Reviewer:
Roz Levine
from Hopkinton, NH United States
Nothing sharpens as well in my experience as an Amakusa stone. It develops a good slurry and is heavy enough that it doesn't move around while I sharpen. I have used oil stones and I don't think they are as easy to use, nor do they sharpen the knife as well as a good Japanese water stone.
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Great 1k Natural stone
September 14, 2012
Reviewer:
Stefan Stoianov
from Blacksburg, VA United States
This one sweet natural stone in the 1k grit range. With naturals there is no grit system defined as with synthetics, so my grit estimation is based purely on the action of the stone compared to synthetic stones. The stone is slower, which can be good thing as it allows for better control and less room for errors. The scratch pattern is bery uniflrm and one can just stop at this level and use their knife, or they can go further on synthetics or naturals. The stone is hard and not muddy like Aoto for example, but it produces enough slurry to sharpen and polish on it. Highly recommended for those that want to try natural stone action.
Sharpens well 
