J-Nat Club

**pkjames** · 06-14-2013, 07:40 AM

So, with the red (green) aoto from Maxim, and the Kizuyama suita from schanop (which is also from Maxim).
I can now officially join the club! I am sure more will come

The Red aoto (actually I think is is a hybrid between red and green, certainly feels harder than schanop's red aoto)

The Kizuyama suita

**maxim** · 06-14-2013, 10:06 AM

**Patatas Bravas** · 06-14-2013, 11:41 AM

Yes, this one def looks like it's on the green side rather than red, which should mean it's harder - which I'd probably prefer. Very useful stone, I think you'll find.

**pkjames** · 06-14-2013, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by Patatas Bravas

Yes, this one def looks like it's on the green side rather than red, which should mean it's harder - which I'd probably prefer. Very useful stone, I think you'll find.

it's indeed a really nice stone, very easy to work out the mud, and gives much better finish than synthetic stones. I am in fact getting rid of my shapton gs now

**Bram** · 07-12-2013, 11:20 AM

Hi J-stoners - thought I'd add something here. These are my most recent additions: greenish akapin atagoyama ('green aoto') from JNS on the right and newly arrived hakka from Japan on the left. The hakka looks quite cool - not sure if you'd call that 'kan' or what? - but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. The green aoto is very handy; interestingly, it gave a far better edge to my stainless petty than all of my other stones, and of course it's great with the carbons too.