I'm such a sucker for JNats. There is just something about them that touch my soul. Bottom line I ordered a Ohira Range Suita of medium hardness a couple of weeks ago and it arrived today.
I'll need to Cashew Lacquer the bottom and sides but I could not resist putting iron to stone before doing it.
Out of the box:
stoneSuitaA.jpg
Slurry from the back of the chisel:
stoneSuitaB.jpg
Slurry from the bevel:
stomeSuitaC.jpg
It should be a good finishing stone. It makes a slurry very easily and cuts quickly. the finish is a very smooth Kasumi (cloudy finish) with beautiful separation between the soft iron and hard steel.
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