Shapton Professional Kuromaku 12,000 Grit Sharpening Stone Yanagiba These qualities make this knife

These qualities make this knife ideally suited to fruit and vegetables and other meats too

and small imperfections are to be expected

An excellent knife you're sure to fall in love with if you've only ever used stainless steel knives

dicing and carving

The reduced bolster shape (half bolster) and thinner edge of the blade reduce the weight of the knife

Shapton Professional Kuromaku 12,000 Grit Sharpening Stone Yanagiba These qualities make this knifeShapton Kuromaku Professional Whetstone, 12000 Grit, #K0705 210mm x 70mm, 15mm thick. These Kuromaku Professional series stones are very fast cutting and long lasting, offering nice sharpening feedback while still being very hard so they resist dishing nicely. Note that these are splash and go, so do not soak these stones. These stones come in a convenient plastic case that also doubles as a stone holder, though the affordable Naniwa universal