#719 Aiiwatani Asagi Goma Nashiji Su Easy Fast Bright Kasumi Lv 3-3.5 Hard Lv 3.5 Fine 620 Grams

Easy fast cutting Aiiwatani stone which makes a fine and bright milky kasumi finish. It is thin and light but has a wide face, would benefit from a wood base. A nice versatile knife stone here, slightly softer Aiiwatani are great. 

Dimensions: 182/168x88/70x18mm

Weight: 620 grams

Hardness/Fineness: 3-3.5 / 3.5 

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.

Goma:

This aesthetic quality looks like tiny black dots, or little sesame seeds in the stone. This quality typically translates to having a fast cutting speed.

Su:

Small holes in stone from gas formed during stone formation, these are what the stone layer suita are named after. 

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.