Arashiyama 6000x also sometimes referred to as Takenoko 8000x Water Stone. Splash and go. It's a fast cutting stone that gives good feedback and can be used as your last stone for kitchen knives.
Size 210mm x 72mm x 25mm
Reviews
7 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Good stone for final polish or prep for high grit finisher, April 25, 2025Posted By: ward c wilcox
I got this stone many years ago and then added other finish stones. I like to have a 5000 or 6000 to use before going to a 10,000 or 13000 Sigma. This feels very smooth and could pass for an 8000 if you didn't know what make it was. The extra step after the 1000 and 3000 thousand feels very effective. The Take no Ko has excellent feed back and feels very smooth. After it was up on the shelf I began to use it and am glad I have it in my lineup.
I got this stone many years ago and then added other finish stones. I like to have a 5000 or 6000 to use before going to a 10,000 or 13000 Sigma. This feels very smooth and could pass for an 8000 if you didn't know what make it was. The extra step after the 1000 and 3000 thousand feels very effective. The Take no Ko has excellent feed back and feels very smooth. After it was up on the shelf I began to use it and am glad I have it in my lineup.
Wonderful finishing stone, but ** don't soak it! **Posted By: Chad S.
6 people found this review helpful
I've had this stone for 10 years now, and absolutely love it - it's a wonderful finishing stone, and I highly recommend it. Nice feedback, and I often use this as the final step when I'm not looking to achieve a perfectly stropped mirror edge. I definitely prefer this over my Shapton Pro 5K and 12K stones for most uses.
That said, I was gutted to discover cracks in this stone a week after my last use. The only difference I can think of is that I had allowed the stone to soak about 15 minutes the last time I used it, rather than my usual quick dunk & splash. So, despite the suggestion that this stone may be OK with soaking, I would strongly recommend against it.
Stick with splash & go use, and this stone will serve you very well.
6 people found this review helpful
I've had this stone for 10 years now, and absolutely love it - it's a wonderful finishing stone, and I highly recommend it. Nice feedback, and I often use this as the final step when I'm not looking to achieve a perfectly stropped mirror edge. I definitely prefer this over my Shapton Pro 5K and 12K stones for most uses.
That said, I was gutted to discover cracks in this stone a week after my last use. The only difference I can think of is that I had allowed the stone to soak about 15 minutes the last time I used it, rather than my usual quick dunk & splash. So, despite the suggestion that this stone may be OK with soaking, I would strongly recommend against it.
Stick with splash & go use, and this stone will serve you very well.
Excellent 6k StonePosted By: Mike H
6 people found this review helpful
I ordered this stone as an addendum to my Shapton Professional stones. This is a bit softer than the Shaptons and took a bit of time to get used to, however, once my learning curve adjusted, I found great pleasure and excellent results using this stone.
The stone develops a nice slurry, does not load up, and puts a very bright sharp edge on all of the steels in my collection - blue #2, Swedish Misono steel, and also my r2/sg2 knives. I have heard it suggested in the CKTG forums that stainless steel knives should not be sharpened above 3000K, however the edge on all of my r2/sg2 knives is absolutely superb, so perhaps that suggestion does not apply to powdered stainless steels. This is an excellent stone to add to my Shaptons and a joy to use.
6 people found this review helpful
I ordered this stone as an addendum to my Shapton Professional stones. This is a bit softer than the Shaptons and took a bit of time to get used to, however, once my learning curve adjusted, I found great pleasure and excellent results using this stone.
The stone develops a nice slurry, does not load up, and puts a very bright sharp edge on all of the steels in my collection - blue #2, Swedish Misono steel, and also my r2/sg2 knives. I have heard it suggested in the CKTG forums that stainless steel knives should not be sharpened above 3000K, however the edge on all of my r2/sg2 knives is absolutely superb, so perhaps that suggestion does not apply to powdered stainless steels. This is an excellent stone to add to my Shaptons and a joy to use.
Excellent finishing stonePosted By: Spencer Bralley
4 people found this review helpful
This is my personal favorite finishing stone. It cuts fast, has excellent feedback, and leaves a very nice edge that bites well. Being splash and go, it's great for touching up knives between full sharpening sessions without having to wait 30 minutes for a soak.
4 people found this review helpful
This is my personal favorite finishing stone. It cuts fast, has excellent feedback, and leaves a very nice edge that bites well. Being splash and go, it's great for touching up knives between full sharpening sessions without having to wait 30 minutes for a soak.
like it Great valuePosted By: Ryan R
6 people found this review helpful
I think this stone represents one of the best values to be had in the 6k+ finishing stone world. There's a lot of things to like about this stone. It's a relatively hard stone but not hard in the same way as a Shapton Pro. From what I understand this is a splash and go stone(it absorbs some water) but it can be soaked without harming the stone or the performance of the stone. That's a good quality to have compared to some other hard splash and go stones that are not as durable and require more care. It is a joy to sharpen on, good feedback and feel. It is easy to raise a little slurry with a small plate or something to produce a nice slurry if you want to. I get very good edges off of this stone as well, I can't really think of a bad thing to say about it. The 6k Arashiyama is a proven stone, I would easily recommend to anyone in the market for a stone in this range. I think it gets overlooked as new stones come in and out of the market but it shouldn't be forgotten about because it remains a solid contender and is a very nice stone in many ways.
6 people found this review helpful
I think this stone represents one of the best values to be had in the 6k+ finishing stone world. There's a lot of things to like about this stone. It's a relatively hard stone but not hard in the same way as a Shapton Pro. From what I understand this is a splash and go stone(it absorbs some water) but it can be soaked without harming the stone or the performance of the stone. That's a good quality to have compared to some other hard splash and go stones that are not as durable and require more care. It is a joy to sharpen on, good feedback and feel. It is easy to raise a little slurry with a small plate or something to produce a nice slurry if you want to. I get very good edges off of this stone as well, I can't really think of a bad thing to say about it. The 6k Arashiyama is a proven stone, I would easily recommend to anyone in the market for a stone in this range. I think it gets overlooked as new stones come in and out of the market but it shouldn't be forgotten about because it remains a solid contender and is a very nice stone in many ways.
