Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku whetstone #120 coarseShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional whetstone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 120 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 49,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku whetstone #220 coarseShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional whetstone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 220 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 55,00
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
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku whetstone #1000 mediumShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional whetstone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 1000 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 59,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku whetstone #1500 fineShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional whetstone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 1500 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 65,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku whetstone #2000 medium fineShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional whetstone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 2000 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 67,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku polishing stone #5000 fineShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional polishing stone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 5000 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 75,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku polishing stone #8000 fineShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional polishing stone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 8000 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones. In…€ 89,00
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku polishing stone #12000 very fineShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional polishing stone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 12000 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones.…€ 99,00-20%
Shapton Ha-no-kuromaku polishing stone #30000 ultra fineShapton Ha-No-Kuromaku professional polishing stone,
High quality Japanese water stone from Shapton with a grain size of # 30000 grit. The Japanese stone manufacturer Shapton, from Nabatame, (Tochigi), makes the hardest stones.…€ 499,00 € 399,00-40%
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 € 11,95-50%
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…€ 19,95 € 9,95
Kagemitsu whetstone #240 coarse (grinding stone)Kagemitsu water stone,
Affordable but very high quality water stone with a (Japanese) grain size of # 240.
Properties:
Dimensions of the stone: 180 X 60 X 15 mm
Grain: # 240 grit
Synthetic resin bound
Abrasive: Aluminum oxide…€ 25,00
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
Kagemitsu polishing stone #4000 fineKagemitsu water stone,
Affordable but very high quality water stone with a (Japanese) grain size of # 4,000.
Properties:
Dimensions of the stone: 180 X 60 X 15 mm
Grain: # 4,000 grit
Synthetic resin bound
Abrasive: Aluminum…€ 32,00
Masahiro whetstone #8000 very fine (polishing stone)Masahiro water stone,
Affordable but very high quality water stone with a (Japanese) grain size of # 8,000.
Properties:
Dimensions of the stone: 180 X 60 X 15 mm
Grain: # 8,000 grit
Synthetic resin bound
Abrasive: Aluminum…€ 32,00
Kagemitsu polishing stone #10000 ultra fineKagemitsu water stone,
Affordable but very high quality water stone with a (Japanese) grain size of # 10,000.
Properties:
Dimensions of the stone: 180 X 60 X 15 mm
Grain: # 10,000 grit
Synthetic resin bound
Abrasive: Aluminum…€ 35,00
Kagemitsu combination whetstone #1000/ #4000Kagemitsu Japanese water stone,
High quality water stone, can be used on both sides with a grain size of 1000 and 4000.
Properties:
Dimensions of the stone: 180 X 60 X 30 mm
Grain: # 1000 / # 4000 grit
Synthetic resin…€ 38,00
Natural Iyo Nagura stone, square ± 50 gr. (いよ ・名倉)Japanse Iyo Nagura stone, about 50 grams square
High quality Japanese Nagura stone. This natural "slurry" stone comes from the Iyo mine, the oldest mine in Japan (started 1500 years ago). The Iyo mine is located in the Ehime…€ 9,95
Natural Iyo Nagura stone -Tomonagura- ± 50-90 gr. (いよ ・名倉)Japanese Iyo Nagura stone, about 50 grams
High quality Japanese Nagura stone. This natural "slurry" stone comes from the Iyo mine, the oldest mine in Japan (started 1500 years ago). The Iyo mine is located in the Ehime province…€ 9,95- Natural Iyo Nagura stone -Tomonagura- ± 100-170 gr. (いよ ・名倉)
Japanese Iyo Nagura stone, between 100 and 170 grams
High quality Japanese Nagura stone. This natural "slurry" stone comes from the Iyo mine, the oldest mine in Japan (started 1500 years ago). The Iyo mine is located in the Ehime…€ 15,95 -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 € 9,95-20%
Leather Strop on wooden base -Handmade in own workshop-Perfect strop on wooden base made of 1st quality leather of 2.5mm thickness, glued on heavy oak.
For the finishing of the cut after sharpening but also for regularly correcting the sharpness of the cut (if not too blunt).
Use the…€ 24,95 € 19,95
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.