Naniwa Chosera 4" x 1" x 0.25" Sharpening Stone for KME 2,000 grit

The 1x4 Naniwa Chosera 2000 Grit stone is the final polishing stone of the Chosera series which brings out a smooth slicing edge with a liquid mercury mirror finish that gains you entry into the region of hair whittling and air popping sharp. The smoothly polished mirror cutting edge turns your edge in to a superior knife or tool. This stone is best used after a finer medium grit and/or a lower polishing grit (3K-8K) stone to really bring out hair shaving sharpness and full mirror shine, and to prepare the edge for higher polishing grits and stropping. This stone is 1" x 4" in size mounted to an aluminum blank with a total thickness of 5-6mm and used with water only. It works best when soaked in water for a minute or two before use. Let air dry and store dry when not in use. Abrasive: Aluminum Oxide Ideal place in a sharpening progression: Starting grit maintenance of an edge. After higher medium grit and lower polishing grit sharpening stones (3K, 4K, 5K, 6K, 8K grit) Before progressing to further polishing stones and strops (12K+, 1 micron - 0.025 micron strops) A final stone for full mirror polished sharpness on many knives and tools. The Naniwa Chosera 2000 grit sharpening stone works on almost all types of knives, scissors, tools and chisels, including those made with abrasion resistant steels. While the 1x4 size is meant for use with the KME Sharpener, it is also a great size for a slip stone, field stone or a pocket stone for knife repairs and sharpening on the go. This stone can also be used in a mix and match progression with other synthetic and natural sharpening stones as well as with other brands, such as Shapton, Sigma, Suehiro, Imanishi, King, etc. Naniwa Choseras are Waterstones but can be used in conjunction with oil stones (such as Norton India and other carborundum and Arkansas stones) if the blade is wiped clean before and after switching stone types.

• brings out a smooth slicing edge with a liquid mercury mirror finish that gains you entry into the region of hair whittling and air popping sharp
• best used after a finer medium grit and/or a lower polishing grit (3K-8K) stone to really bring out hair shaving sharpness
• This stone is 1" x 4" in size mounted to an aluminum blank with a total thickness of 5-6mm and used with water only.
• works on almost all types of knives, scissors, tools like KME and chisels
• can be used in conjunction with oil stones (such as Norton India and other carborundum and Arkansas stones) if the blade is wiped clean before and after switching stone types.