Our most complete kit to work on Western stainless and most fine Japanese knives. Some Japanese knives like single bevels and shirogami steels will need a finer grit stone to compliment this kit.

Kit includes:

(1) Takarazukushi Porous Ceramic 220 Flattening Stone

(1) Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi 500 Grit Soft & Fast Ceramic Japanese Whetstone

(1) Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi 1200 Blue Marble Semi-Soft Ceramic Japanese Whetstone

(1) Arashiyama #6000 Whetstone Stone NO Wooden Base

(1) Bernal Cutlery Monodiachrome™ Precharged Deburring Strop

Bernal Cutlery Takarazukushi ceramic stones are made in Japan with alumina and zircon abrasive particles that are baked with ceramics creating a fused porous stone. Harder Takarazukushi stones tend to cut deeper and faster than the semi-soft stones on double bevel knives made with wear resistant steels. Semi-soft Takarazukushis stones cut wide bevels very nicely and leave shallower easier to finish scratches than the harder stones however both hard and semi-soft work on both.

Ceramic stones will not come apart with longer soaking periods (although water should be changed) resinoid stones should not be left to soak indefinitely, and both should be allowed to dry outside of sun and wind and not allowed to freeze wet.