Wakasa Awasedo Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 992g (2lb.3oz.)
212mmX73-76mmX23-27mm
Hardness--------8.7
It raises very good amount of black slurry quickly, so it might need Wakasa Tomo Nagura or a devise that generates slurry. It might need to flatten the sharpening surface little bit.
It is very smooth sharpening surface.
(Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 is very soft muddy rough grit whetstone 3-6 is soft medium grit whetstone,
6-8 is hard medium grit whetstone; 8-10 is fine grit whetstone)
Particle Size------- 9.0
(Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 give deep scratch marks to the steel, 3-5 is delete the 1-3 scratches, 5-8 makes the steel cloudy, 8-10 makes the steel semi-mirror finish or mirror finish)
It makes my blue II steel blade knife Jigane became shiny bright silver color to semi-mirror finish, and Hagane became mirror finish.
