Amazing no-nonsense video ! Thanks!

I've got all of Dan's stones. But I don't have that one.

Absolutely love this stuff. My friend I've got a pile of stones. No jnats .This one would be a great start.

I just bought a Tajima as well. The seller offer me two options，an Aizu or Tajima，same size around 2.3kg，good looking stone，but he recommend Tajima over Aizu so i trust him. What he said is Tajima would be more versatile as a medium stone following synthetic 3000 grit

Splash n go, not soak n go. Nice stones tho have the king already ,need one natural

Great video to learn the basics about Jnats and Jnat terminology 👍🏼 Thank you!!

One of those would be a nice addition to my collection. Where can I go to buy a jnat?

Of all my stones i don't have any jnats.im not a straight razor guy. But I would love to have one for my knives

Is that the red cashew laquer?

I've got Norton and Dan's Arkansas stones but this is totally different. Gotta get into it

I've got a king 800 and 6000. Really love both

My jnats are getting brittle and bumpy by the edges. I don't soak them in water, but that's worse than I expected. I didn't lacquer them yet. Do you think that's the issue?

Can you recommend the best stones I might want for a polished edge for a high carbon steel 440c Western knife with a grit equivalence of 12k+? Is shohonyama the same thing as honyama? My finishing stones right now are a Thuringian and Green and Black Shadow. Is the Black finer than the Green? It seems like I've seen conflicting information on them.

Lots to learn

Awesome video

Maker of that nakiri?

WTF is wrong with you, that one can of Cashew Lacquer could do 100 stones. That was a waste like I had never seen before. You have no clue what you are doing. JMHO if you truly want to do with it, watch this video. he does it more like I do. I was trained by old-timers as well, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eofTY595mqeVm7c

Where does one get those Stone dresser plates

been a bit since you have posted, hope you are doing well.

I live in Southern indiana and found a box of hindostan stones in an auction box. They were so black from oil I assumed they were just cheap carborundum. But after a week of multiple soaks in simple green i saw the lines on the side. What an interesting history.

😂 These stones are overpassed

I just got my Tanakatoishi Aoto hard today from Bernal Cutlery on your recommendation and excited to use it tomorrow

Do you have any opinion or knowledge of Indonesian sharpening stones?

What is the difference between a stone that's good or bad for a razor vs knife?

Do you know about Masamotoyama Nakiryumyaku Kyoto? I see a stone with that label in Japanese but I think the seller doesn't know what it is, and I don't see that word on your site, which is super helpful otherwise.

Why do you say the Green and Black Shadow are not ideal for knives but are good for razors? What's the difference between knives and razors that you differentiate them altogether?

I just used my Nakayama Awasedo Shohonyama for the first time last week and was finally able to get my mirror polish. It's my first jnat and I am in love with the velvety grip. It is such a pleasure to use. I have some Belgians and now my first jnat, but I think I want to start getting more. I probably have more use for medium refining and finishing, even though the synthetic low grit stone I have feels gross to use. It's like I'm scratching my knife against the sidewalk and hoping it'll help it somehow. Is the velvety feel a typical jnat characteristic?

Im a geologist in the NE. I know of a large variety of stones you may be interested in. If your interested let me know. BTW Earth's rotation was faster back in time, days were shorter! About 18hours during the dinos. Anyway, shoot me a message. I have un cut Ordovician age, very fine sand/silt stones that are very consistent. I only have about 10 of them.

Nothing to do with Hindostan stones but on your website you have only Vermont green slate listed, and there is actually three different kinds of whetstone in Vermont and potentially novaculite schist. The three being Vermont green slate lamoile stone which is a more aggressive version of chocolate or Lisbon pike, and a small deposit of Magog on the southern shores of the lake.

So people develop allergies against tree sap...but not the cashews?!

Have you seen a Hindostan with orange and grey with some speckles? I have just gotten a stone and it seems to work with your descriptions, but the layering isn't as obvious as some of your stones. The one you said was called orange was a course range. This one is on the upper range, it could almost be a razor finisher; not quite though. Thanks for the great information. It was well presented.

Whoa. I ate a weed gummy and somehow went from googling “make dull knife sharp” to end up here - learning how to sharpen and hone razor sharp blades like Hattori Hanzo with $500 natural Japanese Nakayama Jnat stones. Great informative video! 🤙

Whoa. I ate a weed gummy and somehow went from googling “make dull knife sharp” to end up here - learning how to sharpen and hone razor sharp blades like Hattori Hanzo with $500 natural Japanese Nakayama Jnat stones. 😮

I love the look of that tsushima nagura. It reminds me of a khao men thai stone that I have. Have you used one of those before? how does it compare with the tsushima nagura?

Why is a stone cut into a block so soothing 😮

I heard a lot of people have been using the mountain cashew laquer they sell now is just as good as the japanese cashew look into it if you havent already

thank for the information! i am very new to japanese natural stone ,but now i think i got a wrong one…

some people are cutting a line down the middle of their nagaras for suction is that safe im trying find out but nobody says anything.. they use a hacksaw for a very small groove (1 sixteenth inch) and use the edges of diamond atoma stone to round it off and smoothen it down the middle of the nagara. They are doing it with their synthetic nagaras also and using the same synthetic grit nagara on the synthetic water stones for slur (tomo nagara) supposedly the suction makes a better slur. Is this true? Have you tried it? Can anyone confirm this theory? Tomo's are by far the best way to medicate and dress any stone even synthetic stones if you can. It is how they did it even back in the samurai days on stones.. Tomo's (pieces from the same natural stone or even the same stone grit on synthetic water stones) creates the slur how its supposed to perform. Supposedly the samurai's in theory thought tomo's were the way also. I love your VOD's bro keep it up man they are very good

Im a huge fan dude keep up the good work you are very very informative!!! I have a few questions for you if you don't mind? I bought an ohira tomae Jnat from a friend that works at a cutlery out here in LA called Yoshihiro. He Had a rare red one that has red streaks on the top, bottom and sides he said it was the rarest one he had. I trust him ive done a lot of business with him. Im new to naturals as you can tell. I have 2 atoma tsuboman's with handles the 140 and 400. First question is which of the 2 would you use for flattening and leveling this stone? Second question is I bought some watco laquer they have 3 brands in spray a satin and 2 other ones for sale. I bought the satin one is that safe to spray on this stone in 3 coats? Last question is after I seal up this stone is it safe to soak it like my cerax stones until the bubbles or a bad idea to get better performance out of it. I just do not want to mess this stone up I love it already. Please let me know

Food grade mineral oil works great and doesn't smell or go rancid.

I really enjoy sharpening on my washitas. I tend to use very light pressure and I have a wide variety of washitas from very fast to several that are very dense and pass light almost as well as a translucent. They produce a nice knife edge especially with antique carbon steel and if I need to take it to a more refined edge I move to one of my translucents. I own a couple of black arks but for me the deciding factor is my ability to see the steel removed on the translucent and the fact that I can't see the difference in the edge between black and translucent.

Very good language : ) Thank you!

What is the new video going to be about?

With the arkansas stones you can use a mixture of dishsoap & water if you don't want to use oil.

Will have to buy and try.

Здравствуйте, я для ножей использую Бинсуй, Айзу, Охира Сиро Суита Ренгэ, и еще у меня есть красный редкий Иромоно Что еще можете посоветовать из мягких камней для ножей???

Can you post a link for that plate that you have your stone holder on? Thx.

Hii may I know what knife were you using?the brand and model . Thanksss

dude, I envy you guys over there , it cost the British buyer silly money to get some quality stones shipped over here,

How are the natural stones constructed? Like the mint chocolate one looked like it had beautiful amber wood sides and a mint chocolate frosting. When I see Finnish natural sharpening stones like phyllite, it's that grey, slightly shiny and with some patterns depending on the cut, somewhat homogenous slab of stone.