Unknown Mine Awasedo 459g (1lb. 0.2oz.) Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone
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Unknown Mine Awasedo 459g (1lb. 0.2oz.) Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone

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   Unknown Mine Awasedo 459g (1lb. 0.2oz.) Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 175mmX35-40mmX25mm   It is used an old Japanese natural fine grit sharpening stone. It is a small stone, and it looks condensed stone.     Hardness-------------8.7 It raises very good amount of black slurry. It looks it does not need tomo nagura or the device to raise the slurry (worn Diamond lapping stone). (Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 is very soft muddy rough grit whetstone 3-6 is soft medium grit whetstone, 6-8 is hard medium grit whetstone; 8-10 is fine grit whetstone) Particle Size----------8.8 It makes my blue II steel kasumi blade knife Jigane became light silver color finish, and Hagane became semi-mirror finish.   (Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 give deep scratch marks to the steel, 3-5 is delete the 1-3 scratches, 5-8 makes 3the steel cloudy, 8-10 makes the steel semi-mirror finish or mirror finish) Natural whetstone has wider capacity than artificial whetstone, and actually, we do not know until sharpen blade on the h

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