Shapton Glass Stone 500 Grit Sharpening Stone, Double Thick Shapton Glass Stones A beautiful and high performance

A beautiful and high performance chef's knife at a great price

not fragile

which means you need to use a bit extra care to keep it dry and stored in a dry place to keep it from rusting

and it offers good performance compared the much more expensive and fragile Magnesia method stones

Shapton Glass Stone 500 Grit Sharpening Stone, Double Thick Shapton Glass Stones A beautiful and high performanceShapton Glass Stone, 500 Grit, Double Thick, #50106. 210mm x 70mm, 10mm thick (total thickness is 15mm: 10mm of abrasive bonded to 5mm glass plate). Comes packed in a Pro Kuromaku style plastic case which can also double as a basic stand (though a proper heavier holder is strongly recommended). This is a special double thick version of the very popular 500 grit Shapton Glass Stone. If you do a lot of sharpening, this is a great choice to get extra