A beefy thick Ozuku with diagonal stripping. This suita has lots of color that tends towards yellow tomago with bands of red renge. agressive cutting in the finest fashion the stone boarders on razor grade. Without slurry it polishes, with slurry (included tomo) made with a diamond plate or tomonagura it leaves high contrasting bi-metal statements.
The price reflects the clipped corners on the backside. This is a professional grade stone.
Hardness 5+
Fineness 5+
Cutting speed 4+ with slurry 5++
197-74-30mm
Weight 1039
Price $600
#642 Ozaki suita knife stone
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