Medium Grade Ohira Uchigumori – Kasumi Finishing Stone

Authentic Ohira Uchigumori natural finishing stone suitable for traditional kasumi polishing and refined kitchen knife finishing.

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.

Compared to top-grade Uchigumori, this stone provides slightly lower contrast and refinement, but still delivers an attractive traditional finish and pleasant sharpening feel.

Characteristics

• Medium grade Ohira Uchigumori
• Suitable for kasumi polishing and edge refinement
• Easy slurry generation
• Smooth and predictable feedback
• Good balance between speed and finish quality
• Works well with soft iron cladding and carbon steel cores
• Suitable for knives, wide bevel polishing, and maintenance finishing

Recommended use

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.