J-Nat Club

[ag36]

Just thinned this Honyaki Fuji and Moon by Jikko today(White 3, Look like Ikeda)

NSK #400, Iyo, Okuden-Suita?, Asagi?.

Bought the JNATs from 330mate on Amazon.jp.

The stones I've received wasn't what I've ordered but the type and shape of them matched for what I've paid for,
I think the owner might have substituded the finishing stones without communication.

I am sastiflyed with what I've received but I can see where shop's reputation was from.

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[doc]

New Iyo Meito Iyomokume
Around 2k grit, nice, bitey finish

 

[ag36]

Izumimasa White 1 Honyaki, NSK #400, Iyo, Maruo White-Suita.

I think my personal favourite are White 1 Honyaki because they bites whetstone very well and very resilient to rusting comparing to any other carbon steel I've used.

Also the burr cuts well even without news paper trick, I run out of news paper often.

As long as I don't drop it or hit the sink, and cold water in warm room.

This knfie is roughly 15mm shorter comparing to when it was new, chipped the tip first week but it eventually wore away.

 

[DanielC]

 

[DanielC]

Pretty sure this is all of my yellow, non-suita stones.

 

[gentiscid]

Pretty sure this is all of my yellow, non-suita stones.View attachment 300237

Nice stash! Where do you usually source them from?

 

[spaceconvoy]

that would make a lovely garden path 'follow the yellow brick road'

 

[DanielC]

Nice stash! Where do you usually source them from?

Mostly direct from Japan. Shops, auctions, individual sellers that contact me through PM, emails. Only one of these came from a westerner, who was Otto.

I buy slow and procure over time. Usually get what I want easier that way.

 

[Bico Doce]

Another beauty from @ethompson

Shobu karasu suita

 

[Christian1]

A stone from Flo. Perfect razor finisher

 

[shobudonnie]

Caught one in the wild. 45mm thick. Maruoyama ao suita.

 

[Thetalai]

Here’s mine……

 

[blkgreymon]

Hi senpais

Newbie learning a lot here but here are my first two stones!

 

[Pie]

Snagged another marou shiro suita from the man himself, big thanks to @waterandrocks for going and getting this one for me. Kuro renge, renge, and that classic suita gold. Swirly whites throughout the middle. Quite clean.

Harder, faster, finer, greyer. Also more acidic by about 1.6x. Just finished lapping it and haven’t tested, but I liked what it did on single bevels before any prep.

 

[NickMinton]

Thought you guys might enjoy this

 

[DanielC]

Sharpening Juices. NSFW.

 

[panda]

New Iyo Meito Iyomokume
Around 2k grit, nice, bitey finish

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where can I get one??

 

[HL99]

My tofu brick arrived.

 

[ethompson]

My tofu brick arrived.View attachment 308444

Side pics right now plz

 

[HL99]

Side pics right now plz

As requested.

 

[ethompson]

Glorious shiro

 

[panda]

takashima, muddy af

 

[panda]

can anyone compare hideriyama to takashima? I like the edge from tak, but its much too soft in feel. any other alternatives with similar edge?

 

[ethompson]

Finally the lacquer on the big one is fully dry - going to be a fun night of testing.

 

[ethompson]

Just about the platonic ideal of Nakayama suita

 

[Heckel7302]

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Just about the platonic ideal of Nakayama suita

What would be the romantic ideal of Nakayama suita?

 

[ethompson]

What would be the romantic ideal of Nakayama suita?

Add in some hand sawn sides and to be about 5-10% softer

 

[NickMinton]

Im guessing most people here saw the posts but looks like @maxim at JNS is gonna have quite a haul after his trip to Japan

 

[Corradobrit1]

Im guessing most people here saw the posts but looks like @maxim at JNS is gonna have quite a haul after his trip to Japan

Yeah the years of scare mongering (to artificially inflate prices) that supply of quality Jnats was history are well and truly dismissed.

 

[M1k3]

Yeah the years of scare mongering that supply of quality Jnats was history are well and truly dismissed.

"*drops a truckload of Wakui's and Kato's* " - Maxim