{"title":"Woodworking Tool","description":"","products":[{"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. 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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. Due to its very fast cutting speed edge work was excellent, creating an exceptionally sharp edge well suited for sashimi bocho.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879080833266,"sku":"260303-yagi","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260303-Ohira-02.jpg?v=1774408982"},{"product_id":"260303-shinden-2","title":"SHINDEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA medium hard + stone, that has excellent cutting speed with a fine finish, I found this stone to have a few very good qualities making it well rounded stone. For polishing it has exceptional cutting speed making it an easy transition from mid range synthetic stones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor its finesse it can be a finishing stone but also a starting base for a natural stone progression from 2k - 3k synthetic followed by a softer finishing stone depending on the desired finish. On soft folded iron cladding such as Rentetsu, Watetsu and Wrought iron it really brought out some beautiful details and texture. When used primarily for edge sharpening, I was surprised at the level of sharpness, finesse with good grab and tooth. \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, Best used with a mud from a very worn finer atoma plate or a surface texture from a 400 or 600 atoma.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879081521394,"sku":"260303-shinden-2","price":150000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260303-shinden-2-02.jpg?v=1774409258"},{"product_id":"260520-ohirasuita","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, an excellent stone that can handle both high levels of polishing and edge sharpening. These types of stones at this level have become rare recently. 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":"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-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-ohira1","title":"OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Ohira is a very hard stone with very good cutting and polishing \u003cbr\u003epower in the 8k-10k range producing a very fine polished edge suitable for \u003cbr\u003efine woodworking tools, straight razors, Kamisori and single bevel knives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on Kanna or Japanese \u003cbr\u003ewoodworking 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.\u003cbr\u003eFor edge sharpening this stone has a very smooth fine feeling across the entire stone that’s give an ultra fine edge, possibly to fine for most work but for Sashima and other fine work the edge from this stone is perfect. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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. Due to the excellent cutting speed and fineness of the stone it was possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest used with very little water that will quickly produce a black slurry. Starting 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 and excellent aid in working with this stone \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot for everyone but I feel having this type of stone in ones sharpening line up is import.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822098391282,"sku":"260701-OHIRA1","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260701-OHIRA1-10.jpg?v=1784778344"},{"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":"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":"260801-ohirasuita1","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira Suita has a lot of qualities I look for in a stone that I want to use for polishing. Strong cutting speed, polishing power, produces its own mud easily and has a fluid, smooth feeling under the blade across the stone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium hard, dense stone that quickly forms a dark grey mud easily with great tactile feeling and ease of use. I started the stone off with a surface texture from a 600 atoma but I found any finer or polished surface could work depending on the desired stage in polishing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne technique I found worked best with this type of stone was to use very litter on the stone and bring up a mud with pressure in the soft iron, then instead of adding water to the stone when needed add a bit of water to the blade just to lightly wet it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking well across all types of carbon steel and soft iron cladding as well as Honyaki, when pushed further the stone started to bring out grain and texture in hardened carbon steel, making the steel appear darker depending on the technique used. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually it excelled in edge sharpening and sharpening of Japanese woodworking tools. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn overall excellent stone suitable for fine polishing and edge sharpening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930202906866,"sku":"260801-OHIRASUITA1","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRASUITA1.jpg?v=1786878603"},{"product_id":"260801-ohirasuita2","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira Suita was another dense stone in the group of three in this recent batch, Strong cutting speed, polishing power, produces its own mud easily and has a fluid, smooth feeling under the blade across the entire stone. Having a light pattern across the stone that was not felt durable polishing but aided in edge sharpening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium hard a bit in the harder side. The stone quickly forms a dark grey mud easily with great feeling and ease of use. The mud has a silky texture that gave a fluidity to each pass. I started the stone off with a surface texture from a 600 atoma but I found any finer or polished surface could work depending on the desired stage in polishing such as shiro nagura or Kuro nagura. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne technique I found worked best with this type of stone was to use very litter on the stone and bring up a mud with pressure on the soft iron, then instead of adding water to the stone when needed add a bit of water to the blade just to lightly wet it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking well across all types of carbon steel and soft iron cladding as well as Honyaki, when pushed further the stone started to bring out grain and texture in hardened carbon steel. I found that this stone gave a mirror polish with a light haze on the hard steel and a fine Kasumi finish with detail in the soft cladding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually it excelled in edge sharpening and sharpening of Japanese woodworking tools. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn overall excellent stone suitable for fine polishing and edge sharpening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded is a Ohira Nagura to give a thicker Kasumi finish if desired\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930202939634,"sku":"260801-OHIRASUITA2","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRASUITA2.jpg?v=1786878727"},{"product_id":"260801-ohirasuita3","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimilar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/products\/260801-ohirasuita2\"\u003eOhira Suita 2\u003c\/a\u003e this was another dense stone in the group of three in this recent batch, Strong cutting speed, polishing power, produces its own mud easily and has a fluid, smooth feeling under the blade across the entire stone. Having a light pattern across the stone that was not felt durable polishing but aided in edge sharpening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium hard stone a bit on the finer side . The stone quickly forms a dark grey mud easily with great feeling and ease of use. The mud has a silky texture that gave a fluidity to each pass. I started the stone off with a surface texture from a 600 atoma but I found any finer or polished surface could work depending on the desired stage in polishing such as shiro nagura or Kuro nagura. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne technique I found worked best with this type of stone was to use very litter on the stone and bring up a mud with pressure on the soft iron, then instead of adding water to the stone when needed add a bit of water to the blade just to lightly wet it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking well across all types of carbon steel and soft iron cladding as well as Honyaki, when pushed further using the dark mud from the stone, the stone started to bring out grain and texture in the hardened carbon steel when the scratche pattern of direction was lengthwise.I found that this stone gave a mirror polish with a slight haze on the hard steel and a fine Kasumi with a bit more of a mat whitish finish with detail visible in the soft cladding. A bit finer than Ohira 2 it was able to make the steel a bit darker and more mirror like. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually it excelled in edge sharpening and different to Ohira Suita 2 I found this stone giving a finer edge, as well sharpening of Japanese woodworking tools was great especially Kanna. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn overall excellent stone suitable for fine polishing and edge sharpening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203005170,"sku":"260801-OHIRASUITA3","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRASUITA3.jpg?v=1786878770"},{"product_id":"260801-ohirasuita4","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has such a nice feeling to it, producing \u003cbr\u003ean almost black mud after a few strokes that has a smooth silky feel. In the 6k-8k range this medium stone had overall very high ease of use with excellent polishing power. Almost feeling like a mix between a namito and suita if that makes sense. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking well across all types of carbon steel and soft iron cladding as well as Honyaki, when pushed further the stone started to bring out grain and texture in hardened carbon steel, making the steel appear darker depending on the technique used. \u003cbr\u003eFor Damascus carbon steel there was nice separation in each layer when used with light pressure and a bit more water. A stone with a lot of potential in polishing and finer polishing work when wanting to reveal detail in carbon cladding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually it produced excellent edges both fine and toothy that could be used for general kitchen work or more fine cutting purposes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall a pleasure to use, the type of stone that keeps you thinking about sharpening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203070706,"sku":"260801-OHIRASUITA4","price":70000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRASUITA4.jpg?v=1786878822"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira1","title":"OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has absolutely fantastic ease of use, it doesn’t get much easier than this, without feeling muddy or soft. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 6k-8k range this stone easily produces its own mud with any type of stone surface texture. \u003cbr\u003eI felt this stone was best started with little water to start a thick mud used to start the polishing process, from there I increased the water and lightened the pressure to start to Britten up the core steel but maintain the thick Kasumi finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly versatile, this stone easily handled all types of carbon steel and cladding as well as Honyaki and Ginsan sanmai. With light pressure and a bit more water I found I could pull out detail in standard carbon cladding. For wrought iron and rentetsu I found the stone brought out detail as well as color. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor edge sharpening this Ohira had a smooth clean feel under the edge across the entire stone leaving a fine toothy edge \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute pleasure to use ! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for both beginners and experienced sharpeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203103474,"sku":"260801-OHIRA1","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA1.jpg?v=1786878862"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira3","title":"(IN-STOCK) OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has unique deep dark grey to medium grey color, producing a dark grey mud that almost impossible to see without looking at the mud in the blade. It produces mud after a few strokes that has a smooth silky feel. In the 6k-8k range this medium stone has overall very high ease of use with excellent polishing power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking well across all types of carbon steel and soft iron cladding as well as Honyaki. when pushed further the stone started to bring out grain and texture in hardened carbon steel making the steel appear darker depending on the technique used giving a rich strong contrast. For standard carbon iron cladding like that used by Tanaka in Sakai making the stone brought out \u003cbr\u003eFine detail. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarted with the surface texture from a 600 grit atoma and a little water, mud was produced easily after a few strokes giving an incredibly smooth and fluid sharping experience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stone with a lot of potential in polishing and finer polishing work when wanting to reveal detail in carbon cladding like Damascus or folded wrought iron. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually it produced excellent edges both fine and toothy that could be used for general kitchen work or more fine cutting purposes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall a stone with a lot of different use and potential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203169010,"sku":"260801-OHIRA3","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA3.jpg?v=1786878925"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira5","title":"(HOLD) OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVery very similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/products\/260801-ohirasuita1\"\u003eOhira 1(260801-OHIRA1) \u003c\/a\u003ethis stone has absolutely fantastic ease of use, excellent feedback and a smooth fluid sharpening and polishing experience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 6k-8k range this stone easily produces its own mud with any type of stone surface texture. I felt this stone was best started with little water to start a thick mud used to start the polishing process, from there I increased the water and lightened the pressure to start to Britten up the core steel but maintain a whitish Kasumi finish. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncredibly versatile, this stone easily handled all types of carbon steel and cladding as well as Honyaki and Ginsan sanmai. With light pressure and a bit more water I found I could pull out detail in standard carbon cladding. For wrought iron and rentetsu I found the stone brought out detail as well as color as well as fine detail in the steel structure. Similar with lighter pressure and light mud the grain of the steel could be seems in carbon steel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor edge sharpening this Ohira had a smooth clean feel under the edge across the entire stone leaving a fine toothy edge, there is a light greyish line running across the stone that has a bit of texture to it that I feel adds to the edge quality. An absolute pleasure to use!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203234546,"sku":"260801-OHIRA5","price":70000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA5_9f96b3c5-bcb1-4d9e-927c-b457660728c3.jpg?v=1786879031"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira6","title":"(IN-STOCK)  OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn extremely clean OHIRA with good cutting speed, overall ease of use is very high with strong polishing strength and silky smooth texture. \u003cbr\u003eOn first putting knife to stone i immediately was impressed at how easy this stone was to use. In the 6k to 8k range producing a thick dark grey mud with a smooth fluid feel under the blade across the entire stone that made this stone extremely easy to use. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor polishing this stone gives very nice contrast with matte soft cladding and a mirror like finish to the core steel when taken far with the natural mud from the stone. On flat surfaces like kiridashi the contrast of hard steel to soft cladding was striking. \u003cbr\u003eTested as well Tamahagane Honyaki I was surprised by the level of detail brought out \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the stones surface is dressed with a 600 grit 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 and control the type of desired finish. \u003cbr\u003eAs always I like using little water in all my stones by this stone could be used with a normal amount of water or just a few drops under the blade, depending on technique this stone could produce various results in polish and cladding detail. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly versatile this stone easily handled all types of carbon steel and cladding as well as Honyaki and Ginsan sanmai. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall an excellent stone with huge potential in both polishing and edge sharpening. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for both beginners and experienced sharpeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203267314,"sku":"260801-OHIRA6","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA6.jpg?v=1786879087"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira7","title":"OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgain Very very similar to Ohira 1 and 5 this stone has absolutely fantastic ease of use, excellent feedback and a smooth fluid sharpening and polishing experience, with slightly finer finish and faster cutting speed \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s very possible these stones were cut from the same block. \u003cbr\u003eThe fine grain texture and ultra smooth surface, color and cutting speed all together give a truly special stone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 6k-8k plus range this stone easily produces its own mud with any type of stone surface texture. \u003cbr\u003eI felt this stone was best started with little water with the surface texture from a 600 atoma to start a thick mud used to start the polishing process, from there I increased the water and lightened the pressure to start to Britten up the core steel but maintain a whitish Kasumi finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly versatile, this stone easily handled all types of carbon steel and cladding as well as Honyaki and Ginsan sanmai. With light pressure and a bit more water I found I could pull out detail in standard carbon cladding. For wrought iron and rentetsu I found the stone brought out detail and color, as well as fine detail in the steel structure. Similar with lighter pressure and light mud the grain of the steel could be seen in carbon steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor edge sharpening this Ohira had a ultra smooth clean feel under the edge across the entire stone leaving a fine toothy edge, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute pleasure to use ! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for both beginners and experienced sharpeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203300082,"sku":"260801-OHIRA7","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA7.jpg?v=1786879146"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira8","title":"OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stone was chosen again mainly as an edge sharpening stone for single and double bevel kitchen knives, and polishing single bevel knives as well as for Japanese wood working tools and kamisori. It was a stone that I felt could not be passed up when we were sourcing stones due to its incredible cutting speed and fine grain and very smooth sharpening feeling across the stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA medium hard stone in the 6k to 8k range that easily brings up an almost black slurry after a few passes, with a smooth fluid feeling under the blade. During edge sharpening this smooth feeling was particularly nice with good ease of use for a harder stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMainly tested on carbon steel white and blue as well as ginsan and stryx, with surprisingly good results on all of these steels. With a bit of mud built up from a 600 atoma texture in the surface of the stone  the edge was toothy and crispy. When the slurry is worked more the edge becomes very fine retaining its aggressive feel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tested this stone for polishing as well  on flat surfaces such as kiridashi, Kanna and single bevel knives sharpened with very flat bevels.\u003cbr\u003eThe finish with the slurry gives a nice Kasumi bringing out details in soft cladding as well as giving good contrast and a bit of a dark hazy polish to hard steel \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stone I felt that has great potential\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203332850,"sku":"260801-OHIRA8","price":35000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA8.jpg?v=1786879174"},{"product_id":"260801-ohira9","title":"OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira is a great all round stone with both excellent polishing power and edge sharpening abilities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 4k to 6k range I felt it could be used as a pre finishing stone as well as for finishing due to its even Kasumi texture on the soft iron and darkish hazy polish on the hard steel, almost satin like. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fairly easy stone to use, I started the stone with a surface texture from a 600 grit atoma and a bit of water but I found any fine surface texture from nagura or similar to be fine in bringing up slurry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ease of use with this stone is very high with great feedback making it easy to achieve a very nice finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually for edge sharpening using the same set up technique edge sharpening was smooth and controlled with good contact. 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With good water management and pressure control the steel could take on a darker mirror polish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fairly easy stone to use, I started the stone with a surface texture from a 600 grit atoma and a bit of water but I found any fine surface texture from nagura or similar to be fine in bringing up slurry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ease of use with this stone is very high with great feedback making it easy to achieve a very nice finish. I particularly liked it on wrought iron and similar steels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqually for edge sharpening using the same set up technique edge sharpening was smooth and controlled with good contact. The natural pattern on the stone I felt helped in producing a very fine yet toothy edge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall an excellent stone for all levels of sharpeners or those looking to get their first natural stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203398386,"sku":"260801-OHIRA10","price":70000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OHIRA10.jpg?v=1786879296"},{"product_id":"260801-ozuku1","title":"(IN-STOCK) OZUKU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stone was chosen mainly as an edge sharpening stone for single and double bevel kitchen knives, as well as for Japanese wood working tools and kamisori. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hard stone with very fine grain and a smooth feeling across the entire stone. For edge sharpening this smooth feeling was particularly nice with good ease of use for a harder stone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMainly tested on carbon steel white and blue as well as ginsan and stryx, with surprisingly good results in all steels. With a bit of mud built up from a 600 atoma or included Nagura the edge was toothy and crispy, with only water in the stone surface the edge became very fine yet kept its bite. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor polishing work on wide flat bevels I recommend a stone surface texture from an 600 atoma and very little water, this produces a smooth fine black mud that great aided in sharpening ease of use for this type of work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommend for those interested in edge sharpening in natural stones or experienced users wanting to polish on harder stones \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatching Nagura included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203463922,"sku":"260801-OZUKU1","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OZUKU1.jpg?v=1786879369"},{"product_id":"260801-ozuku2","title":"(IN-STOCK) OZUKU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stone was chosen again mainly as an edge sharpening stone for single and double bevel kitchen knives, as well as for Japanese wood working tools and kamisori. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hard stone with very fine grain and a smooth feeling across the entire stone. A fine surface crack runs across the stone but I found caused no noticeable problems during edge sharpening. \u003cbr\u003eDuring edge sharpening the smooth feeling was particularly nice with good ease of use for a harder stone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMainly tested on carbon steel white and blue as well as ginsan and stryx, with surprisingly good results in all steels. With a bit of mud built up from a 600 atoma or included Nagura the edge was toothy and crispy, with only water in the stone surface the edge became very fine yet kept its bite. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI tested this stone for polishing on flat surfaces such as kiridashi, Kanna and single bevel knives sharpened with very flat bevels. Though possible I don’t recommend. 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Very fast cutting speed that easily produced a black mud. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fine stone that seemed to be in the 6k-8k range, leaving a whitish grey Kasumi with a hazy mirror finish on the steel. Tested on Hitachi white and blue steels both sanmai and Honyaki, as well as Tamahagane Honyaki and wrought iron cladding. Because of the very smooth cutting feeling across the stone clad steel was a breeze but Honyaki as well was very nice both in the soft and hard steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdge sharpening on all the above steels was equally great, giving a good working edge but also capable of very fine polished bevels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarted with a surface texture from a 600 atoma and little water keeping the stone s bit dry in places produced the best results for polishing, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall an excellent stone suitable for beginner to experienced sharpeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203529458,"sku":"260801-OZUKU3","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OZUKU3.jpg?v=1786879433"},{"product_id":"260801-ozukuiro1","title":"OZUKU IRO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stone was chosen again mainly as an edge sharpening stone for single and double bevel kitchen knives, as well as for Japanese wood working tools, kamisori and uraoshi \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hard stone with very fine grain and a smooth feeling across the entire stone. During edge sharpening the smooth feeling was particularly nice with good ease of use for a harder stone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMainly tested on carbon steel, white and blue as well as ginsan and stryx, with surprisingly good results on all steels. With a bit of mud built up from a 600 atoma or included Nagura the edge was toothy and crispy, with only water on the stone surface the edge became very fine yet kept its bite. Overall the edge I felt was on the finer side. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI tested this stone for polishing on flat surfaces such as kiridashi, Kanna and single bevel knives sharpened with very flat bevels. Though possible I don’t recommend. I felt this stone has great potential with the types f edges it could produce. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommend for those interested in edge sharpening in natural stones or experienced users wanting to polish on harder stones \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNagura include\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203562226,"sku":"260801-OZUKUIRO1","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OZUKUIRO1.jpg?v=1786879465"},{"product_id":"260801-ozukuiro2","title":"OZUKU IRO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first impression of this stone gives the feeling of a smooth buttery Nakayama, silky smooth feeling across the entire stone with incredible polishing power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall a wonderful stone for both kitchen knife polishing and edge sharpening as well as sharpening Japanese woodworking tools. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fine grain of this stone combined with the silky mud it produces gives a great fluid polishing experience over the entire stone. The finish it produces on clad steel is fine yet clean with good separation in cladding and steel as well, fine detail can be brought out in standard carbon cladding, Damascus and wrought iron or rentetsu. The polish from this stone on core steel or Honyaki was a light milky mirror finish on the brighter side when worked well \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma but I found this stone was also good with a Shiro nagura or similar grain stone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis stone has great potential and I felt many secrets to unlock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203594994,"sku":"260801-OZUKUIRO2","price":70000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OZUKUIRO2.jpg?v=1786879496"},{"product_id":"260801-ozukuurakarasu","title":"OZUKU URAKARASU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis OZUKU KKARASU stone is named because of the thin black layer on the bottom of the stone that is medium hard compared to the top of the stone that is hard. This was chosen again mainly as an edge sharpening stone for single and double bevel kitchen knives, as well as for Japanese wood workingtools, kamisori and uraoshi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hard stone with very fine grain that produces loose black swarf when pressure is applying to soft iron. The mud produced has a fine silky texture that pushed the finesse of the grain past the 8k range. During edge sharpening the smooth feeling was particularly nice with good ease of use for a harder stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMainly tested on carbon steel, white and blue as well as ginsan and stryx, with surprisingly good results on all steels. With a bit of mud built up from a 600 atoma or included Nagura the edge was toothy and crispy, with only water on the stone surface the edge became very fine yet kept its bite. \u003cbr\u003eOverall the edge from this stone is on another level, as I’ve mentioned with previous stones tested I particularly like the type of irregularities found in the surface of this stone for edge sharpening only. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tested this stone for polishing on flat surfaces such as kiridashi, Kanna and single bevel knives sharpened with very flat bevels. Though possible I don’t recommend it. \u003cbr\u003eI felt this stone has great potential with the types of edges it could produce. \u003cbr\u003eRecommend for those interested in edge sharpening on natural stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNagura included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203627762,"sku":"260801-OZUKUURAKARASU","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-OZUKUURAKARASU.jpg?v=1786879526"},{"product_id":"260801-kizuyama","title":"KIZUYAMA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very smooth stone on the harder side with very strong cutting speed and polishing power. Easily brings up blackish mud after a few passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI felt this stone worked best with little water with a surface texture from a 600 grit atoma. This combination tended to give the best sharpening feel and feedback from the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn flat surfaces like kiridashi or single bevel knives that have beet sharpened flat this stone gave a strong contrast between soft and hard steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat was particularly impressive was the bright polish it gave to carbon steel. On knives with a slight convex or shape to the bevel or blade surface depending on your strike direction I would recommend finishing the soft iron with a fine Kasumi powder to even out the surface, or us the stone with a softer Nagura to bring up mud making it easier to sharpen in shaped surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930203660530,"sku":"260801-KIZUYAMA","price":150000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260801-KIZUYAMA.jpg?v=1786879553"},{"product_id":"260901-ohira2","title":"OHIRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother Ohira that is the type of stone I like to polish with, having a very smooth feel across the entire stone, a producing a dark grey to almost black slurry after a few strokes, with very a even clean and finish, perfect for further polishing techniques on the blade or the final finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium stone with very fine grain, good ease of use, this stone is well suited to both single and double bevel kitchen knife polishing. On soft cladding such as Damascus and folded wrought iron the stone gives a clear separation in the cladding layers and fine detail in standard carbon cladding like you may find on knives from Sakai. Tested on both single and double bevel knives, i really liked it for double bevel full blade polishing due to its smooth grain that allowed for easy consistent strokes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steel, its fine grain clean smooth surface and cutting spread made it ideal for Honyaki and more difficult carbon cladding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma. With little water a thick mud can be made, using more water in your slurry will make a darker mirror finish on the core steel, this stone gave a very clean clear contrast between soft iron and core steel with a very crisp cladding edge line. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all an excellent stone for both polishing and edge sharpening but I found it excels in polishing, best suited for those with some natural stone experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564375794,"sku":"260901-OHIRA2","price":85000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRA2.jpg?v=1789823581"},{"product_id":"260901-ohiratomae1","title":"OHIRA TOMAE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has a very silky smooth feel across the entire stone, an almost black slurry is easily produced after a few strokes producing a fine Kasumi finish on the soft cladding with a darker mirror like finish in the core steel giving very clear contrast. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf medium hardness and fine grain with good ease of use, this stone is well suited to both single and double bevel kitchen knife polishing. On soft cladding such as Damascus and folded wrought iron I found it brought nice separation in the cladding layers. In the 6k-8k range I felt the polishing potential could be above 8k. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steel, carbon clad knives, wrought iron and similar iron. Depending on how you manage your water the kasumi finish can either be thick matte or fine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all a very versatile and enjoyable stone for both polishing and edge sharpening. Suitable for all sharpening levels on natural stones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564408562,"sku":"260901-OHIRATOMAE1","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRATOMAE1.jpg?v=1789823648"},{"product_id":"260901-ohiratomae2","title":"OHIRA TOMAE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has a very silky smooth feel across the entire stone, an almost black slurry is easily produced after a few strokes producing a fine Kasumi finish on the soft cladding with a darker mirror like finish in the core steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf medium hardness and fine grain with good ease of use this stone is well suited to both single and double bevel kitchen knife polishing. On soft cladding such as Damascus and folded wrought iron I found it brought nice separation in the cladding layers and fine detail in standard carbon cladding like you may find on knives from Sakai. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steel but i felt pairs well with single and double bevel carbon clad knives, wrought iron and similar iron. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all a very versatile stone for both polishing and edge sharpening. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564506866,"sku":"260901-OHIRATOMAE2","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRATOMAE2.jpg?v=1789823690"},{"product_id":"260901-ohiratomae3","title":"OHIRA TOMAE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has a very silky smooth feel across the entire stone, an almost black slurry is easily produced after a few strokes producing a fine Kasumi finish on the soft cladding with a darker mirror like finish in the core steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf medium hardness and fine grain with good ease of use this stone is well suited to both single and double bevel kitchen knife polishing though due to its fine finish I preferred it on single bevels. On soft cladding such as Damascus and folded wrought iron I found it brought nice separation in the cladding layers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all a very versatile stone for both polishing and edge sharpening suited to those with polishing experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564539634,"sku":"260901-OHIRATOMAE3","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRATOMAE3.jpg?v=1789823736"},{"product_id":"260901-ohiratomae4","title":"OHIRA TOMAE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira is the type of stone I like to polish with, having a very silky smooth feel across the entire stone, a dark grey to almost black slurry is easily produced after a few strokes, with very a even clean and finish, perfect for further polishing techniques on the blade. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium hard stone with very fine grain, with good ease of use this stone is well suited to both single and double bevel kitchen knife polishing. On soft cladding such as Damascus and folded wrought iron I found it brought nice separation in the cladding layers and fine detail in standard carbon cladding like you may find on knives from Sakai. Tested on both single and double bevel knives, i really liked it for double bevel full blade polishing due to its smooth grain that allowed for easy consistent strokes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steel but i felt pairs well with single and double bevel carbon clad knives, wrought iron and similar iron as well as Honyaki. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma. With little water a thick mud can be made, using more water in your slurry will make a darker mirror finish on the core steel, when taken further the core steel lost its hazy look and becomes darker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all an excellent stone for both polishing and edge sharpening but I found it excels in polishing, best suited for those with some natural stone experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564703474,"sku":"260901-OHIRATOMAE4","price":130000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRATOMAE4.jpg?v=1789823782"},{"product_id":"260901-ohiratomae5","title":"OHIRA TOMAE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira has a very silky smooth feel across the entire stone, a dark grey to almost black slurry is easily produced after a few strokes producing a matte Kasumi finish on the soft cladding with a darker hazy mirror like finish on the core steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf medium hardness a bit on the softer side, fine grain with good ease of use this stone is well suited to both single and double bevel kitchen knife polishing. On soft cladding such as Damascus and folded wrought iron I found it brought nice separation in the cladding layers and fine detail in standard carbon cladding like you may find on knives from Sakai. With its slightly softer hardness it could make a thick mud perfect for a thick Kasumi finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steel but i felt pairs well with single and double bevel carbon clad knives, wrought iron and similar iron. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma. With little water a thick mud can be made, using more water in your slurry will make a darker mirror finish on the core steel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all a very versatile stone for both polishing and edge sharpening. An easy stone to use suitable for all levels of sharpeners, but those with some natural stone experience will get a lot more from this stone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564736242,"sku":"260901-OHIRATOMAE5","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRATOMAE5.jpg?v=1789823822"},{"product_id":"260901-ohirairo1","title":"OHIRA IRO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ohira IRO for its different colors, in this case many  dark  colors throughout the  stone. It has a very smooth buttery feel across the entire stone, producing a dark grey to almost black  slurry  after a few strokes depending on the steel and iron type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA medium stone  with very fine grain in the 6k to 8k range that I felt could be finer. Good ease of use. Great for both single and double bevel knives polishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steels. It’s fine grain \u003cbr\u003e texture and cutting speed make it suitable for Honyaki, Damascus and wrought iron. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma, this stone gave a very clean clear contrast between soft iron and core steel, core steel getting darker and clearer with extended polishing with grain detail visible in the steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all an excellent stone for both polishing and edge sharpening but I found it excels in polishing, best suited for  those with some natural stone experience. \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564834546,"sku":"260901-OHIRAIRO1","price":90000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRAIRO1.jpg?v=1789823989"},{"product_id":"260901-ohirairo2","title":"OHIRA IRO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOhira IRO for its red color throughout the stone. having a very smooth buttery feel across the entire stone, producing a dark grey to almost black slurry after a few strokes,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium stone with very fine grain, good ease of use. Great for both single and double bevel knives, i really liked it for double bevel full blade polishing due to its smooth grain that allowed for easy consistent strokes and finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested on Tamahagane Honyaki, Genkai white 1 Honyaki, standard soft sanmai white 1 from Sakai, nantetsu and Kato sanmai. The stone performed well across all steels. It’s fine grain \u003cbr\u003etexture and cutting speed make it suitable for Honyaki. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest used with little water for both polishing and edge sharpening. I tend to start most of my stones with a surface texture from a worn 600 grit atoma, this stone gave a very clean clear contrast between soft iron and core steel with a very crisp cladding edge line. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver all an excellent stone for both polishing and edge sharpening but I found it excels in polishing, best suited for those with some natural stone experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120564900082,"sku":"260901-OHIRAIRO2","price":85000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260901-OHIRAIRO2.jpg?v=1789824064"}],"url":"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/collections\/naturalstone-woodworkingtool.oembed?page=3","provider":"Komon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}