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After I roughly cut off the base, I used a couple of files/rasps to knock off the loose bits and bring everything back into square.

The grind can continue, now with enjoyment!

I decided to leave the remaining plastic stuck to the bottom for some strength. Years ago, these stones would craze and crackle, so Naniwa stuck them to the bases. Not that it fixed the problem (looking at you, Snow White!)… but anyway, it doesn’t hurt to keep it.

And just while I’m at it, let me mention this Makita Multitool, the ugliest, clunkiest thing ever, but boy is it useful. Obviously this is not why I have it, but every time I have a quirky cutting job to do, it just delivers. Highly recommend.. almost more highly than the Naniwa 400 Pro stone.

Wanna pick up a honesuki and currently stuck between the looks of this Manaka and the thinner grind of a Yoshikane SLD.

Is there something out there that looks similar to Manaka (the polish is not very important), but is relatively thin like the Yoshikane?

Based in Australia, can get stuff from Japan as well, if that makes a difference.

Thanks!

A couple of days ago, there were 3 little dots on the bevel of my old Kai Petty. One drop into the sink later and one of the little dots turned into a crater. In the second pic you can see just how little the dots were and then the size of the crater that one of them turned into... meaning to say that what’s on the surface doesn’t tell us anything about what’s hiding underneath.

I ground off the entire bevel, went to thin the knife a bit… Atoma 140 did surprisingly badly (skating and sliding across the surface), swapped to 400 to get it going, that was a bit better, then on to the 600. After that I went to the Chosera 1K, then Shapton 2K, one thing led to another.. started playing with a Kaisei, then a couple of Suitas, followed by a few finishing stones and an Uchigumori - because why not. Ended up polishing this like it was some kind of high end Japanese knife. I did neglect the spine, I think that’s evident, but that’s OK. It was an absolute bear and my hands are still sore, because the grind was all kinds of wonky. I did enjoy the process though.

I suppose the PSA is, don’t neglect the little pits, especially not near the edge. The steel on this is just weird. It was never machine washed, it never was left to rust, but over the course of the years it would just develop these little black pits all over - there are still some on the spine. Don’t know how exactly how this happens, I am guessing there are lots of impurities in the steel. However if you ask Google, this is “a high quality knife”.. Ok, sure.

I considered throwing it out several times, but I reckon the wife and kids still need a petty and I’m not letting them use the fancy one 😂

Been an enjoyer of Aogami and Yasuki steel for many years, but thought to see what the fuss is all about with these modern powdered steels. So today I received this Yoshimi Kato petty in SG2, it’s about 6” long. It’s very pretty, l I’ll say that much.. very thin and light. Any advice on what to do (and what not to do), tips on sharpening this steel etc welcome. It’s got a concave grind, which makes this a first for me as well.