Nakayama Asagi

The guy who got me into all this straight razor madness loaned me his very hard Nakayama Asagi to play with.Perfect timing for my 62 Russian 5/8 that needed a redo

So first I used just the slurry stone he provided on the Russian.
4 sets of circles refresh the slurry. so so. I do think this blade is warped. but lets go on
30 reps of push strokes keener
10 X strokes on tomonagura slurry
on water 40 X strokes

it didn't seem to like water, as would be the case with the next blade the Antique Hungarian Dovo above. but the edge progressed so we went on

35 linen
40 leather
20 palm

Next the over 100+ year old First Production ( number 00) Dovo that I got in Hungary from Kalman Flaschner

dull on glass
 4 sets of circles on soft uchi
20 push strokes on hard uchi
20 push strokes on tomonagura
15 X strokes on tomonagura
40 X strokes on water

again, it didn't seem to like being on water and the blade never got into the groove. but the edge progressed so we'll see
35 linen
40 leather
25 palm


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NOT GOOD AT ALL. NICKED ME IN THE STACHE AREA AND WAS NOT KEEN AT ALL. GOING TO TO A RE DO LATER TODAY. VERY SURPRISED.HAD TO FINISH WITH THE RUSSIAN.