{"title":"Double Bevel Knife","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"251001-uchi-3","title":"UCHIGUMORI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fast cutting Mizukihara Uchigumori excellent for polishing all types of Honyaki both modern steel as well as traditional steel like to Tamahagane, brings out unique details in soft iron as well as details in Honyaki, overall a clean stone with evenly spaced Renge. Smooth polishing feeling giving soft iron and soft steel a very white hazy finish. An easy stone to use with great feedback. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stone was tested on Tamahagane Honyaki Hitachi steel Honyaki , as well as clad steel knives from Tanaka with very good results on carbon Damascus. It can produce great contrast with very white soft iron and fairly bright steel. On Honyaki like Tamahagane gives the harder steel a beautiful milky white finish. 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Though the stone can be used for sharpening any type of carbon steel kitchen knife I found that it excels in sharpening single bevel knives as well as Japanese Kanna or wood plane. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's large surface lends itself to a very pure natural stone, sharpening experience. I have used this stone a lot, testing many types of kitchen knives from all over Japan, as well as as many types of steel forging styles, both tools and kitchen knives, a very versatile stone that if you needed only one natural stone in your collection, this could be the one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879079162098,"sku":"251001-okudo","price":300000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/251001-okudo-01.jpg?v=1774408512"},{"product_id":"260303-yagi","title":"YAGINOSHIMA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very even and smooth stone when sharpening with very good cutting speed, easily erasing scratches from 1500-3k NSK Kogyo's diamond stones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen worked thoroughly the mud from the stone can create a bright steel with a very nice Kasumi on the soft cladding. A harder stone that I found works well with very little water to start a mud from the soft iron or starting a mud with nagura or a surface texture from a 400-600 atoma. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTested on Tanaka blue 1-2, white 1-2, single and double bevel, Ikeda and Genkai Honyaki, wrought iron and watetsu. Due to its hardness, medium hard+ working on Honyaki was a bit difficult without a mud but on soft cladding the stone performed beautifully creating a dark smooth mud that made the stone easy to polish on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI found this stone to be best suited for softer cladding steel, soft iron as well as single bevel knives like Yanagiba. 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Leaves a very white jigane(soft steel) with details in cladding or folding pattern. An excellent stone!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879081586930,"sku":"260213-Uchi-1","price":190000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260213-Uchi-1-02.jpg?v=1774409373"},{"product_id":"260213-uchi-2","title":"UCHIGUMORI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very easy and forgiving Uchigomori best suited for those who are interested to try Uchigomori for the first time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Tanaka sanmai, Watetsu, Hitachi Honyaki, wrought iron. A softer medium fine stone, leaving good color and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879082799346,"sku":"260213-Uchi-2","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260213-Uchi-2-02.jpg?v=1774409565"},{"product_id":"260213-uchi-s1","title":"UCHIGUMORI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fine uchigumori with strong polishing strength that is a bit on the harder side. Being on the harder finer side it can give a bright color to soft iron without blurring the details as some softer Uchigumori can do. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA versatile stone that cuts well on all carbon steel. Excelling as a polishing stone to reveal fine detail in Tamahagane, Watetsu as well as folded wrought iron. Tested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Tanaka sanmai, Watetsu, Hitachi Honyaki, wrought iron as well as Wootz. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI felt it is in between jito and Hato. as it reacts differently to harder or softer steels. Best used with very little water to bring up a fine mud from the stone. 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Excelling as a polishing stone to reveal fine detail in Tamahagane, Watetsu as well as folded wrought iron. Tested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Tanaka sanmai, Watetsu, Hitachi Honyaki, wrought iron as well as Wootz. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI felt it is in between jito and Hato. as it reacts differently to harder or softer steels. Best used with very little water to bring up a fine mud from the stone. 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With the quality not only to produce an incredible edge, but strong, fine polishing power. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stone can handle everything from single and double bevel blades, Damascus, as well as Honyaki even Tamahagane Honyaki.  A medium hard, fine stone that I found very easy to use with good feedback. The stone produces a very fine, buttery mud that cuts very fast leaving a lots of detail and contrast.   Scratches from previous synthetic stones in the grit range of 1500 up to 3000 grit were easy to remove making jumping from synthetic to natural stones very efficient. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as strong polishing power this stone also gives a very crisp clean edge with nice tooth. Best started with little water to bring up mud from the soft iron.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49240234590450,"sku":"260520-Ohirasuita","price":90000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520-Ohirasuita-3.jpg?v=1779966359"},{"product_id":"260520-ohira-1","title":"(SOLD at Strata) OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy kitchen knife sharpening and Japanese woodworking tools like Kanna, this stone is the perfect combination for both. Medium hard but produces mud quickly, very fine with strong cutting speed, giving an incredible edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stone has good overall feedback but can be a bit grabby depending on your stroke orientation but with lighter pressure posed no issues. Being a very fine stone with good slurry, I was able to pull out some unique detail in standard Tanaka sanmai cladding and wrought iron cladding. \u003cbr\u003eUsing a little water to start a mud on the stone with pressure on the soft iron could produce a dark blackish grey swarf. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested both on single bevel and double bevel kitchen knives as well as Kanna the stone handled both easily and excelled in edge sharpening. If one’s pressure is light and controlled this stone was great in Honyaki single bevel with a fine toothy edge.\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for those with natural stone sharpening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273166463218,"sku":"260520-ohira-1","price":130000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520-ohira-1-11.jpg?v=1783300423"},{"product_id":"260520-ohira-2","title":"(SOLD) OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you enjoy kitchen knife sharpening and Japanese woodworking tools like Kanna, this stone is the perfect combination for both. Medium hard but produces mud quickly, very fine with strong cutting speed, giving an incredible edge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stone has good overall feedback but can be a bit grabby depending on your stroke orientation but with lighter pressure posed no issues. Being a very fine stone with good slurry, I was able to pull out some unique detail in standard Tanaka sanmai cladding and wrought iron cladding. Using a little water to start a mud on the stone with pressure on the soft iron could produce a dark blackish grey swarf. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTested both on single bevel and double bevel kitchen knives as well as Kanna the stone handled both easily and excelled in edge sharpening. If one’s pressure is light and controlled this stone was great in Honyaki single bevel with a fine toothy edge. Recommended for those with natural stone sharpening experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273200181490,"sku":"260520-ohira-2","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520-ohira-2.jpg?v=1783141624"},{"product_id":"260520-hideriyama1","title":"HIDERIYAMA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clean, medium stone in the 3k-4k range, with very nice cutting speed, able to remove 1500 grit synthetic scratches easily. Very good feedback that performs well with a lot of water or small amounts depending on the desired effect or outcome. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood natural stones in this grit range that can blend geometry well like hamaguri bevel are hard to find. This stone was a pleasure to use and I could clearly see its potential as a finishing stone or as a mid-range polishing stone in a progression.\u003cbr\u003eDuring testing of this stone, I considered adding it to my own sharpening progression. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273212338418,"sku":"260520-hideriyama-1","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520-hideriyama1--6.jpg?v=1779966068"},{"product_id":"260520-ohiraazuki","title":"OHIRA AZUKI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was a very unique stone, especially the color a stone that I have rarely seen. A medium fine stone that is very easy to use producing a mud from the stone quite quickly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stone was tested on single and double beveled knives, but I found it really performed well on wrought iron and Damascus clad gyuto. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on the direction of the scratch, pattern, lengthlengthwise or at an angle, the stone performed very different on single bevel knives sharpening at a slight  angle, you could feel a bit of grab on the stone, but with the same knife, switching to lengthwise scratch pattern. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stone felt extremely smooth and easy. On double bevel knives, especially wrought iron cladding this stone was a lot of fun to use and produced some beautiful detail in the soft iron with very good contrast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stone seemed to work best when the surface had a texture from a 600 Atoma plate using a little water to get the stone going. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good stone overall for polishing and edge sharpening with good feedback and a fine finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273226625266,"sku":"260520-ohiraazuki","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520-ohiraazuki-3.jpg?v=1779966179"},{"product_id":"260520-hideriyama2","title":"HIDERIYAMA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough a small koppa this Hideriyama is very easy to use and produces a very soft Kasumi finish easily. Excellent feed back and ease of use. A fun little stone if you want to try your first natural stones. \u003cbr\u003eI tested this stone both on 240mm gyuto as well as 300mm Yanagiba with the size causing no problems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273255756018,"sku":"260520-hideriyama-2","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520_hideriyama-2-1.jpg?v=1783319331"},{"product_id":"260520-naturaki","title":"NARUTAKI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small stone has a lot of power! It's very very fast cutting and very fine producing a beautiful edge and fine details in soft iron. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI found with this stone using very little water and controlling the water amount during sharpening was very important for the best results and ease of use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tested this stone both on 240mm gyuto as well as 300mm Yanagiba with the size and shape of the stone causing no problems. Tested as well were kanna and kamisori. All with excellent results.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273268764914,"sku":"260520-naturaki","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260520-NARUTAKI--3.jpg?v=1779965931"},{"product_id":"260701-ohirakoppa","title":"(SOLD) OHIRA KOPPA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Ohira koppa is a very very easy stone to use, good cutting and polishing abilities producing its own mud naturally without aid of atoma or Nagura. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade glides smoothly and easily over the stone regardless of steel or cladding type producing a beautiful even, fine matte Kasumi finish.  In the 4k-6k grit range, when used with a bit more water on the stone it produces a very good working edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall a very enjoyable stone to use, perfect for those interested in a first natural stone or those who want a stone that gives an easy Kasumi with some fine detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49752709202162,"sku":"260701-OHIRAKOPPA","price":30000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-OHIRAKOPPA-3.jpg?v=1783301570"},{"product_id":"260701-ohiraoita1","title":"OHIRA ŌITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large, clean OHIRA with good cutting speed, overall ease of use is very high with strong polishing strength.  On first testing this stone I felt its grit range was in the 4k-6k range, but as pushed it more I found this stone reaching the 8k range in polish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor polishing this stone gives very nice contrast with matte soft cladding and a  bright mirror like finish core steel. When the stone surface is dressed with a 600 atoma, washing away all mud and starting with fresh water the stone will produce a thick dark mud naturally, making the stone surface smooth and very easy to sharpen across the entire surface of the stone, giving a thick Kasumi finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen starting the stone with a more polishing surface and fresh water the stone again easily brings up a natural mud with strong polishing strength but will bring out finer detail in soft iron, with clean separation in Damascus layers and mirror like core steel.  For edge sharpening this stone gave a very fine toothy edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall an excellent stone with huge potential in both polishing and edge sharpening and with its large size and clean surface polishing was very enjoyable being able to work around the entire stone.  Recommended for both beginners and experienced sharpeners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49752782668018,"sku":"260701-OHIRAOITA1","price":120000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-Ohiraoita1-1-2.jpg?v=1783304168"},{"product_id":"260701-hideriyamakoppa","title":"HIDERIYAMA KOPPA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Hideriyama though a koppa, could handle most knives well. The sharpening experience was silky smooth across the entire stone with great feedback. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bit on the muddy side but not to much that it can feel sticky, it produced a good kasumi finish easily. Overall a very easy stone to use, in the 3k-6k range depending on how you manage water and slurry. Best suited to single bevel and wide bevel carbon steel knives with soft cladding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49752784830706,"sku":"260701-HIDERIYAMAKOPPA","price":15000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-hideriyamakoppa-4.jpg?v=1783301342"},{"product_id":"260701-ohirayawa","title":"OHIRA YAWAGUCHI (SOFT)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira Yawa, meaning soft, had a lot of unique characteristics. A medium soft stone, fine with good cutting speed that I found suited single bevel knives really well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough a medium soft stone it felt like a finer harder Ohira but produced mud easily like most medium soft stones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall easy to use with very good feed back, I found it produced mud well when started with little water giving a smooth texture and feel, while sharpening across the entire surface. This stone gives a very nice kasumi finish with good contrast, and brings out very nice detail in both standard cladding like most knives by Tanaka from Sakai, as well as wrought iron and Damascus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen used for edge sharpening the surface texture of this stone produces a very fine yet toothy edge that i really liked. Not to much drag but just enough to grip the edge and not feel glassy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTested on both double bevel blue and white steel gyuto, and blue 1 yanagiba and white 1 Honyaki Yanagiba all worked well but I found single bevel to have the best feeling on this stone, for both Kiriha and Ura. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA great stone for both seasoned sharpeners and sharpeners wanting to try a first well rounded natural stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49752788041970,"sku":"260701-OHIRAYAWA","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-ohirayawa-4.jpg?v=1783304257"},{"product_id":"260701-ohirasuita","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you first put a knife to a stone you immediately get a sense of what the stone will be like. This Ohira Suita was a bit of a surprise, a fine stone in the 6k-8k range, with very good cutting speed and strong polishing qualities, with the type of tight texture I love, in the middle of the stone that slightly grabs at your edge when passing over it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI find this characteristic in natural stones to produce exceptional sharpness on edge. both fine and with good tooth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor polishing this stone is best used with very little water, starting a thick black slurry with the soft iron that will act as a paste like mud that helps the blade easily glide over the stone giving a bright polish to the steel and a light detailed soft iron. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira is a medium hard stone that has one area being a bit soft and smother than the slightly harder area. But going over the entire stone with a blue 1 Yanagiba iron clad and white 1 Honyaki Yanagiba I found very little noticeable difference in feel and cutting speed across the entire stone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver all a wonderful stone that is quite versatile for both polishing and edge sharpening, Single and double bevel knives as well as Japanese woodworking tools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49752817434866,"sku":"260701-OHIRASUITA","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260710-ohira4suita-2.jpg?v=1783304452"}],"url":"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/collections\/naturalstone-doublebevelknife.oembed?page=2","provider":"Komon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}