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It is faster and a little coarser with a slurry likewise it cuts slower with a slightly shallower (finer) scratch pattern with only water. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imanishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36250415431832,"sku":"ARASHI-1000","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC08805_ed221723-0f6c-42d3-973d-55c3d3fd97f0.jpg?v=1716417681"},{"product_id":"bernal-cutlery-takarazukushi-1200-blue-marble-semi-soft-ceramic-japanese-whetstone","title":"Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi 1200 Grit Blue Marble Semi-Soft Ceramic Japanese Whetstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eBernal Cutlery Takarazukushi ceramic stones are made in Japan with white alumina and zircon abrasive particles that are baked with ceramics creating a fused porous stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis semi soft Takarazukushi ceramic stone tends to cut deeper and faster than the other semi-soft stones, it is a very wide ranging stone doing great on double bevel knives made with wear resistant steels as well as providing a great abrasive rich fast cutting mud ideal for wide bevel and single bevel knives. This stone will cut faster with a little extra slurry raised on the surface from a flattnener, or cut slightly finer with a clean wet surface. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlease note the grit are not completely homogenous, some slightly deeper scratches are to be expected. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeramic stones will not come apart with longer soaking periods (although water should be changed) resinoid and magnesia bonded stones should not be left to soak indefinitely, and both should be allowed to dry outside of sun and wind and not allowed to freeze wet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36251828551832,"sku":"BC-TAKA-1200","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00086.jpg?v=1713980020"},{"product_id":"jinzou-aoto-man-made-2000-4000-medium-fine-whetstone-w-natural-grit","title":"Jinzou Aoto (Man-Made) #2000-4000 Medium-Fine Whetstone with Natural Grit","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mixed grit 'muddy' stone graded at 2000 grit that can be made to cut finer similar to a natural aoto stone. The Jinzou or 'man-made' aoto stone starts cutting at 2,000 grit with a good soak and moderate pressure and easily removes scratches from anything 800 grit and up. A great toothy polish for western and Japanese butchery knives; our choice for deba micobevels (do the ura finer).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethe slurry is left on the stone and forms a thicker mud the stone starts to leave a finer finish. This thicker mud when left atop the stone provides a much finer finish and starts a sub mirror polish, somewhere around 4,000 grit. A shop favorite for single bevel knives, aoto stone is extremely useful in preparing and polishing wide bevels by doing both jobs of 2,000 and 4,000 stones. The left over mud generated when mopped up onto a cloth makes a great rust remover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vqr5_Nwq5CU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imanishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36252428206232,"sku":"JIN-AOTO-2000\/4000","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00110.jpg?v=1713982135"},{"product_id":"morihei-hishiboshi-hi-whetstone-1000-grit","title":"Morihei Hishiboshi Hi Whetstone 1000 Grit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt;As a whole line and on their own they all perform exceptionally well with that natural stone feel Ogura San likes. They don’t require soaking and all have the right balance of being hard enough yet give nice feedback that some medium hard natural stones have made them easy to use and enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor polishing the 4000, 6000 and 12000 grit give very strong contrast of hard and soft steel, with the hard steel becoming bright with the soft steel looking thick and hazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Written by Ivan Gomez Fonseca co-owner of \u003ca title=\"Tosho Knife Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toshoknifearts.com\/\"\u003eTosho Knife Arts\u003c\/a\u003e also professional knife sharpener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrand: Morihei 森平\u003cbr\u003eGrit: #1000\u003cbr\u003eProducing Area: Tokyo\/ Japan\u003cbr\u003eSoaking Requirement: Not required\u003cbr\u003eSize: 210 x 75 x 25mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 830g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"520\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/51p-fXGOnlU\" title=\"Testing Morihei Hi Whetstones | Ivan The Sharpener\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hitohira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38019291447448,"sku":"AAEAA-020-1000","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC03109.jpg?v=1724110857"},{"product_id":"naniwa-professional-aka-chosera-1000-whetstone","title":"Naniwa Chosera Pro 1000 Whetstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eNaniwa Chosera Pro are Naniwa’s top shelf series loved for their fast consistent finishes. 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When sharpening significantly dull knives a medium Naniwa Chosera is not usually the best starting stone, the 400 does much better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1000 stone is faster than the shallow scratches would suggest, it is an excellent stone for either maintaining slightly dull knives or for removing the scratches from a coarser stone like the Naniwa 400 stone when a knife needs more thorough edge re-shaping. When working on wide beveled knives this stone provides a surface that is easy to polish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaniwa Chosera Pro stones have a high concentration of a very evenly graded grit bonded in a magnesia binder, they are on the boundary between a hard and soft stone leaning on the harder end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause magnesia binder can dissolve we recommend a short soak of 15 minutes only. The mud generated during sharpening will add cutting material when sharpening wide surfaces of single bevel knives or thinning wide bevel knives, during sharpening small amounts of water can be added to help adjust the sharpening feel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naniwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41118075093144,"sku":"P-310","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC07422.jpg?v=1735340540"},{"product_id":"naniwa-professional-aka-chosera-2000-whetstone","title":"Naniwa Chosera Pro 2000 Whetstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eNaniwa Chosera Pro are Naniwa’s top shelf series loved for their fast consistent finishes. These are excellent for wide and single bevel knives as well as double bevel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2000 stone finishes very finely and is more in line being categorized with fine stones rather than medium stones given it’s bright finish. 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