I picked this up from a local knife guy/chef. "Kyoto stone" is what he called it... Super smooth. Hard stone. So far only used it on a pocket knife... Kershaw 1760 with 14C28N stainless. No mud...just black swarf. Any ideas?
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Korin_Mari
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Hi Swarth!
Most natural sharpening stones tend to come from Kyoto. Could you elaborate on how it sharpens?
Most natural sharpening stones tend to come from Kyoto. Could you elaborate on how it sharpens?
I do know this stone and it's an incredible buy. The 330mate stamp is only one half of a great story; the stone was quarried and tooled by a master and his student specifically for a bladesmith and given to him during a visit as a token of gratitude. Anyway, that's what I know about this stone. Great purchase!
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Not much more to it than that, I'm afraid! Needless to say, it's a special stone and I was very surprised to see it when I opened this thread up!
To clarify, the student in my story was 330mate.
