Nakayama Tomae Asagi Koppa Japanese Awasedo Whetstone

This exceptional Japanese whetstone was selected by us and imported directly from Japan, thoroughly tested and coated with cashew lacquer on sides and back to protect the stone for long term use. 
It measures 165 mm (6.50 inches) long × 40 mm (1.57 inches) wide × 20 mm (0.79 inches) tall, and weighs 260 g (0.57 pounds).

Hardness: 4.8
This old mined Nakayama Asagi is extremely dense, hard, fine and fast cutting. There are some black lines on the stone which cause no scratching currently. When testing this stone, it performed wonderfully. The abrasive content in the stone is high and this resulted in an extremely inky and fine cutting experience. The stone is notably hard yet has a gentle elastic type give/cushioning which translates to a smooth sharpening experience. The polish is extremely fine, mirror like and bright. It is capable of bringing out the details in the iron and steel of kitchen knives.