# Shobudani Mizu Asagi

_Vendor Description_

> _Shobudani_ is the quarry – one of the two original Honyama mines in Kyoto Japan.  _Mizu Asagi_ is the color – Grey/Blue/Green-ish. _Awasedo_ means ‘finishing stone’. 
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> While this is a ‘starter kit’ – the quality level is on-point; I use one of these Shobu stones myself quite often, and these Nagura are from the same source and of the same quality as those I use to hone my own razors.  
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> Here we have a lovely very hard Shobut with medium speed and satiny feedback. Honing on this one seems very straight forward. All of my edges from this stone were super smooth and uber-sharp. Water only laps are possible but take some skill. Trace slurry finishes were easy peasy. Nagura progressions went easily enough with some base stone kicking up into the slurry – as expected. 
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> The bottom is pretty flat and the stone is stable on the bench with out perceptible wobble. The sides and bottom have been sealed all around with multiple layers of Cashew Lacquer. The top is lapped and the edges are chamfered. The 2 piece set of Mikawa Nagura and the matching Tomo are part of the deal so you are ready to go as soon as you open the box. 
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> Mikawa Shiro Nagura
> We have Tenjyou, and Mejiro – a 2-piece set of top-notch examples. 
> Very Approximate Specifications. 
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> Awasedo: 6.3 x 2.1 x 0.6″ / 500 g
> Tomo: 31 g
> Tenjyou: 82 g
> Mejiro: 96 g

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