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The Takarazukushi 4000 is a super versatile finish, really great for hard high carbon stainless steels and carbon steels alike, especially for knives that benefit from a bit of extra bite in their polish as well as making a great fast pre-polish for knives that will get an extra fine synthetic or natural stone polish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi 4000 stone is a resinoid stone (not a baked ceramic) and should not be left to soak indefinitely, and both should be allowed to dry outside of sun and wind and not allowed to freeze wet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36251829371032,"sku":"BC-TAKA-4000","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00090.jpg?v=1713980067"},{"product_id":"morihei-hishiboshi-hi-whetstone-4000-grit","title":"Morihei Hishiboshi Hi Whetstone 4000 Grit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMorihei Hishiboshi 4000 grit stone is a hazy fine finisher made with natural and man made abrasives formulated for Morihei to his specifications to cut like a natural stone with the consistency of a synthetic. This semi soft stone has an easy going feel, great for wide bevel polishing or narrow double bevel work, it does great in a progression with other Morihei stones. Aside from creating a nice edge these make a beautiful contrast between hard edge forming hagane layer steel and softer jigane cladding. Like a natural stone these are best not soaked although they will not suffer as quickly as a natural from soaking. Just soft enough to generate it’s own mud with sharpening this stone does not require a nagura typically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThis stone is a good choice for a variety of stainless steels or high alloy steels that get a washed out feeling after a few hours of cutting with a finer finish or as a pre-polish for finer synthetic or natural stones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e210 x 75 x 25mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hitohira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38019304259736,"sku":"AAEAA-020-4000","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC08793.jpg?v=1716414984"},{"product_id":"green-matcha-latte-3000-grit-whetstone","title":"Green 'Matcha Latte' 3000 Grit Whetstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eA semi soft mixed grit 3000 synthetic stone that is a relatively fast cutting stone that is good for making toothy polished edges for stainless steel knives, Western carbon steels, vintage carbon steels and butchery knives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stone will only make one type of finish unlike the Jinzou Aoto which can make a range of finishes, however this is great bang for the buck here!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e205 x 75 x 25mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imanishi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550223020184,"sku":"MTCHA3000","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC00104.jpg?v=1713980236"},{"product_id":"naniwa-professional-aka-chosera-5000-whetstone","title":"Naniwa Chosera Pro 5000 Whetstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eNaniwa Chosera Pro are Naniwa’s top shelf series loved for their fast consistent finishes. These are excellent for wide and single bevel knives as well as double bevel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 5000 stone polishes much brighter than many other stones in it’s general grit range, it provides a great edge for knives that benefit from this type of fine toothed edge. It is a great finisher for Japanese knives made with shirogami, aogami, ginsanko or many Japanese powder metals such as R2, SG2 etc. For knives used in butchery or softer western stainless steels a coarser polish can provide longer edge life however.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaniwa Chosera Pro stones have a high concentration of a very evenly graded grit bonded in a magnesia binder, they are on the boundary between a hard and soft stone leaning on the harder end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause magnesia binder can dissolve we recommend a short soak of 15 minutes only. The mud generated during sharpening will add cutting material when sharpening wide surfaces of single bevel knives or thinning wide bevel knives, during sharpening small amounts of water can be added to help adjust the sharpening feel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e210x70x20mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naniwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41118084890776,"sku":"P-350","price":154.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/products\/image_56134b3f-8bdc-4db8-82e0-2a9eace9ebb9.jpg?v=1634063104"},{"product_id":"bc-m01-miwotsukushi-hime-iyo-meito-kokuzo-easy-3-nat-stone-tennen-toishi-ehime-1030-grams","title":"#BC-M01 Miwotsukushi Hime Iyo Meito 'Kokuzo' Easy ~3 Nat Stone Tennen Toishi Ehime 1030 Grams","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiwotsukushi Hime mine Iyo Meito from in the Ehime prefecture on Shikoku island, Iyo stones have been quarried for 1300 years and may well be the oldest stones used for sharpening on record in Japan. Volcanic Iyo stones are typically harder than most Japanese sedimentary stones (Iyo stones are fused volcanic ash) and range in coarseness from approximately 1000 to 4000+ grit. We mostly stock harder, finer Iyo Meitos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 'Kokuzo Kuro' stone is on the softer side of the harder and fine Iyo Meito stones. It makes a finish somewhat similar to a 3000-grit synthetic; it cannot be graded as a synthetic can, but it is similar. With a little slurry generated from a 400-grit diamond, the stone cuts a little more aggressively, with only water, it's a bit finer. This is a great edge for knives that benefit from 'bite' in their polish but are also made from hard steels capable of working at a fine finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a hard stone, it is not too difficult to use, but does require some getting used to, as it works a bit differently than sedimentary Honyama stones. That said this one is a little softer than some of the other hard Iyo Meito stones and is easy to use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stone's working surface (opposite stamped side) is :137x125mm long, 95\/110mm wide and 28mm thick 1030 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"miwotsukushi hime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892941177053,"sku":"BCM01","price":412.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/DSC03346_5339621a-ef13-4d3c-9be3-43d882f3e096.jpg?v=1778198234"},{"product_id":"bcl02-miwotsukushi-hime-iyo-meito-sakura-mid-hard-bright-hazy-to-cloudy-nat-stone-tennen-toishi-ehime-1658-grams","title":"#BCL02 Miwotsukushi Hime Iyo Meito 'Sakura' Mid Hard Bright Hazy to Cloudy Nat Stone Tennen Toishi Ehime 1658 Grams","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarge Iyo Meito with a medium hard composition cutting a little coarser than other harder sakura that leave a low mirror finish, this stone leaves a bright hazy finish when used with just water and with a bit of slurry generated by a diamond stone or a medium coarse Iyo tomo nagura a cloudy finish with lots of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003econtrast between hagane and jigane. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA big thick stone here, there are a few small cracks at the pointed end that might crack off one day and form a tomo nagura. 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