TheJapanBlade
Hardness Grit/Finess Speed/Strength Price in U.S. 10+ 10+ 9 $2100 When used with a paste created by a diamond plate 10+ 10+ 10+ |
Reads on the stone top from the upper right down, JUN SHOSHIN HONYAMA (pure specially chosen original mountain) which is a registered trade name, And at the middle SAIKOKYUHIN (very best quality) And 15 (an inventory or grading number) This Nakayama Maruka awasedo toishi stone is NEW/OLD stock from a closed store in Japan. It has not been used other than to test the quality at one edge of the stone as you can see in the photos. This is a very hard stone and it requires advanced sharpening skills to use. The change in color indicates it is from the edge of the strata. These very hard stones are more easily used if a diamond nagura (DN) plate is used before hand to build up a slurry. This is an actual Maruka Nakayama awasedo, it is not a fake. Stones of this color and varity have not been mined from Nakayama for well over half a century and they never will be mined again as these rare deposits are depleted. The mine was closed in the 1960s and I will not be able to replace or offer these stones again. |
Nakayama #19
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