Natural/Synthetic Stone Micrographs

Sadden

Sadden

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So yesterday I did some experimenting using natural naguras on synthetic stones. The goal was to ease the transition between going from synthetic stones over to natural stones.

So i started with the 150 Nubatama





Then I moved up to the 1k shapton with an Amakusa Nagura





Then I moved up to the 2k speckled Nubatama , with an Iyoto Nagura , this is where things start to get interesting.





From here I went to a Khozuke Jnat with matching TomoNagura




I stropped on bare roo after , what a nice edge , very toothy , yet still refined , beautiful to look at, solid Performer. A side road of this experiment was to experiment to see if this increases the edge retention/durability of the 4116 steel.




Also touched up my straight with my Mukaida with matching Tomonagura


 
Hmmm. I can't get my iPhone to take pictures like that. :D

Very informative. Thanks. Can you take a look at my recent post asking for advice with my waterstone choice? Where did you get your Naguras?
 
Thanks for sharing the pics, very interesting. I like the way you've made shots to compare with the results of other grit material.
 
I've always used synthetic naguras but have been acquiring more natural ones and find they last much longer and better slurry.

Finally someone with technology to show us actual results.
 
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