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Japanese Natural Stones
Japanese natural sharpening stones are becoming scarce because many of the mines are exhausted after centuries of quarrying them. These stones are mined in the Narutaki District near Kyoto and are well regarded by professionals. Japanese stones are softer than stones found in other areas and because of this they do not glaze as much as harder stones, since new material is constantly being exposed as you sharpen.
There are basically 3 categories of stones. Ara-to, which is a more coarse stone (500-1,000 grit); Naka-to, which is a medium grit stone (3,000-5,000 grit); and Shiage-to, which is a fine grit stone (7,000-10,000).
Nano Hone Blue Backing Plate
$25.00
Atoma Slurry Plate 400 Grit
$25.00
Ozuku Asagi Natural Stone
$360.00
Nakayama Koppa Natural Stone
$80.00
Atoma Slurry Plate 1200 Grit
$25.00
Shinden Suita Natural Stone
$199.95
Ohira Suita Genseki
$175.00
Ozuku Karasu Koppa
$159.95
Kizuyama Natural Stone
$120.00
Atago Koppa Stone
$135.00
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