Naniwa Gouken Kagayaki 5000 Grit Sharpening Stone

Naniwa Gouken Kagayaki 5000 Grit Sharpening StoneThe Naniwa Gouken line represent a new product offering philosophy from Naniwa, one of the most reputable sharpening stone manufacturers. For as long as I could remember, the Naniwa Chosera line represents the holy grail of sharpening stones for kitchen knives: very fast cutting power, slow dishing and most importantly offering a very very gentle sharpening feedback that was not seen in other stones. The stone is huge in size (25mm thick, with the 10K

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This traditional Japanese profile measures 180mm with a straight edge designed specifically for clean chopping and slicing vegetables into thin continuous sheets

1000 and 5

Experienced users can really feel a difference with these stones

4 mm at the heel

Flexible enough to roll Firm enough to tighten up   Monofilaments are used for the binding strips

the Tokujou line represents an intermediate level WA hocho with improved fit and finish

63 to 64  Handle Design

The D-shaped ho wood handle with black buffalo horn ferrule is directional and pre-installed for specific hand operation

mm  Blade Height at Heel

The Arata have a 3000 grit offering

This Sakai Takayuki Tokujou Yanagiba 270mm is a left-handed single bevel sashimi knife featuring Hitachi White 2 carbon steel