{"product_id":"japanese-natural-whetstone-rare-vintage-takao-tomae-ipponsen-1275g-kyoto-6-27","title":"●Japanese Natural Whetstone *Rare* Vintage Takao Tomae Ipponsen 1275g Kyoto  6.27","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"inkfrog_crosspromo_top\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"inkfrog_crosspromo_top\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00429a; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eJapanese Natural Whetstone *Rare* Vintage Takao Tomae Ipponsen 1275g Kyoto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"dec_img\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dec_img\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product_dec\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFCC33\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"25%\" bgcolor=\"#FFE566\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" color=\"#2e6b31\" style=\"color: #2e6b31; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"75%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"54\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is a natural Honyama whetstone from Takao, Kyoto.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"482\"\u003eTakao is located at the foot of Mt. Atago in the Umegahata area of Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, and has long been known as a traditional source of Honyama natural whetstones. From the Edo period through the mid-Showa era, high-quality Tomae, Awasedo, and Suita stones were quarried here, supporting Kyoto’s long-standing blade and woodworking culture. Today, mining has almost completely ceased, making fine Takao stones increasingly rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"729\"\u003eThis is a vintage stone from the Showa period, originally sold in shops as a finishing whetstone for Japanese planes. It also bears the “Ipponsen” seal, indicating that it was specially selected by a whetstone dealer as a superior-quality piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003eThe hardness is around 4.0− on a 5-point scale, making it relatively hard and dense for a Takao stone. Once the blade touches the surface, it quickly produces an extremely fine, greenish slurry. The sharpening feel is smooth and almost sticky, offering excellent control together with stable cutting performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1369\"\u003eThe finish is very fine, producing a beautiful kasumi and bringing out a natural contrast between the jigane and hagane. The entire stone is very clean with few impurities, and the back side shows a beautiful geological pattern reminiscent of Higashimono natural whetstones, making it attractive even as a collectible piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1612\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHigh-quality Takao stones of this level rarely appear on the market today. This is a highly recommended piece not only as a practical finishing stone, but also as a valuable collectible that preserves the history of Kyoto natural whetstones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e Please note that these are not for beginner sharpeners since they're harder to use. These are natural stones meaning that every single one of them are different so my measured sizes are not accurate. This is a lifetime investment for people who live sharpening their knives and tools, do not hesitate to ask me your questions.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #333333;\"\u003eDimension : 55-75mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e×180-205mm×37\u003cspan\u003emm ( Approx.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWeight: 1275g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e- Grit size:  Fine 8000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Excellent finishing stone for knives and woodworking tools. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e-\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e Hardness: 4.0-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- In my last photo, the producing area shows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll you can see on the picture will be included in a set of a package.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease refer to the pictures for more details.\u003cbr\u003ePlease check the pictures and don't hesitate to ask any questions about the item ! \u003cbr\u003eThank you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003caside\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Arial; 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