Recent content by Martyn

I have a Wakasa suita. It is very fine indeed but perhaps because I've played with razor stones a lot, I actually find it not that hard and relatively easy to use. The polish is decent - mirror finish with relatively light contrast and reasonable details. But there are better stones for...

well mystery solved I guess. could be some kind of idwal. a novaculite for sure. posted some pics on my ins -

attached are the photos of the side and what it looks like when dry. photos are from the seller and I'll report back once I have got it and tried it out

Thanks to this wonderful thread my stone collection has ballooned over the past 18 months or so lol. Just got this one from UK eBay. Had absolutely no idea what it is but could not resist the look.... any idea what it could be? @cotedupy

Take me for example - I am fortunate enough to have tried "quite a few" makers from your list. For me, TF white 1 is definitely in S Tier, or even a tier above that. But you list it in D tier. And for me, Okubo is definitely not in the top tier. But does this make me wrong? Perhaps it just means...

I appreciate the intention and effort buddy. But for a whole bunch of reasons I think there could be better ways to do this. I think everyone has his own definition of "good", it's like someone may rate top sharpness as most important, for others it could be edge retention, ease of sharpening...

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ha! wait for it - two huge Thuris and a big Charnley are on their way to me. Expect some new show off posts later this week :) btw the WoA seller can ship overseas. shoot her a message if you want one. I'm sure there are more at the warehouse

For those who haven't tried Scotch stones, I highly recommend the following eBay seller - https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/terrikelly3 I have bought a couple myself and had a quick chat with her. She has been helping the mine owner doing quite a bit of cleanup and sells directly from the warehouse at...

Here comes another pretty one - my first Glanrafon.

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Scored a couple of super cool and pretty rare stones last week. First up is something I have been longing for quite some time now, a 9"x2" Fiddich River - The other one is a big and beautiful Schwedenstein with some really cool patterns - A nice looking pair ain't they -

cool! count me in for your next trip ;)

lol that's the funniest comment I've read on KKF. looks like some tasty dim sum to me

thats a fiddich river isn't it? @cotedupy