{"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","url":"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/products\/260901-ohiratomae5","provider":"Komon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}