
Ohira Iromono Awasedo Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 770g (1lb. 11.4oz.)
Ohira Iromono Awasedo Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 770g (1lb. 11.4oz.) 143mmX83mmX27mm, around #4000 grit; Middle range fine grit stone for high carbon cooking knife or Japanese plane or chisel Hardness------- 8.0 It raises very good amount of dark color slurry quickly. It is soft stone in the fine grit stones. It is easy to raise the slurry. (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------ 8.2 (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 frosted silver color, and Hagane became light color silver to semi-mirror finish. It should be great stone to finish for high carbon steel blade. It is from direct from Ohira mine where has been mining five generations of Ohira whetstones.