{"product_id":"260701-ohirasuita","title":"OHIRA SUITA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERPRETATION OF THE STONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you first put a knife to a stone you immediately get a sense of what the stone will be like. This Ohira Suita was a bit of a surprise, a fine stone in the 6k-8k range, with very good cutting speed and strong polishing qualities, with the type of tight texture I love, in the middle of the stone that slightly grabs at your edge when passing over it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI find this characteristic in natural stones to produce exceptional sharpness on edge. both fine and with good tooth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor polishing this stone is best used with very little water, starting a thick black slurry with the soft iron that will act as a paste like mud that helps the blade easily glide over the stone giving a bright polish to the steel and a light detailed soft iron. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Ohira is a medium hard stone that has one area being a bit soft and smother than the slightly harder area. But going over the entire stone with a blue 1 Yanagiba iron clad and white 1 Honyaki Yanagiba I found very little noticeable difference in feel and cutting speed across the entire stone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver all a wonderful stone that is quite versatile for both polishing and edge sharpening, Single and double bevel knives as well as Japanese woodworking tools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49752817434866,"sku":"260701-OHIRASUITA","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/260710-ohira4suita-2.jpg?v=1783304452","url":"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/products\/260701-ohirasuita","provider":"Komon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}