Ohira Iromono Awasedo Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 1216g
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Ohira Iromono Awasedo Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 1216g

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Ohira Iromono Awasedo Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 1216g (2lb. 11oz.) The sharpening surface looks dirty dark color, but once it made wet, it shows up reddish color on the dark color portions. It is very nice. 195mmX70mmX36-38m, around #4000 grit; Middle range fine grit stone for high carbon cooking knife or Japanese plane or chisel Hardness------- 8.6 It raises very good amount of black color slurry quickly. It is not too hard not too soft, ideal hardness. (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 (Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 give deep scratch marks to the steel, 3-5 is delete the 1-3 scratches, 5-8 makes the steel cloudy, 8-10 makes the steel semi-mirror finish or mirror finish) It makes my blue II steel blade knife Jigane to light frosted silver color, and Hagane became from light frosted silver color to semi-mirror finish. It should be great sto

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