#778 Shoubudani Iromono Nashiji Fast Smooth Easy 3-3.5 Hard 3.5 Fine 632 grams

Easy to use fast cutting with a smooth feeling Shoubudani; agreeable and eager working, a golden retriever of a 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.

130x82x22mm 632 grams