Stonehenge

[deardorff8x10]

Drying stones after a sharpening session. That is my coffee grinding area, so sorry abut the dust.

 

[ian]

….. CRASH!

 

[Heckel7302]

That’s one expensive game of dominoes you’re playing there

 

[Pie]

Ah, the stones are kept cleaner than the coffee grinds. All is right in the world.

 

[myguidingmoonlight]

This picture gives me anxiety.

 

[deardorff8x10]

Sorry to have caused any distress. I should dry them flat on a rack! I got some newer knives and am still getting to know how to sharpen them, so spent a lot of time cleaning out the grit and and they were wet.

 

[Stockman]

Drying stones after a sharpening session. That is my coffee grinding area, so sorry abut the dust.

What is the third stone, the thinner grey Jnat?
I have something similar in appearance that I have been trying to identify, but has no markings or stamps. When dry, looks very close to your stone in the pic.

 

[deardorff8x10]

What is the third stone, the thinner grey Jnat?
I have something similar in appearance that I have been trying to identify, but has no markings or stamps. When dry, looks very close to your stone in the pic.

It is a Shiro Suita from Maruo-Yama near Kyoto. It is really hard and doesn't produce much slurry, but polishes well. I got in in Japan and am not sure who cut it, though the sign on the top left (upside down in the pic) says Ipponsen -- "one line" but I am not 100% sure what that means in the context of stones -- one website translated it as "selected stone", but to me it maybe means no inclusions or cracks. Someone who knows Japanese stones better might be able to answer that. There is a maker's mark, but I can't decipher that.

 

[deardorff8x10]

It is a Shiro Suita from Maruo-Yama near Kyoto. It is really hard and doesn't produce much slurry, but polishes well. I got in in Japan and am not sure who cut it, though the sign on the top left (upside down in the pic) says Ipponsen -- "one line" but I am not 100% sure what that means in the context of stones -- one website translated it as "selected stone", but to me it maybe means no inclusions or cracks. Someone who knows Japanese stones better might be able to answer that. There is a maker's mark, but I can't decipher that.

Here is a pic of the markings. Top is likely maker's mark, bottom kanji of that says whetstone, middle is shiro "white" suita, bottom is "ipponsen". I should have written down what was on the face before wearing that off via use.

 

[Pie]

It is a Shiro Suita from Maruo-Yama near Kyoto. It is really hard and doesn't produce much slurry, but polishes well. I got in in Japan and am not sure who cut it, though the sign on the top left (upside down in the pic) says Ipponsen -- "one line" but I am not 100% sure what that means in the context of stones -- one website translated it as "selected stone", but to me it maybe means no inclusions or cracks. Someone who knows Japanese stones better might be able to answer that. There is a maker's mark, but I can't decipher that.

Nice! Ipponsen means the guy(s) thought it was a good one. At least that’s what I think it means. I believe the top one is on all (most?) marouyama.