Ohira Natural Stones are some of the most common natural whetstones, but come with a great pedigree and lower price point due to their large supply. With high hardness, decent cutting power, and solid feedback these are a great awesado stone to have in the repertoire. With their fine particle size and high hardness, Ohira are perfect for final edge finishing on knives and razors. They can be great polishing stones, providing a near-mirror kasumi polish, but will be slower than softer varieties.
Approximate Grit: 9000-12000
(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. (Each stone is different and may vary from product photos)
Type 24
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.)
