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Very unique shoubudani. Feels a lot like Hakka but much faster and a lot finer.  It is super easy to use but it is not a soft stone ! It is because it is so fast and make super nice finish with ease ! Very uniform reddish colour with light red...

Super Rare Shoubudani Range Suita ! With Black Range colours  Very unique colours and almost no Su, No conners is missing super uniform stone !  Feels very very smooth and super fine. It is on the hard side so it make very cool semi mirror...

This Saeki stone i picked up my self in Japan !  The one very rare stone i decided to look for is this Saeki,  It is Natural stone approx. 1000 - 3000grit, very hard to find now in very good quality. Most of Saekis...

Yoshiaki Fujiwara - ﾓThe WorkhorseﾔThese beautiful knives are made by Mr. Kiyoshi Kato, born 1944 in Tokyo. He began swordsmith training in 1964, at the age of 20, and is currently a licensed sword smith. He now uses his incredible collection of very...

Yoshiaki Fujiwara - ﾓThe WorkhorseﾔThese beautiful knives are made by Mr. Kiyoshi Kato, born 1944 in Tokyo. He began swordsmith training in 1964, at the age of 20, and is currently a licensed sword smith. He now uses his incredible collection of very...

"Ooban" is very Rare size of the stone, HUGE stone This Size is super Rare for Jnats plus it is super old stock and come from deep layer so it is super fine for Takashima stone ! As you can see a lot black swarf and very fine finish ! That...

Super beautiful very clean double sided Ohira range suita  On my trip to Japan i visited many shops and wholesalers of Natural stones and i only have seen 2 stones like that and they was not for sale :) On my visit to Shigefusa he told me that he...

Very big and cool Ohira Range with a lot of Range patterns Without any toxic lines or inclusions. Have one line at top that can be field very little but nothing to worry about !  It is a huge stone so it have a lot of surface and thickness to work...

Very unique and cool Ohira Range with a lot of Range patterns Without any toxic lines or inclusions at all ! When sharpening line in the middle can not be field Very smooth and feels super nice. Medium hardness not to soft not to hard ! perfect for...

Very unique and cool Ohira Range with a lot of Range patterns Without any toxic lines or inclusions at all !  Very smooth and feels super nice. Medium hardness not to soft not to hard ! perfect for tools and Knives  Very fast and super...

Very unique and cool Ohira Range with a lot of Range patterns Without any toxic lines or inclusions at all !  Very smooth and feels super nice. Medium hardness not to soft not to hard ! perfect for tools and Knives  Very fast and super...

Uniform Ohira Range suita with some lines none of the lines are toxic and will not scratch !  A lot of range patterns and creamy white colour ! Very good price for such Range suita in full size !  Very smooth and feels super nice. Medium...

This cool and cheap Ohira range suita have 2 lines at the button they are not toxic but you can feel them a bit, thats why it is so cheap  Other then that it is super clean and very affordable !  Very smooth and feels super nice. Medium...

Very unique and cool Ohira Range with a lot of Range patterns Without any toxic lines or inclusions at all !  Very smooth and feels super nice. Medium hardness not to soft not to hard ! perfect for tools and Knives  Very fast and super...

Another Great Blacksmith from Sanjo, Niigata Noborikoi Kanji on backside is made only for JNS  With Better Fit and Finish and his best heat-tread and steel he loves to use most !  I simply ask the maker to make what he thinks is his best...

Japanese Tamamoku Cedar, Very rare and most expensive wood in Japan I don't know how much i can get of that wood as it is super hard to find and get in Japan :(   Very hard to take pictures of it as it changes a lot with lightning and...

Japanese Tamamoku Cedar, Very rare and most expensive wood in Japan I don't know how much i can get of that wood as it is super hard to find and get in Japan :(   Very hard to take pictures of it as it changes a lot with lightning and...

This one is from my privet collection. I got it when they came without any lines at all :P Now it is almost impossible to get  It is sealed and flattened so ready to be used  Super Clean Ohira and very compact for Suita very very cool creamy...

Very nice stone for beginners in Japanese Natural stones.Super easy to use on tools and knives ! Produce mud quickly without using Nagura and quite fast stone too ! Makes very nice hazy kasumi finish, and very nice stone for Honyakis or laminated blades...

Very nice stone for beginners in Japanese Natural stones.Super easy to use on tools and knives ! Produce mud quickly without using Nagura and quite fast stone too ! Makes very nice hazy kasumi finish, and very nice stone for Honyakis or laminated blades...