Shapton Glass Stone 8000 Grit Sharpening Stone Traditional Japanese Knives But remember

But remember

use the hone regularly and you'll keep the edge in good shape for a LONG time before you need to think about doing any serious re-sharpening or real grinding and refinishing of the edge

21cm x 7cm surface

which means you need to keep it dry and stored in a dry place to keep it from rusting

This is the smoothest most people will ever need to use

Shapton Glass Stone 8000 Grit Sharpening Stone Traditional Japanese Knives But rememberShapton Glass Stone, 8000 Grit, #50203 210mm x 70mm, 5mm thick (total thickness is 10mm: 5mm of abrasive bonded to 5mm glass plate). Shapton GlassStones are very fast cutting and long lasting. The ceramic abrasive is permanently bonded to a glass plate so the whole unit is very flat and very strong. The abrasive is extremely consistent and dense so you have a great feel and can produce very precise and clean edges, plus these have the convenience of