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  1. k4mino

    SOLD Sun Tiger Natsuya #2

    Selling this Suntiger Brand Natsuya. This stone is from around 1955 and will be no longer mined. It was excavated in the Showa Era in Rikuzentakata City. It’s a fine and hard stone that is around 2.5k grit. You need to open up with Atoma to creating a good amount of fine slurry. The stone has a...
  2. GeassEffect

    Anyone else having trouble with their Morihei Hishiboshi Karasu 9k?

    I just cannot seem to get a feel for this stone when I'm trying to polish bevels. I use a diamond plate to flatten it and splash it with some more water. Then I go to town. It feels okay-ish the first 1 or 2 passes, but then I can always feel the steel catching on something and then I have these...
  3. k4mino

    SOLD Ohira Uchigomori Jito ***Price Drop***

    Selling this Uchigomori Jito from Ohira mine in Kyoto. There are some nice details on the stone with a lot of Renge. It’s used as finisher in the final process of polishing. The Stone is very hard and suitable for Jibiki. Ohira Uchigomori are finer than Mizukihara and creates a fine, light and...
  4. k4mino

    SOLD Ohira Suita Renge Suminagashi

    Selling this Ohira Suita Renge Suminagashi because I bought a bigger one with similar characteristics. I bought this Stone from Satoshi Kanomata known for his shop https://whetstone.shopselect.net/ It’s slightly harder than medium and is recommended as a finisher but also has nice polishing...
  5. k4mino

    SOLD Uchigomori Hato

    Im selling this Uchigomori I directly bought from Namikawa in Japan. It is a final stone of the groundwork. The Stone is softer than medium. Uchigumori can make the Ha white and bring out the Ji. At this stage the Hamon should become clearly visible. There is no artificial substitute stone...
  6. k4mino

    SOLD Awasedo Ohira Kiita **Price Drop**

    Selling this Ohira Kiita from JMS, because I have a similar stone. 205 mm x 75 mm x 43 mm 1650g Grit 8k+ Hardness 3-3.5 Light & Shiny Finish Fast speed Crack can be ignored Can be used as final finisher Sealed Price: 400€ 350€ 325€ 300€ Prices is not with shipping, can be shipped worldwide...
  7. k4mino

    SOLD Shapton Glass HR 1000, 4000, 6000, 8000 / Naniwa Pro 5000 **Price Drop**

    Hey, Im selling this Shapton Glass Stones. They are almost they and less than 5 times used. So they all have still the original height. Shapton Glass HR 1000, 14.7 micron, 21 cm - 35€ 30€ - SOLD Shapton Glass HR 4000, 3.68 micron, 21 cm - 40€ 35€ Shapton Glass HR 6000, 2.45 micron, 21 cm - 50€...
  8. Martyfish

    Martyfish's Knife Makeovers (Thinning, Refinishing and Handle Making)

    I wanted to create a new thread just to make it a bit clearer that I am posting knife related content instead of operating a dodgy beauty salon 😅 The previous thread, named 'Martyfish's Makeovers', which this is a continuation of, can be found here if anyone is interested...
  9. KasumiJLA

    Honyaki restoration project - Going to document my journey

    It's the first time I'm going to tackle a honyaki and I've embarked on a big project. It is a blade forged by a blacksmith in Sweden that is made of 26c3 steel, which is very close to a shirogami steel. Do I like this blade profile, not really. It's halfway between a honesuki and a gyuto. But...
  10. KasumiJLA

    Hira polishing - Discussion on how you approach it

    Hi all 👋 I made a little demo to a friend who was wondering how I worked the hira to prepare the surface. So I thought it might be of interest to some of you here. I have currently three methods of doing it: good old sandpaper, this version on the side of the whetstone and obviously flat on...
  11. M

    Withdrawn Ohira Uchigumori for sale. Great quality, beautiful and rare

    Hi. I am thinking of selling this awesome soft uchigumori polisher. Perfect for kasumi finish. Leaves nice and smooth finish on the bevel. Could be used for sharpening too. Originally bought from Watanabe many years ago. At that time he said it was one of the best uchis that he came across...
  12. DHunter86

    SOLD Large Semi-soft Honyama Kiita Tomae

    Clearing out some space for some new acquisitions. Large full-sized semi-soft Honyama Kiita Tomae for sale. Exact mine is unknown. Can be used for sharpening most kitchen knives, tools and for final polishing of wide bevel knives to result in a bright kasumi finish. Easy to achieve an even...
  13. Miyamoto Musashi

    Natural stone polishing on semi-stainless steels?

    Has anyone here ever taken SKD or any other semi-stainless steels through a polishing progression? Was it a pain? Would be curious to hear other peoples’ experiences!
  14. 1

    what grit whetstone for polishing?

    i have two SG2/R2 knives and I was told to get a polishing whetstone for touch ups and well. polishing. I currently only have a 1k grit shapton stone. what else should i get?
  15. 1

    what grit whetstone for polishing?

    i have two SG2/R2 knives and I was told to get a polishing whetstone for touch ups and well. polishing. I currently only have a 1k grit shapton stone. what else should i get?
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