Japanese Waterstones

[floatlikeariver]

Looking for a large quality japanese waterstone. any references?

 

[Greg Obach]

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/page.asp?content_id=2896


has some nice ones here.... lots of synthetics.... but they are good and decent price....
i like king stones alot.. there decent and cheep

the natural stones nice but are expensive...

Greg

 

[dburnard]

For waterstones also check Hida Tool (www.hidatool.com).

For sword polishing stones, natural and manmade, and supplies try Shadow of Leaves (www.shadowofleaves.com)

 

[JTknives]

i cant beleve how pricy the stone kits are. 500 bucks would buy a lot of sand paper.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Woodcraft carries them.

 

[Chris Tooze]

the thing about japanese natural stones are that they are a sod to mine, and get into a working state. on top of this, they really are the top end of blade polishing, and as such your paying for a very high quality of material.

this is why good polishers can charge a LOT for what they do. skill levels aside, the only way to get a good polish is with a certain quality of stone, and not many people will outlay such an amount of cash. stone polishing is a real artform, and sadly... you need the right kit to do it well.

there are synthetic stones that can produce good polishes in the right hands, but even those are of a high cost due to the care and attention it takes to reproduce natural materials.

its just one of those things.... if you want a certain outcome, you have to pay a certain price.

 

[Shakudo]

here is another supplier of quality natural and manmade water stones. they have prices that fit almost anyone's needs.

http://www.leevalley.com/home/Search.aspx?c=2&action=n

 

[floatlikeariver]

thank you very much

 

[yoda4561]

My favorite manmade stones are the shaptons. They stay nice and flat, and cut very fast. They have a very different feel from the natural stones though.