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#204 AWASEDO
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SUITA AWASEDO 224 - 82 - 48mm 2.25 = 4.95 lbs. From the top right in smaller kanji SAIKOKYUHIN (very best quality) Reads on the stone top from the upper left down in kanji in larger letters SHO HONZAN SUITA TOISHI (correct original mountain finish suita strata stone). And down the middle right again SAIKOKYUHIN A massive and true grade 24 awasedo. These large over sized stones are nearly impossible to find in this quality, even in Japan. They are very useful if you are sharpening the wider 80mm kanna blades and this stone will last a lifetime owing to the thickness and scale of the surface area. The top shows particles of nashi-ji and the su or behive pattern is very prominent and open, both of these qualities aid in sharpening. The overall grain is very regular and even, typical of high grade stones. This is a hard deep strata suita stone and some sharpening experience is necessary to get the full potential out of this stone. Using a diamond nagura does help and the slurry from the DN greatly advances the cutting speed of these hard stones. The back of the stone is hand chiseled and shows areas of the outer skin.
*If a diamond plate induced slurry is used.
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