Whetstone Naniwa Standard 1000

Naniwa in Osaka, Japan is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of premium water sharpening stones.

The sharpening stones in Naniwa’s Standard series (formerly Traditional) have, thanks to their high quality, laid the foundation for the excellent reputation of Naniwa stones.

These stones use a moderately hard bonding agent, allowing the stone to stay flat longer and providing a long service life, while still being extremely effective and delivering a pleasant sharpening feel similar to that of a soft natural stone.

The abrasive is white aluminum oxide (corundum). Best suited for the hardest carbon steels, but also suitable for most modern steel alloys with higher chromium, vanadium, and molybdenum content.

• All stones in the Standard series are in a professional size of 210 × 70 × 20 mm.

• Grit 1000 is the most popular grit in both the workshop and the kitchen. A 1000-grit sharpening provides good working sharpness for common knives and tools, which then only require brief polishing on a finer stone.

Naniwa is the most popular stone in professional kitchens.

Naniwa, made in Japan.