This natural stone is cut from the Sho-Honyama quarry in Japan. They have become exceedingly rare in recent years, and this is a very nice quality example.
This specific Sho-Honyama stone is quite large and heavy, it can handle pretty much any size knife, razors and tool.
The Japanese Sharpening guide is designed for use on Kitchen knives. The guide is extremely easy to use and will give a precise angle throughout your sharpening sessions.
Clip the sharpening guide on your knife to help keep a steady angle while sharpening on a stone.
The white strip is less abrasive than the cheap steel guides you sometimes see so you’re less likely to scratch the stone (and the plastic is less likely to scratch the knife’s blade face).
Note that the angle created will depend on the width of the knife blade. It will give you a nice Japanese angle with a Santoku or most chef’s knives, but the angle will be higher with a small blade like a paring knife, and very low with a super wide blade like a Chinese chef’s knife (cleaver).
It is a very handy little tool, especially when you’re just starting out on your sharpening journey and want to concentrate on your technique without also having to worry all the time about maintaining a consistent angle.
The white strip on the sharpening guide is made of ceramic to ensure longer wear on the guide.
This is a fixed angle guide so cannot be adjusted.
The Naniwa Rust Eraser is a must-have accessory if you use high carbon steel knives or tools.
The Alumina abrasive is distributed throughout the entire thickness of the block, so fresh grit is exposed as it wears.
The fine grit abrades quickly through rust. It can be used dry or with water. You’ll get a higher polish by wetting the knife first and even more polish by using a drop of oil on the blade.
This is a very high quality fine eraser and will give you much use and satisfaction.
Naniwa Lobster series is made from a soft, resin-bond. Theses stones are relatively soft and would need to be trued, flattened on a regular bases.
The Lobster 1000 Grit has good feedback and feel. We do recommend that the lobster series needs to be soaked at least 5 – 10 mins before use.
Make sure the stones are dried properly before storing away.
The 1000 Grit stone falls under the Medium Grit category or Nakato Meaning Middle Stone in Japanese. Medium grit stones ranges between 600 – 2000 Grit. The 1000 Grit is a great stone to start your collection, mainly used for general maintenance on an relatively sharp knife.
The Naniwa – 24 Grit Flattening Stone produces extremely flat results on all water stones, ceramic or traditional.
Always make sure the flattening stone is wet before use. This large flattening stone comes with rubber feet for grip while running the dished whetstone across the flattening stone.
This stone is Extra coarse for a super fast flattening experience. We use these because of the high volume of hand sharpening. The stone cuts quickly, but can leave fine grooves in the higher grit stones, which should be smoothed with your dressing stone. For persons doing a more normal volume of sharpening, the large 24 grit provides the benefit of truer flat without the grooving, it just takes longer.
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