Kensho Akatsuki Whetstone #3000

The Kensho Akatsuki is an improved model of the previous Kei and Sei series. By removing the natural whetstone powder used in previous models and used only high-purity domestic abrasives, by removing this, whetstone achieves even greater sharpness. It's made with domestically produced high-purity abrasives fired at low temperatures, this whetstone provides a smooth sharpening feel and shallow scratches, creating an extremely sharp and even edge. Its ability to perform the work expected of an artificial whetstone makes it suitable for both direct finishing and use before using a natural whetstone. Due to its cushioning properties, it can be used to sharpen various types of steel and base metals. For knives, after flattening the surface, sharpening with or without mud, or sharpening while running water over the whetstone will easily show the differences between each method.

Size: 205 x 75 x 25 mm

Manufacturing Method: Resinoid Method

Abrasive: Domestically produced high-purity abrasive

Grit: #3000

Color: Green

Recommended sharpening tool: Kensho Diamond Medium Grit (med stone to fine stone)
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Recommended sharpening tool: Kensho Diamond Fine Grit (fine sharpening)
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This series (Kensho) of whetstone is recommended for someone who cares about details of sharpening, precision of sharpening, and superior sharpness. It is also good for migrating from man-made stone to natural stone. Kensho is an artificial whetstone created through a collaboration between our sharpener and a natural whetstone manufacturer, after more than a year of trial and error, incorporating whetstone research and feedback from the field.
It's focused on considering the role that each grit of whetstone should play and ensuring that it performs that role appropriately. Furthermore, the Kensho series is designed to use the whetstones in order from coarser to finer will produce the best sharpness.

※ There may be difference is size a bit because of hand made product

※ Please soak in to water before use

※ This is harden by high heat so that there is little difference is hardness

※ This may not change even it's sunk in water long time though, it brakes once it gets frozen