Japanese Knives Gesshin 4000 Stone Sale

The #Gesshin 4000 grit stone has always been one of my favorites... crazy fast cutting, works well on even super hard steels, amazing tactile feedback, and slow dishing. I thought it would be cool to help introduce more of you guys to one of my favorite stones, so I'm putting up a discount code for 25% off in the hope that more of you guys will see why I love this stone so much. The code is "GESSHIN4K" and here's a link to the stone on our site: https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/products/gesshin-4000-grit-stone

Click this link to see a video of the stone and a 66hrc knife
[video]https://www.facebook.com/JapaneseKnifeImports/videos/10155076989938860/[/video]

What place this stone takes in your (Gesshin) lineup? Is it more of a finisher or more toward mid grit/bridging to the finisher.

Ruso said:

What place this stone takes in your (Gesshin) lineup? Is it more of a finisher or more toward mid grit/bridging to the finisher.

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I use it as a finisher, but it also fits before naturals sometimes

Is this stone good or kasumi finish?

I like the sound of that stone in the video - I get the impression blades don't stick to it, just glide across with a nice consistent feel. That's a good discount, Jon.

42537703 said:

Is this stone good or kasumi finish?

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Not really... sorry

Having a computer down at work is a bad thing. I finally had time to get this ordered. :biggrin:

Thanks Jon for a really nice discount!

So now I have the Gesshin 320 and this bad boy. What else should I get to round out a line up?

TheCaptain said:

Having a computer down at work is a bad thing. I finally had time to get this ordered. :biggrin:

Thanks Jon for a really nice discount!

So now I have the Gesshin 320 and this bad boy. What else should I get to round out a line up?

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What are your other stones?

Gesshin 1200 and 2k are both really nice. Depends what you're looking for though. I'm assuming you're looking for a mid grit captain?

What labor said - I have not used the 1200, but the 2K is an awesome stone and if I have no problem to use it after the 400, than I would guess it should also work after the 320. If I recall correctly the 320 is S&G and leaves a rather fine scratch pattern.

Yeah... there's also a 1500 grit splash and go similar to the 320 splash and go... really though, any medium grit stone (800-2000 grit) will be fine.

Foody - I'm just focused on Gesshin stones here. I have a lot of jnats and the JNS medium set. Got the Gesshin 320 to do quick work on friends stainless knives and was so impressed with the overall performance I figured I'd give a full progression a try. These will be mostly for unknown stainless. I know 4000 grit is too high but at this price I couldn't say no.

In that case it may make sense to get the 1500 - on basic stainless stones you do not need to go past 1500 anyhow + these are 'true' S&G stones, they absorb basically no water at all and thus also dry super fast after the use.

Used 4000 yesterday that I got from Jon a week or so ago. I have to say, it is a great stone, cuts fast and the feedback is amazing. Now, Jon needs to put 2000 on sale :doublethumbsup: and I'll be set.