#785 Shoubudani Iromono Nashiji Fast Crisp Smooth EZ 3.5+ Hard 3.5 Fine Type 40 1328 grams

Big n' buttery 'Toku Sen Hin' -'special selection' type 40 (40 could be carried at a time) Shoubudani iromono; fast cutting and easy to use. It makes a bright hazy kasumi finish on a variety of steels tested. Fast cutting, crisp and smooth feeling, a really good knife finishing stone for knives that like a fine end of toothy polish or as a pre-polisher for an extra fine stone. Bonus points for its big size and lack of cracks as well as being very pretty, definitely a premium stone. 

Not sealed with cashew lacquer

Shoubudani: A ‘Higashi-mono’ (Eastern Mine Stone), Shoubudani is well known for producing a wide range of stones with different hardness and fineness. The Shoubudani mine produces some of the higher quality natural whetstones that are akin to Nakayama mine stones in their beautiful finish.

Iromono: Iromono is a term that represents a broad range of colors, usually purples, oranges, yellows, and greens. Usually the colors are shown in swirls and waves. A lot of nice Shoubudani and Ohira polishing stones feature Iromono color palettes.

Nashiji:

Meaning ‘pear-skin’, this aesthetic quality looks like tiny brown/pale dots on the stone. This quality can look similar to Su-holes on Suita stones as well as be a quality on Suita.

203x76x37mm 1328 grams