#714 Shoubudani Asagi Easy Hard 3.5-4 Hardness 4 Fineness 1469 grams

Hard but smooth cutting and easy to use for a hard stone Shoubudani just barely self slurrying mud that cuts medium fast and leaves a nice slightly hazy near mirror finish. A big tall stone here with out any cracks on surface, sides treated with cashew lacquer.

215x70x48mm 1469 grams

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.

Asagi:

This aesthetic term refers to the general color of the stone. Typically, Asagi stones are grey, light blue, greyish-blue/green, and tan. They are usually quite clean stones that are on the harder side. However, softer Asagi stones are great for knife polishing.