{"product_id":"1111-used-vintage-aoto-japanese-natural-sharpening-stone-1134g-2lb-8oz","title":"Used Vintage AOTO Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 1134g (2lb. 8oz.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsed Vintage AOTO Japanese Natural Sharpening Stone 1134g (2lb. 8oz.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e190mmX40-43-63mmX44-48mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn general speaking, Aoto is medium to medium high grit stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is heavy condensed stone, and it looks what it is medium-high grit stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a small size Aoto whetstone.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardness-------------8.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt raises good enough amount of slurry for sharpening quickly, and it is hard Aoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 is very soft muddy rough grit whetstone 3-6 is soft medium grit whetstone, 6-8 is hard medium grit whetstone, 8-10 is fine grit whetstone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticle Size--------- 7.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Scale; 1 to 10, 1-3 give deep scratch marks to the steel, 3-5 is delete the 1-3 scratches, 5-8 makes the steel cloudy, 8-10 makes the steel semi-mirror finish or mirror finish)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy white II steel blade knife Jigane became frosted silver color, and Hagane became bright silver color finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was from used market here in Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHawaii has a long immigrant history from Japan (I guess it has been about 160 years), so Carpenter, barber, cook, fish cutter, butcher, etc. needed good sharpening stones, especially carpenter and barber needed high-quality fine grit stones in old days.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatural whetstone has more wide capacity than artificial whetstone, and actually, we do not know until sharpen blade on the stone. Sometimes, treasure whetstone is found after used it for a while. Never know until then.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aframes Tokyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976709718205,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/0775\/8013\/files\/IMG_14102.jpg?v=1786441762","url":"https:\/\/aframestokyo.com\/products\/1111-used-vintage-aoto-japanese-natural-sharpening-stone-1134g-2lb-8oz","provider":"Aframes Tokyo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}