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Thanks! It’s a real cheat stone. From Namikawa
My naturals. Need to put some up for sale
The suitas
The uchis
The suitas
The uchis
This makes me feel so much better! And almost normal
From top left to bottom right... and roughly courses to finest.
Red aoto, aizu, natsuya, ao suita, marouyama tomae, marou shiro, shobu suita, okudo shiro suita, soft uchi, mid soft uchi, middle uchi, jibiki uchi, narutaki kiita, unknown finisher, godly koppa, nakayama iromono
Red aoto, aizu, natsuya, ao suita, marouyama tomae, marou shiro, shobu suita, okudo shiro suita, soft uchi, mid soft uchi, middle uchi, jibiki uchi, narutaki kiita, unknown finisher, godly koppa, nakayama iromono
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That escalated quicklyMy naturals. Need to put some up for sale
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Third from the left looks a lot like a suita to me from here.
its certainly possible. harder than any of the other suitas i have. the stone gives a very fine high gloss finish with lots of nuance and definition.
For me its a keeper stone, no matter what it is.
and yes, escalated too quickly... the COVID effect. Four of the stones were lost in the mail for quite a while (2-3 months), and i never thought I'd see them. Then they showed up! by that time i had made other plans, haha. i really do need to sell off a few to those in need, i don't polish enough knives to justify all of these.
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Got my first Okudo Suita. Few months ago now, I always wanted to try okudo. To me it's one of the legend stones. Never did I imagine I would get one like this. The line running across near one end is no problem. The grinding power is like what I've heard about okudo and has definitely met my expectations, on a wusthof 120mm ikon it made a mirror finish while on some vg10 and harder steels it was kind of like mirror hiding behind the fog, it makes a fine edge with bite. The small stone ( aizu ) was a gift, which came with the package. Both stones needed to be flattened
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wow, gorgeous suita
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Nicely sized Akapin
Look at this beauty. Maruoyama Ao Suita Renge.
That's a lovely stone 
Super happy this one finally made it off the boat. Been a 3 month wait I figured it lost at sea. 8 lb unknown karasu I put about 2 hours working on the face and I’m pretty happy with the progress. The bottom is completely unstable so its a WIP
This stone is just gorgeous!Look at this beauty. Maruoyama Ao Suita Renge.
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An old favorite, relatively soft Aiiwatani kiita
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Not showing in these pictures but a very red akapin Ikimurasaki with some bits of namazu
A couple I recently picked up.
Ohira karasu 1.6kg
Hatanaka Ohira renge suita 1.2kg
Ohira karasu 1.6kg
Hatanaka Ohira renge suita 1.2kg
A couple more.
Shinden suita
Ozuku karasu
Shinden suita
Ozuku karasu
Wow, very beautiful stones
. It will be a shame if or when the stamps have to be removed. I received a new Ohira suita over a week ago now. I am hoping it will be the last stone I will buy. But not sure it will be. It's 1077 grams, I've painted some clear varnish on it. So have to wait a bit longer before I use it.
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. It will be a shame if or when the stamps have to be removed. I received a new Ohira suita over a week ago now. I am hoping it will be the last stone I will buy. But not sure it will be. It's 1077 grams, I've painted some clear varnish on it. So have to wait a bit longer before I use it.David
Very beautiful stones... always love the colours on Shiro Suitas.
These stones look somewhat familiar, especially the Shinden suita, were they from eBay?
These stones look somewhat familiar, especially the Shinden suita, were they from eBay?
Ah I see, no wonder they looked familiar. The seller runs a store on eBay as well, from which I have bought some stones from. In his parcels, he includes a flyer that points to the website you bought from.
Edit: I've found that for the more expensive items, Ikkyu lists them both on eBay and their website: and it's cheaper to buy direct (no eBay seller fees).
Edit: I've found that for the more expensive items, Ikkyu lists them both on eBay and their website: and it's cheaper to buy direct (no eBay seller fees).
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A few new ones to try:
Umajiyama Vintage Iromono
Wakasa koppa
Umajiyama Vintage Iromono
Wakasa koppa
Nice one, I was eyeing that stone for a bit, but am currently out of stone budget (and quota...). Also lots of suitas on their page that are catching my eye
Do share your experience after you've had a chance to play with them, only if you're up for it of course.
I probably shouldn't be spending since I'm now a student, old habits 
