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

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

$230.00 USD
Stone Number:AA3
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 AA1 - Aiwatani Asagi measures at its max dimensions 45mm wide x 205mm long x 32mm thick (1.8 inches wide x 8.1 inches long x 1.3 inches thick), 905g.

Stone AA2 - Aiwatani Asagi measures at its max dimensions 53mm wide x 200mm long x 25mm thick (2.1 inches wide x 7.9 inches long x 1.0 inch thick), 835g.

Stone AA3 - Aiwatani Asagi measures at its max dimensions 64mm wide x 190mm long x 22mm thick (2.5 inches wide x 7.5 inches long x 0.9 inches thick), 855g.

Stone AA4 - Aiwatani Asagi measures at its max dimensions 70mm wide x 205mm long x 32mm thick (2.8 inches wide x 8.1 inches long x 1.3 inches thick), 1307g.

Stone AA5 - Aiwatani Asagi Karasu measures at its max dimensions 57mm wide x 225mm long x 30mm thick (2.2 inches wide x 8.9 inches long x 1.2 inches thick), 972g.