Are stones allowed to play CK?
I was bored yesterday so went to an salvage/antique shop, in which I found very grubby, cheap, old oilstone. It was pretty flat, finer than most that you normally see in this kind of place, and it had a nice dai:
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Gave the holder a bit of a cursory sand and oil:
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Wanged the stone in almost boiling water with a dishwasher tablet, and hey presto:
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Once all the grime had come off it turned out to be an old Norton India, and I actually quite like it. Feels about 800 ish grit, and very fast.
[No varnish was involved in the restoration of this whetstone, so hopefully it still has enough character to qualify ]
I don't mind it here. But it'd be cooler as the start of a new thread on vintage stone finds.Are stones allowed to play CK?
Just some little spots, not full rust yet.I want to see some Shitefusa Kitaeji in this condition, come on guys! Show us some rust!
230mm Yosimitu Kajiya Gyuto (2 days in the kitchen)My current work quiver.View attachment 126150
230mm Yosimitu Kajiya Gyuto (2 days in the kitchen)
180mm Yosimitu Kajiya Gyuto
170mm Mizuno Oroshi-deba
280mm Shigefusa Kitaeji
Two forgecrafts?
She’s an artist!View attachment 127475
I think gf tried to get it polished yesterday. She cut a lime and left it on board, one draggy dark spot, but no rust
cokeMaking crackers. Or massive amounts of coke? View attachment 132420
Crack!Making crackers. Or massive amounts of coke? View attachment 132420
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