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2-sided sharpening stone for Higonokami #400/#15002-sided sharpening stone for Higonokami #400/#1500
Very compact and handy water stone for grinding a Japanese pocket blade knife(higonokami, Kiridashi or Hori-Hori blade). Due to its limited size, this stone is not suitable for…€ 19,95 € 11,95-40%
Natural Polishing stone for Higonokami #3000/#10000Natural 2-sided Polishing stone for Higonokami #3000/#10000
Very compact and handy water polishing stone for sharpening of a Japanese pocket or craft knife (due to its limited size, this stone is not suitable for grinding kitchen…€ 24,95 € 14,95
Kagemitsu sharpening stone #400 coarse (sharpening stone)Kagemitsu Japanese water stone,
Affordable but very high quality Japanese water stone with a (Japanese) grain size of # 400.
Characteristics:
Dimensions of the stone: 180 X 60 X 15 mm
Grain: # 400 grit
Synthetic resin…€ 25,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku sharpening stone #320 Medium coarseShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional sharpening stone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 320 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 59,00-33%
Flattening stone (combination stone #150/#240)Special grinding stone for flattening and repair of your water stones
Flattening stone with a grain size of 150 and 240. This stone is specifically intended for the repair and maintenance of Japanese water stones. Due to frequent…€ 14,95 € 9,95
Sharpening stones
Grain Size (Grit)
The grain size of Japanese grindstones is expressed in a grit number. The higher the number, the finer the grain and the sharper the result. In principle there are 3 types of stones:
- Grinding stones (Japanese grain size 80-400)
- Whet stones (400-3000)
- Polishing stones (3000-30,000)
Which stone you start with depends on the time you have and the state of the knife. If the knife is really dull or damaged, you start with a rough grinding stone (#120-400). With a less dull or undamaged blade you can start immediately with a whet stone (for example a 1000 or 1200 stone). It is essential to finish with a polishing stone (usually between 4000 and 8000 grit), which is intended to get the blade razor sharp. The combination of a whet stone (1000 to 3000) with a 4000-8000 polishing stone is, in our opinion, an ideal starting package. Polishing stones above 8000 grit do not always produce a sharper result, this is mainly depending on the steel quality.