This is a fine finishing stone among general finishing stones.It is ideal for sharp cutting edges or when you want to polish steel to a mirror-like finish.
It is an intermediate softness among the Kirameki series finishing stones, but it has the resilient softness characteristic of the resinoid type.
It makes the base metal part hazy (Kasumi) and the steel shines well. That makes border of the blade is clear, so it is especially suitable for finish sharpening of steel Japanese knives.
It can be used by just pouring water on it.
With base, it can be used stably.
Product No:14k8000-d
Size without base : 70x205x25mm
Grit Size: #8000
Nagura Stone and Wooden Base are included.
*Nagura Stone (or Dressing Stone) is a small stone for creating slurry before sharpening a knife and erasing the metal attached on the whetstone after the sharpening.
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Fine Stone
The number is 2000 - 10000 grit and can go even further beyond.
This type of stone is used for the final process of sharpening. You may seem them sometimes referred to as "finishing stones."
It is so fine that can sharpening using this whetstone can even remove the scratches from a medium stone.
It is often used for Japanese knives (such as Yanagiba knives), which require extremely delicate sharpness.
Resinoid
Manufacturing Method
Synthetic resins such as phenol and epoxy are hardened by baking at a relatively low temperature of around 200℃. The stone has low water absorbency, so there is no need to soak it in water before sharpening. The elasticity of the whetstone makes it easy to hit the blade when sharpening and produces a fine, fine finish. This method is suitable for medium to fine stones.
支持日本廚刀和飲食文化歷史的廚刀店
日本堺地區的制劍業誕生至今已有 600 年歷史。堺一文字光秀的工匠們繼續發揚這一傳統，生產出日本最好的刀片。
在這裏，誕生了 "只需切割 "即可完成一盤生魚片的文化，以及將鋒利表現為 "味道 "的文化。
70 年來，在被譽為日本廚房的大阪廚房設備購物區，我們一直將堺的工匠精神與廚師們的熱情緊密聯系在一起。
我們非常高興我們的刀具能被世界各地的人們所使用。
