TheLuthier
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NOTE: I chose to use these chisels roughly sharpened, to see if I had finishing stones as my dealer sold it to me. They are not silky smooth, as they should be when you are doing the final polishing
Sooo... I decided to finally give a run to my Natural Japanese waterstone, commonly called "Jnat". To do this test, I voluntarly chosed my Old Lie Nielsen chisels I haven't touched for a while since I dove in the Japanese chisel's world. The reason is: I didn't want to do some tests with high-end japanese chisels, and ruin the ura.
I always sharpened my Lie Nielsen with my DMT diamond stones, and the gap beetween all of them is too significant for me to have the result I have with my Japanese synthetic stones... you'll be able to understand why, I chosed them. The finest DMT I have, is the "extra fine".
To avoid contamination beetween the stones, and because I hate this tool, I didn't use the Veritas honing-guide. I always sharpen my tools free hands for a couple of months now.
So with these pictures, You'll be able to see the difference beetween the finest DMT available, and the Jnat I have:
1st stone: Shobu Renge Suita
2nd stone: Nakayama Suita
3rd stone: Okudo Renge Suita.
My favorite so far in terms of feeling, is the Okudo. The Shobu give me the highest grain in terms of polish, and the Nakayama is the most "touchy" of the 3 stones. You need to be gentle, but the result is very close from the Okudo.
Right now, I can't really know the most amazing polish I could get out from these Jnats because... Lie Nielsen are A2 steel. My previous sharpening was definitely not at the level I can sharpen my tools right now (remember the Tuto post with my Ouchis?), and each stone will work more or less with the different steels you have.
So, I have tons of tests to try with these 3 stones, and they are keepers. If you can't see my previous ads about them, you have your answer...
Sooo... I decided to finally give a run to my Natural Japanese waterstone, commonly called "Jnat". To do this test, I voluntarly chosed my Old Lie Nielsen chisels I haven't touched for a while since I dove in the Japanese chisel's world. The reason is: I didn't want to do some tests with high-end japanese chisels, and ruin the ura.
I always sharpened my Lie Nielsen with my DMT diamond stones, and the gap beetween all of them is too significant for me to have the result I have with my Japanese synthetic stones... you'll be able to understand why, I chosed them. The finest DMT I have, is the "extra fine".
To avoid contamination beetween the stones, and because I hate this tool, I didn't use the Veritas honing-guide. I always sharpen my tools free hands for a couple of months now.
So with these pictures, You'll be able to see the difference beetween the finest DMT available, and the Jnat I have:
1st stone: Shobu Renge Suita
2nd stone: Nakayama Suita
3rd stone: Okudo Renge Suita.
My favorite so far in terms of feeling, is the Okudo. The Shobu give me the highest grain in terms of polish, and the Nakayama is the most "touchy" of the 3 stones. You need to be gentle, but the result is very close from the Okudo.
Right now, I can't really know the most amazing polish I could get out from these Jnats because... Lie Nielsen are A2 steel. My previous sharpening was definitely not at the level I can sharpen my tools right now (remember the Tuto post with my Ouchis?), and each stone will work more or less with the different steels you have.
So, I have tons of tests to try with these 3 stones, and they are keepers. If you can't see my previous ads about them, you have your answer...
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