Cleaning out a closet and found a box with some stones I haven't thought of in some time - continuing to thin the personal stacks.... Prices include shipping CONUS intl please PM to discuss shipping costs.
Nakayama Iromono - $375
Hardness 2/5 & Fineness 4/5
205x76x46
Up first is the nicest. This big, clean softie a a point and shoot kasumi machine. Self slurries, cuts fast, and leaves a glossy and contrasty kasumi finish. Soft enough you'll need to check flatness more like a synth compared to natural. Excellent all purpose pre-polisher, but I've got a handful of lovely (and much more expensive) suita now that do the same job. Great feedback for sharpening also and leaves something like a 6k edge.
Nakayama Karasu XL koppa - $235
Hardness / Fineness both 5
205x99x22 (maxes)
Little bit of an odd shape and not the most fun to polish on but this is a beautiful, clean hyper-finisher. Ideal for uraoshi or razors. If you're real crazy into polishing this can deliver a super lovely natural mirror too with sufficient surface prep. $30 off if you pay @musicman980 to make you a nice custom dai and cut a tomo for you (dai to hold the tomo too?) and send me a pic of the finished product. I think you could get a generous tomo or two and a nice shaped 190x80 stone out of this.
Mystery Suita XL Koppa - $175
244x184x33 (maxes)
Needs a full flattening. Super chalky feeling. Not the finest stone based on feedback but seems fairly quick. Very pretty.
??? #1 - $95
292x104x25 (maxes)
Also needs flattening. Chalky but results seem pretty fine grained though maybe not super grain consistent. Probably great for sharpening longer blades delivering something like a 5-6k edge.
??? #2 - $100
273x95x25
Actually a lot like the Nakayama iromono above but call it 5% less fine / 5% less fast. With care similar polishing results. Needs a good flattening.
205x76x46
Up first is the nicest. This big, clean softie a a point and shoot kasumi machine. Self slurries, cuts fast, and leaves a glossy and contrasty kasumi finish. Soft enough you'll need to check flatness more like a synth compared to natural. Excellent all purpose pre-polisher, but I've got a handful of lovely (and much more expensive) suita now that do the same job. Great feedback for sharpening also and leaves something like a 6k edge.
205x99x22 (maxes)
Little bit of an odd shape and not the most fun to polish on but this is a beautiful, clean hyper-finisher. Ideal for uraoshi or razors. If you're real crazy into polishing this can deliver a super lovely natural mirror too with sufficient surface prep. $30 off if you pay @musicman980 to make you a nice custom dai and cut a tomo for you (dai to hold the tomo too?) and send me a pic of the finished product. I think you could get a generous tomo or two and a nice shaped 190x80 stone out of this.
Mystery Suita XL Koppa - $175
244x184x33 (maxes)
Needs a full flattening. Super chalky feeling. Not the finest stone based on feedback but seems fairly quick. Very pretty.
??? #1 - $95
292x104x25 (maxes)
Also needs flattening. Chalky but results seem pretty fine grained though maybe not super grain consistent. Probably great for sharpening longer blades delivering something like a 5-6k edge.
Actually a lot like the Nakayama iromono above but call it 5% less fine / 5% less fast. With care similar polishing results. Needs a good flattening.
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