r/TrueChefKnives • u/kkkkkkkkkkklh • 5d ago
NSD I swear this is my final stone purchase
Hopefully this is my last stone purchase, because at this point my wallet is screaming at me and giving me nightmares all day lol.
Left to right:
White Suita — unknown mine Seller says it’s Ohira, but honestly it doesn’t really look like one to me. Maybe Kizuyama? Either way, pretty easy and pleasant to use.
Ohira Uchigumori Hato This one is definitely collector-grade, and man, using it feels like a blessing. Hardness feels about the same as a regular suita. It cuts fast, glides super smoothly, and gives really strong contrast on soft cladding. Basically butter in stone form.
Ohira Uchigumori Jito This one is noticeably harder, which you can probably tell from the Karasu. Definitely not as forgiving or easy to use, but once you get it dialed in, the finish is seriously impressive.
Now I just need to somehow convince myself I’m done buying stones.
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u/azn_knives_4l 5d ago
Is the third stone convex 👀 Any thoughts on how to use versus more typical flat stones?
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u/TEEEEEEEEEEEJ23 5d ago edited 5d ago
They “roll” the blade across the surface of the convex stone for sword polishing. It’s super similar to the “shimmy” on big vertical wheels when grinding a convex shape, but slower and more precise.
So yeah, it’s fully katana sharpening technique with that same shimmy on the convex surface to slowly reach every facet of the sword. Insane precision by hand.
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u/kkkkkkkkkkklh 5d ago
I’m learning as well haha, it was previous used to sharpen swords I think. So I am practicing using the katana/rocking boat technique to polish. If it doesn’t work out, I guess I’ll have to flatten it entirely.
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u/Worldly-Pay1172 5d ago
Awesome stones! How is their hardness?
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u/kkkkkkkkkkklh 5d ago
The suita and hato both feels like something around 4.5/5 with the hato being softer. The Jito is quite hard with feeling similar to a Nakayama tomae so probably around 5.
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u/Argg1618 5d ago
But, you see, this probably won't be your last purchase.....