Garner Harrison
Well-Known Member
Hey!
I haven't active here long but Ive been lightly lurking for a few weeks now.
I got most of my advice and information on stones for a kasumi finish here. After looking around at the various stones I settled on the JNS 800/6000 with the JNS synthetic Red Aoto since I heard the 800/Red Aoto were great for a synthetic kasumi finish and on the JNS website it says that the 6000 is a good stone to move off on to natural stones after. These should be arriving soon and I'm really excited to use them.
Speaking of natural stones I was looking around at the natural stones was looking for one that would give me great contrast for a kasumi finish and not break my bank account. Decided after watching a few videos that I could find, settled on a Hideriyama stone that is roughly 8000-10000 grit. It was reasonably priced for me and didnt cost me a fortune to ship since it was an Australian site.
The main question for this thread is how do I firstly look after a Natural stone? I looked on the JNS website and they said to flatten with a diamond plate then finish off with another natural stone/nagura but I didnt include this in my order and they didnt response to me when I asked if they could add it sadly before my order shipped. So is just a diamond plate good enough or should I wait for a natural nagura to arrive?
Also sealing the stone is another question I have, the retailer I got it from said its already sealed but will I need to do it myself also to make sure?
And lastly do I need to wrap it in paper towel or something of the sort to help prevent cracking when drying it? I saw this in the description of some synthetic stones and I wonder if it applies to mine.
I hope this isnt too much text for you guys and I hope to hear from youse!
Ps. Any tips/do not's for polishing knives for my first time?
I haven't active here long but Ive been lightly lurking for a few weeks now.
I got most of my advice and information on stones for a kasumi finish here. After looking around at the various stones I settled on the JNS 800/6000 with the JNS synthetic Red Aoto since I heard the 800/Red Aoto were great for a synthetic kasumi finish and on the JNS website it says that the 6000 is a good stone to move off on to natural stones after. These should be arriving soon and I'm really excited to use them.
Speaking of natural stones I was looking around at the natural stones was looking for one that would give me great contrast for a kasumi finish and not break my bank account. Decided after watching a few videos that I could find, settled on a Hideriyama stone that is roughly 8000-10000 grit. It was reasonably priced for me and didnt cost me a fortune to ship since it was an Australian site.
The main question for this thread is how do I firstly look after a Natural stone? I looked on the JNS website and they said to flatten with a diamond plate then finish off with another natural stone/nagura but I didnt include this in my order and they didnt response to me when I asked if they could add it sadly before my order shipped. So is just a diamond plate good enough or should I wait for a natural nagura to arrive?
Also sealing the stone is another question I have, the retailer I got it from said its already sealed but will I need to do it myself also to make sure?
And lastly do I need to wrap it in paper towel or something of the sort to help prevent cracking when drying it? I saw this in the description of some synthetic stones and I wonder if it applies to mine.
I hope this isnt too much text for you guys and I hope to hear from youse!
Ps. Any tips/do not's for polishing knives for my first time?