Japanese Sharpening Whetstones
Discover the art of precision with our exquisite range of Japanese whetstones and sharpening stones. Keep your knives razor-sharp with our diverse selection, featuring synthetic, hybrid, and natural materials sourced from renowned regions across Japan. Our premium sharpening stones cater to all your honing needs, ensuring superior edge retention and effortless sharpening. Elevate your culinary and crafting experience with the unparalleled quality and performance of our Japanese whetstones and sharpening stones.
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The Rockstar Series from Shapton improve on the GlassHR Series by removing the glass backing, and adding extra stone thickness for a longer lifespan. They are a hard stone that offers lighter feedback levels than other stones, but cut very fast, require no soaking, and are very slow to dish.
This full progression includes the 320, 500, 1000, 3000, 6000, 8000, and 16000 grit stones, plus a holder.
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The GlassStone series of sharpening stones uses a revolutionary design to provide great usability within a thin package formed from a combination of glass layers. The conventional image is that sharpening stones are large and heavy, but GlassStones are not only thin and light, but also strong, as layers of tempered glass are stuck together. GlassStones therefore have strong resistance to cracking or sudden breakage caused by external shocks such as being dropped.
Shapton stones do not need to be soaked except the very first time after purchase. We do recommend that on first use, you pre-soak the stone in water for five to six minutes to secure even smoother sharpening. Shapton stones do not need a Nagura Stone, and lapping with a Nagura Stone will leave the surface rough and ragged.