Naniwa Chosera 800 grit Japanese waterstone with stand VG Series For the custom hardwood handle

For the custom hardwood handle and saya set

at 10mm thick

I was able to meet Doi-san in July 2014 at Aoki Hamono's factory in Sakai city

and if it was a non-K&S knife

Naniwa Chosera 800 grit Japanese waterstone with stand VG Series For the custom hardwood handleThe Chosera is now a Japanese Domestic Market product only. It is is essentially the same as the PRO line (colour is identical between the Chosera and PRO, speed and feedback is also idencitcal) but thicker and comes with a Nagura (flattening stone), it represent a much better value than the new PRO, that is why the Japanese keeps the Chosera for their domestic market but not the PRO. K&S is determined to bring you the best from Japan. The Chosera