PalmRoyale
Senior Member
My cousin is a chef and her aoto was stolen at work. She really loves aotos and her birthday is coming up and I thought it would be nice if I can find her a good aoto for her birthday. And that's what I did, I found an aoto with a good size, 180x58x58mm. Enough to last her the rest of her life. I've personally never been a fan of medium range naturals. I found that most are too slow and I don't particularly enjoy sharpening on them. But this aoto is completely different. It's super clean and doesn't feel as sandy as other aotos I've tried. It feels almost creamy. It's also much finer than your typical aoto. This one starts at roughly 3000 grit and when I work the mud and lighten up on the pressure it can easily finish at 6000-7000 grit. That's a finish that's more than enough for most wood working applications and combined with the size makes it an excellent tool stone. So now I have to decide if I'm going to let it go. She doesn't know I have this stone and my guess is an aoto like this one doesn't show up very often.