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Japanese natural sharpening whetstone Shōhon'yama Shiroto

Original price was: 260,00 €.Current price is: 231,40 €.

  • Japanese natural sharpening medium grit whetstone Shōhon'yama Shiroto. "Tokusen" (特撰) indicates that this high quality, specially selected stone.
  • Suitable for intermediate or final sharpening of knives, scissors, carpentry and other tools.
  • Dimensions: fine 203x49x68 mm
  • Weight: 1680 g.
  • Grit about 2000 grit
  • Hardness: Lv 4.5
  • Quarried in the middle of the last century, the vintage stone is characterised by good speed and smoothness.
  • All sides are aligned and ready for work.
  • You can watch the work in the video below.

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The label reads in Japanese:

正本山白砥 - Shōhon'yama Shiroto
合砥振特撰 - Aoto-furi Tokusen
合砥山産 - Aoto-yama san (meaning "excavated on Mount Aoto")

Translation:

"A white sharpening stone of genuine origin from Mount Aoto, specially selected."

This is a Japanese natural sharpening stone Shōhon'yama Shirotoi.e. 'authentic white stone from Shōhon'yama'. "Tokusen' (特撰) indicates that it is high quality, specially selected stone.