{"id":6062,"date":"2026-05-14T10:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6062"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:47:33","slug":"medium-grade-ohira-uchigumori-kasumi-finishing-stone","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/product-2\/medium-grade-ohira-uchigumori-kasumi-finishing-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Medium Grade Ohira Uchigumori - Kasumi Finishing Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe title=\"Ohira Uchigumori Kasumi Finish Comparison | Mid Grade vs Top Grade Lotus Pattern Whetstone\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lnU0K-G4t-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Authentic Ohira Uchigumori natural finishing stone suitable for traditional kasumi polishing and refined kitchen knife finishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This stone offers a balanced combination of cutting speed, slurry generation, and control, making it an excellent choice for users seeking a practical and forgiving Uchigumori experience. It produces a soft, cloudy kasumi finish with good contrast on laminated Japanese blades and works especially well with carbon steels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to top-grade Uchigumori, this stone provides slightly lower contrast and refinement, but still delivers an attractive traditional finish and pleasant sharpening feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medium grade Ohira Uchigumori<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suitable for kasumi polishing and edge refinement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy slurry generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smooth and predictable feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good balance between speed and finish quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works well with soft iron cladding and carbon steel cores<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suitable for knives, wide bevel polishing, and maintenance finishing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Best used with a light slurry generated by tomo nagura or diamond plate. Excellent as a practical everyday kasumi finishing stone for Japanese kitchen knives.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The Ohira Uchigumori is most appreciated for the Kasumi finish on the Sanmai (hard steel covered with a softer layer) blade, highlighting the difference between hard and soft layers.<\/li>\n<li>Hardness: Lv 4<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions approx. 208x75x34 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight 1310 g.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":6065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[22],"product_tag":[47,193],"class_list":{"0":"post-6062","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-jnats","7":"product_tag-ohira","8":"product_tag-uchigumori","9":"product_shipping_class-iprastas","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=6062"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6062"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnats.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}