{"product_id":"261001-ohira5","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 data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis Ohira has a very smooth feel across the entire stone, a dark grey to almost black loose slurry is easily produced after a few strokes producing a fine Kasumi finish on the soft cladding with a darker mirror like finish on the core steel, with visible grain in the steel when taken far enough through polishing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf medium hardness a bit on the hard side with very fine grain, good ease of use and feel. The 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 with varying degrees of color. fine detail in was easy to bring out 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. 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\u003eOverall a very versatile stone for both polishing and edge sharpening. Suitable for fine polishing that is detail focused.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Komon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67722762092786,"sku":"261001-OHIRA5","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/4956\/7218\/files\/261001-OHIRA5.jpg?v=1791963249","url":"https:\/\/komonjapan.com\/products\/261001-ohira5","provider":"Komon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}