Shapton Professional Kuromaku 1500 Grit Sharpening Stone Nakiri Note: This is a full

Note: This is a full 2cm thick stone

Forget those tiny 8" steels that come in "sets" -- this serious 10" length is good for even a large chef's knife

Yukinori Oda

The finish is kuro-uchi (black) with a lacquer coating -- this helps protect the steel and should not be polished off

Shapton Professional Kuromaku 1500 Grit Sharpening Stone Nakiri Note: This is a fullShapton Kuromaku Professional Whetstone, 1500 Grit, #K0707 210mm x 70mm, 15mm thick. A highly regarded stone among some professional knife sharpeners. Occupies a nice middle ground between a coarse starting stone and a super fine polisher. These Kuromaku Professional series stones are very fast cutting and long lasting, offering nice sharpening feedback while still being very hard so they resist dishing nicely. Note that these are splash and go, so do