Professional precision-edge maintenance for your knives, this is the traditional Japanese method for shaping and finishing blades to razor-sharp edges. After you use the sharpening stone, this extremely fine 3000 and 8000 grit stone lets you hone blades to thin, ultra-sharp edges with a mirror finishes. Double-sided stone requires no pre-soaking. Made in Japan.

These softer Japanese stones have several advantages over harder stones. Because they are softer, they do not become glazed or loaded with detritus. Plus, they are lubricated effectively with water rather than oil, which can ruin the stone.

In addition, with these stones the worn material and the water form a slurry which in conjunction with the stone, sharpens and polishes the blade.