{"title":"Fine Detail Finish (Polishing)","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. Was able to remove scratches from synthetic 3-4k stones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879056519410,"sku":"251001-uchi-3","price":75000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/251001-Uchi-3-02.jpg?v=1774407946"},{"product_id":"251001-naka","title":"NAKAYAMA, KOPPA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very nice Nakayama Koppa with strong fast cutting speed and a very fine finish for both polishing and edge. Very easy to use with excellent feedback works very well on its own but if looking for a thicker Kasumi finish on soft iron, it's recommended to dress the stone surface with a 600 grit Atoma. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a soft fine Nakayama that works very well for both kitchen knives and Japanese tools, though it's a Koppa the entire surface area can be used with ease and great results. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack swarf is produced immediately after a few strokes, the stone was tested on Tanaka forged kitchen knives from white to blue steel as well as vintage carbon, both single and double bevel knives. Performed well across all steel from Hitachi carbon steels from Tanaka with excellent results.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879078998258,"sku":"251001-naka","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/251001-naka-01.jpg?v=1774408424"},{"product_id":"260213-uchi-1","title":"UCHIGUMORI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very nice, well rounded stone, with good cutting and polishing abilities, excellent feedback and easy to get good results from. A medium fine, soft stone that can be used as a base for further polishing techniques or as a final finish. Tested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Tanaka sanmai, Watetsu, Hitachi honyaki. 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":"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-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-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-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"},{"product_id":"260701-ohirasuita2","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Ohira Suita is such a nice stone, another stone that I should keep as it has all the characteristics I look for in a stone, fast cutting, strong polishing power, responsive with a very smooth feel during polishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasily removes scratches from previous synthetic grits in the 2k-4k range. Easily Brings up a smooth thick dark slurry that aids in polishing. A large stone with good surface space, this stone worked extremely with all types of carbon steel and cladding types, as well as Honyaki and Wootz. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasily produces a dark thick mud that gives nice contrast between hard steel and soft cladding, bringing out fine details in soft iron cladding and when the slurry is worked will texture and or grain of the steel can be seen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as being an incredible stone for knives it worked very well in woodworking tools such as Kanna leaving a fine polish in the 8k+ range. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall a wonderful stone that brings a lot of happiness to those who polish and sharpen with natural stones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822038491378,"sku":"260701-OHIRASUITA2","price":180000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-OHIRASUITA2-8.jpg?v=1784777778"},{"product_id":"260701-ohiraoita2","title":"OHIRA ŌITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI really enjoyed testing this large Ohira. A medium stone in the 6k-8k range, you could really push into the stone with pressure on the soft iron to build up a dark thick mud while still maintaining a smooth even feel across the entire stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on blue and white carbon steels, white 1 Honyaki as well as Togo Reigo, all took to turbine with ease. \u003cbr\u003eFor cladding i tested carbon steel Damascus and standard carbon steel cladding as well as wrought iron, rentetsu and Kamaji. This stone had the ability to bring out some very nice detail while keeping an even smooth finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI started the stone with a 600 grit atoma surface\u003cbr\u003ewashing of any mud from atoma. I prefer to use little water when polishing but this stone handled regular amounts of water as well due to its medium softness and fine texture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith great feed back, ease of use and large size this is a very enjoyable stone to use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822057955570,"sku":"260701-OHIRAOITA2","price":120000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-OHIRAOITA2.jpg?v=1784777927"},{"product_id":"260701-atago","title":"ATAGO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Atago was a unique stones, producing a fine mud easily with good cutting and polishing power. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first giving a thick Kasumi finish, but after working the slurry the core steel starts to clear up quickly giving a very nice contrast with fine detail starting to appear in soft iron cladding, like that used in Sakai by Tanaka. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s a bit of texture felt under the blade from the stones natural pattern but due to the ultra smooth feeling of the stone the texture makes no impact on sharpening feel and feedback. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest started with a 600 atoma surface texture washing of any mud from the atoma. Using a little water the stone starts quickly with a fine mud. A easy, versatile stone to, that can be used both for single and double bevel polishing as well as edge sharpening. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetting up into the 8k range the edge from this stone was very fine with good tooth working well with Yanagiba for Sashimi when used with little slurry and more water, or with mud the edge becomes a bit more aggressive with a lot more tooth, a great edge for daily use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on single and double bevel carbon steel knives with soft cladding as well as Honyaki and wrought iron clad knives. All performed well but I really liked the fine details brought out by this stone in the soft cladding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822058086642,"sku":"260701-ATAGO","price":70000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-ATAGO.jpg?v=1784777984"},{"product_id":"260701-ozukuusu","title":"OZUKU USU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hard stone with a very smooth sharpening experience that you might find in some Nakayama Namito. Strong cutting speed, good feedback for a harder stone and silky mud produced from the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI found it best suited for edge sharpening producing an exceptionally fine toothy edge on kitchen knives, single bevel like Yanagiba being the best as well as Japanese woodworking tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the stone I found starting with a surface from a 600 atoma worked best, washing away any mud made from atoma,  a little water to start sharpening produced a fine dark slurry. This worked best for both edge or bevel sharpening. \u003cbr\u003eAs well using a fine nagura also worked very nicely with this stone, Nagura or other finer stone \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stone best suited for experienced users with great potential for very fine sharpening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822109860082,"sku":"260701-OZUKUUSU","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-OZUKUUSU-2.jpg?v=1784778372"},{"product_id":"260701-ozuku1","title":"(SOLD) OZUKU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very hard, fine fast cutting stone producing an almost black slurry. \u003cbr\u003eVery good cutting and polishing power in the 8k-10k range producing a very\u003cbr\u003efine polished edge suitable for fine woodworking tools, straight razors, \u003cbr\u003ekamisori and single bevel knives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on kanna, (Japanese woodworking planes)of blue 1, blue super, white 1 and Togo Reigo, this stone work very good across all steel, and with its hardness and fine finish this is an excellent stone to maintain Ura on both Japanese woodworking tools and single bevel knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor edge sharpening this stone has a very smooth fine feeling across the entire stone that gives an ultra fine edge with fine tooth.\u003cbr\u003eHaving also testing this stone on single bevel knives, I would recommend this stone to only very experienced users of natural stones if wanting to sharpen the entire Kiriha or wide bevel. \u003cbr\u003eDue to the excellent cutting speed and fineness of the stone it was possible, used with very little water that will quickly produce a black slurry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting the stone with a surface from a 600 Atoma plate washing of all mud. As well I tested this stone with Nagura made from Nakayama both hard and soft and found this an excellent aid in working with this stone \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those interested in exploring hard Japanese natural stones this is a very pure clean stone that gives good feedback across most steels and cladding types when used properly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822124540146,"sku":"260701-OZUKU1","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-OZUKU1-8.jpg?v=1784778418"},{"product_id":"260701-atagokoppa","title":"(SOLD) ATAGO KOPPA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Atago Koppa was a very interesting find, both very fine with very strong cutting speed. \u003cbr\u003eOften I don’t find koppa of such high quality but this was an exception. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving a very smooth, fine, even cutting experience, sharpening both single bevel knives as well as Japanese woodworking tools was easy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI really liked this stone for edge sharpening both single and double bevel knives, the edge was was very fine but had a nice crispy feeling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest set up using a 600 grit atoma to dress the surface washing of all mud, then using little water to start a very dark almost black slurry  created from pressure on the soft iron.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822124867826,"sku":"260701-ATAGOKOPPA","price":30000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-ATAGOKOPPA.jpg?v=1784778526"}],"url":"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/collections\/naturalstone-finedetailfinish.oembed?page=2","provider":"Komon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}