#760 Shoubudani Iromono Nashiji Easy Smooth Crisp LV3.5 Hard LV3.5+ Fine 906 Grams

Easy to use smooth feeling Shoubudani with a slightly crisp yet mellow and easygoing  cut a fine hazy kasumi gradable a little finer by working with a drying used slurry and light pressure.  A nice big stone for a beginner or an experienced sharpener.

183x77mmx30mm 906 grams

No cracks. Nice flat bottom

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.