spaceconvoy
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Thanks for the help as always. Only other guess I would have would iyoto
https://www.kitchen-knife.jp/special/amakusa.htmAmakusa? Check out #16 on Watanabe's page - second from the left, bottom row
Thanks for the help as always. Only other guess I would have would iyoto
I certainly have egg on my face for posting an assumption of aizu. Stone is loaded with green spots and the chip in the side is green also so it had the look I suppose. Seller I acquired it from had it listed as aizu as well. I don’t think it’s amakusa either I have many. It’s a nice piece hope everyone enjoys seeing it.https://www.kitchen-knife.jp/special/amakusa.htmAmakusa? Check out #16 on Watanabe's page - second from the left, bottom row
Very beautiful and intriguing stone.I certainly have egg on my face for posting an assumption of aizu. Stone is loaded with green spots and the chip in the side is green also so it had the look I suppose. Seller I acquired it from had it listed as aizu as well. I don’t think it’s amakusa either I have many. It’s a nice piece hope everyone enjoys seeing it.
Today's new stone is a full size grey Tam O Shanter -It's stone day today - a beautiful full size white Tam O Shanter + slurry stone, a Dalmore Blue and a British Slate -
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If I bought that stone my wife would kill me with it@Pie
haha . . . the tan aoto I had the gigantic 14 lb one, was very close to synthetic in speed
I have a question re: some of these non Japanese natural stones - at the bevel setting coarseness, say around 800, is there a stone in existence that keeps pace with synthetics? Or anywhere close?
A few years ago I bought a uchi thinking “you really on need one jnat.” We all know that’s not true. Bottom 5 all all Ohira - suita, 4x uchigumori. Top - Okudo suita, nakayama suita, misc. koppa/nagura, aoto, and unknown midgritView attachment 177091
Quite well! Great for edges when I want a ton of refinement and leaves a very detailed polish too.how do you like that okudo?
Agree. The reverse namazu on the light blue, feel, and result sure sound like how marouyama.. I’ve rarely seen the tan splashes before but I haven’t seen many in the first place. If it is marou, that’s *huge*.Looks kinda like maruo
I couldn’t guess on the mine. Looks like the stone face could be cut on a different plane than we normally see. I have something similar going on with this stone and that’s what I was told.I have a few hunches what this big slab might be, but would be curious what those with deeper knowledge bases might think. It’s silky soft, finishes like a fine uchigumori, and is very fast. Not the most detail, but plenty of contrast. Beautiful robins egg blue with some rusty streaks, namazu, and renge. For sure a suita of some variety.
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