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I bought a stone on a whim the other day. Recieved the stone and reacted to it feeling both smooth and rough. Smooth on on part and rough on the other part. This is suita stone from Ohira. I mentioned this to the seller and was told it is normal for suita(?). Have tried lapping the stone...

Does anyone know if there are anyone selling jnats or Japanese knives in Copenhagen?

Hey KKF-community! I know it will be hard to identify a stone. But I am posting this hoping that someone may have encountered this greenish (with a but brownish) looking stone before. Maybe it may be easy to identify? . It is greenish, with some white su spots. Also have some larger white...

Hello Anyone here who can share their experiance with this stone Is the suisa finer than the "regular" omura? Feel? Feedback? Hardness?

Hello KKF community! I have a Okunomon stone with a crack in it which seem a bit deep. Is this a bad thing? Added pictures. I am also open for tips and tricks regarding what I should do. Thanx!

Hello. I bought this stone a while back. It said Atagoyama. I am a bit confused on what kind of stone this is though. Akapin? Iromono? It has some purple and yellow color. Also heard about some atagoyama stones being called aoto? It is quite hard and the grit is fine too. Added photos of the...

Could you use a hard a nagura stone? Or are soft ones prefered? I am thinking for example around 5 (5 out of 5,JNS hardness). Any experience using this kind of hardness as nagura?

Hi! Love discovering new stones. And enjoy learning the use and history of a periticular stone. Discovered a stone I am curious of purchasing. Shohonyama(?) Yugehaccho. Anyone have any history og experience with this stone?

Hello Is there standard size for natural whetstones when you are sharpening kitchenknives? (gyuto, Santoku, sujihiki..) Should you not use smaller stones? Koppas? And why? I see this koppas and irregular shaped stones around. I too have koppas and non-rectangular stones that I use. But a...

Hello. New enthusiast from Norway here. Hope to learn more by joining this forum