Japanese Natural Finishing Toishi Whetstone - Nakayama Namito Collector's Grade

This exceptional Japanese Whetstone comes from Matt's personal collection. In fact, it honed many dozen, probably hundreds of razors sold by use here at GSG and received many compliments on the resulting edges.  It measures 210 mm (8.27 in) long × 82 mm (3.23 in) wide × 35 mm (1.38 in) tall with a weight of 1200 grams.

Stone Details:

Hardness: LV 5+
This is a Stunner of a stone! Deep strata Nakayama Namito. Namito is below the Tomae layers between Hachimai and Aisa. Stones from this layer are typically characterized by hard, fine and dense stones. Being lower than the Tomae Layers, the stones can and tend to be more compact and subject to high levels of heat and pressure when being formed. This translates into super dense, harder, finer stones good for razors, tools and Honyaki. For razors, this stone was amazing for Mikawa Nagura. It's not crazy hard but seemed to cut the Mikawa Nagura, even the hardest ones I have, and releases slurry predominantly from the Nagura. This is a wonderful characteristic and rare in a stone that isn't Level 5++++++ or however people quantify that. The edges and shaves off of this stone were amazingly keen and smooth. for knives, the stone doesn't self slurry much at all, rather it just cuts steel fast and polishes really bright. For a very hard stone, there is no quartz-like scratching when using firm pressure. It has a little elasticity but but there's less cushion than a Nakayama Kiita or Suita. Overall, a beautifully rare Kiita colored, Old Nakayama from a very rare strata. Collectors Grade!