Hi all 
Within the last few months I've started to put together a little workshop for me to begin knifemaking. To fund the last few pieces of equipment I'd like to purchase, I'm putting some natural stones up for sale that I have. I do have some other stones, so if you're looking for anything in particular feel free to ask and I might have something else to suit your needs
Each stone has it's own polish video, and any relevant photos (stamps, marks etc). I'll include a short description here but happy to provide more details and more polish photos if required, please enquire if needed.
Nakato #1 (sold as Iyo, but not sure on that). $70 USD/$105 AUD
Dimensions: 170 x 70 x 50mm
Weight: 1350g
A 2-tone nakato that was sold to me as an Iyo, but it doesn't seem like one compared to others I've tried. This polish is on a wrought/nickel clad damascus knife by Radiona Breg - it was first taken to a 3k synthetic finish and then finished on this nakato. This stone is a touch harder than the soft binsui listed below but still leaves a lovely kasumi finish with fairly shallow scratches that will be easy to blend out with a finer natural. The 2-tone colour really pops when it's wet. There is a line in 1 corner, however it doesn't leave any scratches and is easy to avoid because it's deep in a corner. I found it works best when conditioned with an Atoma 140 plate before use, with no slurry for the finest finish. It can be used with slurry, however it loses a bit of depth to the polish in exchange for higher abrasion power and a slightly scratchier finish.
Nakato #2 (sold as Iyo, but suspect it's a soft binsui) $100 USD/$150 AUD
Dimensions: 190 x 72 x 48mm
Weight: 1460g
Another stone that was sold to me as an Iyo, however it performs and feels much more like a soft binsui. It cuts extremely well, and quicks up it's own slurry very fast after being lapped. It has a very creamy feeling, and is a great transition stone between synthetic and finer natural stones. Because it is a little softer, it works great as a stone for blending out scratches from synthetic stones and is very user-friendly due to being self=slurrying. The finish is a little more uniform than Nakato #1.
Nakato #3 (sold as Iyo, seems like an Iyo) $125USD/$185AUD
Dimensions: 210 x 70 x 61mm
Weight:1920g
Easily the hardest and finest of all 3 nakato listed here. After a quick lap, it leaves a very, very dark slurry and has a finer finish with more shallow scratches than the other 2 listed here, although the scratch pattern is still visible. This stone needs to have it's slurry washed off after lapping, otherwise the finish is scratchy due to particles that come out while lapping, however if the surface is used clean, it rewards you with a beautiful dark slurry that leaves a fine finish, almost as fine as a mikawa nagura. Because it is fairly hard, it does a very good job at exposing low spots or unblended facets on your bevel before moving to a higher polish.
Within the last few months I've started to put together a little workshop for me to begin knifemaking. To fund the last few pieces of equipment I'd like to purchase, I'm putting some natural stones up for sale that I have. I do have some other stones, so if you're looking for anything in particular feel free to ask and I might have something else to suit your needs
Each stone has it's own polish video, and any relevant photos (stamps, marks etc). I'll include a short description here but happy to provide more details and more polish photos if required, please enquire if needed.
Nakato #1 (sold as Iyo, but not sure on that). $70 USD/$105 AUD
Dimensions: 170 x 70 x 50mm
Weight: 1350g
A 2-tone nakato that was sold to me as an Iyo, but it doesn't seem like one compared to others I've tried. This polish is on a wrought/nickel clad damascus knife by Radiona Breg - it was first taken to a 3k synthetic finish and then finished on this nakato. This stone is a touch harder than the soft binsui listed below but still leaves a lovely kasumi finish with fairly shallow scratches that will be easy to blend out with a finer natural. The 2-tone colour really pops when it's wet. There is a line in 1 corner, however it doesn't leave any scratches and is easy to avoid because it's deep in a corner. I found it works best when conditioned with an Atoma 140 plate before use, with no slurry for the finest finish. It can be used with slurry, however it loses a bit of depth to the polish in exchange for higher abrasion power and a slightly scratchier finish.
Nakato #2 (sold as Iyo, but suspect it's a soft binsui) $100 USD/$150 AUD
Dimensions: 190 x 72 x 48mm
Weight: 1460g
Another stone that was sold to me as an Iyo, however it performs and feels much more like a soft binsui. It cuts extremely well, and quicks up it's own slurry very fast after being lapped. It has a very creamy feeling, and is a great transition stone between synthetic and finer natural stones. Because it is a little softer, it works great as a stone for blending out scratches from synthetic stones and is very user-friendly due to being self=slurrying. The finish is a little more uniform than Nakato #1.
Nakato #3 (sold as Iyo, seems like an Iyo) $125USD/$185AUD
Dimensions: 210 x 70 x 61mm
Weight:1920g
Easily the hardest and finest of all 3 nakato listed here. After a quick lap, it leaves a very, very dark slurry and has a finer finish with more shallow scratches than the other 2 listed here, although the scratch pattern is still visible. This stone needs to have it's slurry washed off after lapping, otherwise the finish is scratchy due to particles that come out while lapping, however if the surface is used clean, it rewards you with a beautiful dark slurry that leaves a fine finish, almost as fine as a mikawa nagura. Because it is fairly hard, it does a very good job at exposing low spots or unblended facets on your bevel before moving to a higher polish.
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