Aiwatani Kiita San - Japanese Natural Razor Hone Sharpening/Finishing Stones
Aiwatani Kiita San - Japanese Natural Razor Hone Sharpening/Finishing Stones
Aiwatani Kiita San - Japanese Natural Razor Hone Sharpening/Finishing Stones
Aiwatani Kiita San - Japanese Natural Razor Hone Sharpening/Finishing Stones
Aiwatani Kiita San - Japanese Natural Razor Hone Sharpening/Finishing Stones

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Aiwatani Kiita San - Japanese Natural Razor Hone Sharpening/Finishing Stones

$150.00 USD
Stone Number:AK4
Quantity:


Choose your stone from the numbered photos. Each hone will include a matching tomonagura slurry stone pictured. Additionally, each stone has been stamped on side and back and sides sealed in cashew lacquer.
These are all excellent kamisori (razor) grade hones in san size (longer, more narrow hones), selected for their fineness, hardness necessary for finishing honing razors and mined in the Aiwatani mine in Kyoto, Japan, these are all stones which are uniform and free from any inclusions or defects and intended for finishing razors and other fine instruments or tools.
Guide to stone stamps: Black characters along the left indicate Aiwatani mine. The black marking at top is the stamp of Kyoto natural stone association.

Individual Stone Details:

Stone AK1 - Aiwatani Kiita Tomae measures at its max dimensions 65mm wide x 160mm long x 38mm thick (2.6 inches wide x 6.3 inches long x 1.5 inches thick), 928g.

Stone AK2 - Aiwatani Kiita measures at its max dimensions 48mm wide x 190mm long x 20mm thick (1.9 inches wide x 7.5 inches long x 0.8 inches thick), 525g.

Stone AK3 - Aiwatani Kiita measures at its max dimensions 55mm wide x 195mm long x 23mm thick (2.2 inches wide x 7.7 inches long x 0.9 inches thick), 607g.

Stone AK4 - Aiwatani Kiita measures at its max dimensions 57mm wide x 205mm long x 35mm thick (2.2 inches wide x 8.1 inches long x 1.4 inches thick), 1103g.

Stone AK5 - Aiwatani Kiita measures at its max dimensions 60mm wide x 175mm long x 28mm thick (2.4 inches wide x 6.9 inches long x 1.1 inches thick).

Stone AK6 - Aiwatani Kiita measures at its max dimensions 50mm wide x 205mm long x 32mm thick (2.0 inches wide x 8.1 inches long x 1.3 inches thick), 755g.