Scott
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As I close down on how many knives I have, I'd like to do the same with the few stones I have as well.
Ashitani Renge Suita
Got it from @AtelierTennenToishi for $1230USD. Let's say $600 shipped.
Size: 219x80x36 mm
Weight: 1530g
Hardness/Fineness: 2+ / 4-
Disclaimer - The container I placed this in cracked and the stone got dropped, losing a small corner in the process. Nothing substantial but that corner remains unsealed.
I've tried it out a few times but nothing substantial. Weight is the same since I used it not long ago, I assume a bit of water weight?
Link: Ashitani Renge Suita
Description from TennenToishi's site:
Aesthetics and Other Notes
"This stone has a cream base color and is packed with swirls dense blue, purple, and red renge as well as splotches of pink and karasu - it is truly a site to behold! While there is a line running through the center of the stone, it is not toxic and is only on the very surface. The remainder of the stone is extremely clean with no visible su or lines on the sides of the stone. The exception is the final 2-3mm of stone which appear to have quite a bit of su - I would consider the useful life of the stone to be 2-3mm less than the stated height. Overall this is truly a superb example from Ashiya. The stone is stamped and sealed."
Performance
"Keeping with the reputation of the mine, this stone is soft, fast, and less fine than many suita. The feedback is pleasantly chalky and the stone will work up a fair amount of mud even with lighter pressure. On very soft iron the stone will leave a visible scratch pattern while on hardened steel the finish is a very matte and iridescent kasumi. Given it’s relatively low hardness, this is not a stone I would recommend to users whose primary interest is sharpening carpentry tools or razors, it is best suited for kitchen knives. This Ashiya is, however, very well suited to polishing of modern steel honyaki. It will also serve as a luxurious first stone in a polishing progression transitioning from 3k+ synthetics to fine natural stones. "
Im not the best polisher, still picking it up the craft. So I've taken the video from his site to demonstrate the polish. (If that's not fine, I'll remove it)
Ashitani Renge Suita
Got it from @AtelierTennenToishi for $1230USD. Let's say $600 shipped.
Size: 219x80x36 mm
Weight: 1530g
Hardness/Fineness: 2+ / 4-
Disclaimer - The container I placed this in cracked and the stone got dropped, losing a small corner in the process. Nothing substantial but that corner remains unsealed.
I've tried it out a few times but nothing substantial. Weight is the same since I used it not long ago, I assume a bit of water weight?
Link: Ashitani Renge Suita
Description from TennenToishi's site:
Aesthetics and Other Notes
"This stone has a cream base color and is packed with swirls dense blue, purple, and red renge as well as splotches of pink and karasu - it is truly a site to behold! While there is a line running through the center of the stone, it is not toxic and is only on the very surface. The remainder of the stone is extremely clean with no visible su or lines on the sides of the stone. The exception is the final 2-3mm of stone which appear to have quite a bit of su - I would consider the useful life of the stone to be 2-3mm less than the stated height. Overall this is truly a superb example from Ashiya. The stone is stamped and sealed."
Performance
"Keeping with the reputation of the mine, this stone is soft, fast, and less fine than many suita. The feedback is pleasantly chalky and the stone will work up a fair amount of mud even with lighter pressure. On very soft iron the stone will leave a visible scratch pattern while on hardened steel the finish is a very matte and iridescent kasumi. Given it’s relatively low hardness, this is not a stone I would recommend to users whose primary interest is sharpening carpentry tools or razors, it is best suited for kitchen knives. This Ashiya is, however, very well suited to polishing of modern steel honyaki. It will also serve as a luxurious first stone in a polishing progression transitioning from 3k+ synthetics to fine natural stones. "
Im not the best polisher, still picking it up the craft. So I've taken the video from his site to demonstrate the polish. (If that's not fine, I'll remove it)
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