#679 Shoubudani Asagi Goma Easy LV3.5 Hardness LV3.5-4 Fineness 1474 Grams

Big, easy buttery feeling Shoududani, nice kasumi finish that can be graded finer by working nearly dry used mud. Great for beginner or experienced sharpener for hazy finish or pre-polish for an extra fine hard stone. Has a large undercut that will require this stone being glued to a wood dai but bottom is flat and level. 

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

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.

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