. It is completely capable of erasing 3k synthetic scratches in just a few minutes.
Hideriyama Renge Suita- This is quite a beautiful stone, but it is very slow and seems to have quite a limited grit range.
Full Sized Tenjyou- This one I am incredibly proud of. It has to be one of the smoothest stones I have ever had the pleasure of working on. It is also one of the easiest. Its light color and incredible cutting speed allow you to see an almost instant dark slurry.
Next Up is a Takashima Myokakudani. This is a great replacement for a fine aoto. And should be spectacular following a coarse aoto. Which I intend to discover for myself very soon
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The next one is not a J-nat, but I could not resist. It is the best stone as a final finisher for soft German knives that I have found.
Belgian Blue (BBW)
Last But most definitely not least are my series of Nagura and finger stones.
Botan, Tenjyou, Tsushima, ozuku asagi tomonagura, large nakayama kiita tomonagura
I hope to add some more pics soon:cool2: