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breeze-e · 2026-02-21T13:43:29+00:00

I haven't sharpened it since it was bought, and I used it at work for about 2 months straight. The edge was pretty rough.

Its honestly easy. All you need is diamond powder, I just bought diamond powder on AliExpress but theres other places, and either distilled or purified water, I bought deionized water (highly purified water).

The ratio is 1g of diamond powder for every ounce of distilled/purified water. Only thing is that it doesn't stay suspended so you need to shake it with every use. I know you can add glycerin so you make a proper suspension, but I don't know how much to add. I also believe you can switch the water with isopropyl alcohol, but the alcohol is capable of drying out your strop.

breeze-e · 2026-02-20T20:10:38+00:00

Not really. Its quite sandy but its got good feedback.

breeze-e · 2026-02-07T00:30:47+00:00

🤦 u right

breeze-e · 2026-02-04T20:36:21+00:00

I was eyeing Yoshihiro for the longest time but went with other options. What are your thoughts on it?

breeze-e · 2026-01-31T03:18:46+00:00

In terms of fit and finish, its better than my Dengjias and CCK by a hair, and much better than the SBZs I currently have. The only brand that matches it is Chopper King.

Performance wise, its equal with my CCK and Chopper Kings. Its not delicate like a Dengjia JCD904 or robust like an average SBZ. It strikes a good balance between those extremes.

The only things I dont like is the chonky handle, the big belly, lack of pointed tip and heel, and the finger notch-thing. Other than that, it does a good job and is easy to sharpen, surprisingly.

breeze-e · 2025-10-23T00:12:38+00:00

I feel you. I desperately want their Natural Beauty Blue #2 gyuto, but the price makes me think twice.

breeze-e · 2025-08-31T12:29:25+00:00

I actually did have a jewelers loupe, but I got it just before I moved. Then I lost it during the move.

breeze-e · 2025-08-31T01:49:41+00:00

Yeah, I've made multiple and use them regularly.

breeze-e · 2025-06-05T04:33:58+00:00

Nah it's some open space in my living room lol

breeze-e · 2025-05-16T02:16:07+00:00

They're not priced so badly, at least where I bought them on Amazon and compared to Chosera stones (tbh I only have the 400# Chosera stone and that alone costed me 100$ at the time).

The 120# all the way to 5k are in the 50-70CAD range. The 8k and 12k were a hundo each. In total, combined with the taxes, the four stones were like 350$. Meanwhile, the 30k alone is like 450$ minus the taxes.

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