Tomae Natural Japanese Whetstone Nakiri This is not one of

This is not one of those knives

but many cooks only have a sharpening stone like a #1000 grit and maybe a repair stone like a #320 grit

this 150mm petty from artisan duo Luke and Danae Scheepers features a beautiful cloud like hamon extending out of the stunning Karelian birch octagonal wa handle

unlike synthetic whetstones

which provides a lovely textured surface to pinch

Tomae Natural Japanese Whetstone Nakiri This is not one ofEach natural whetstone is different, unlike synthetic whetstones, with variations in size, grit, and overall shape. These stones are all from the Okudo mines in Kyoto. Tomae is the name of the sedimentary layer that these stones have been mined from. The name of the mines is labeled on the upper right hand corner and on the left bottom corner the name of the sediment layer is labeled. These layers are two hundred million years old. These stones are