A Japanese sharpening stone of higher rarity, sourced from Izari Mountain (yama), this stone has the "suminigashi" attribute or "floating ink" (the darker line swirling through). Izariyama stones are harder to come by than other mines like Ohira but are very similar but know. Izariyama are "Shiage toishi" or pre-polishing stones, but are on the harder side and have a bit more cutting power than most shiage toishi. Produces a slightly hazy kasumi when polishing and a fine, crispy edge for finish sharpening
Approximate Grit: 7000-9000
(Natural stones are all unique and vary in grit, hardness, cutting power and feedback. We do our best to describe them accurately, but variations make it hard to give them an analogous grit rating)
Due to limited supply and unique nature of natural stones, there are no returns or exchanges. Only one of this stone came in so photos are accurate.
Type 30
The type of stone will refer to the overall size and weight of the stone. A smaller number will refer to a larger stone.
(Historically this was in reference to how many stones one could carry at a time. The larger the stone the less of them one could carry.)
