{"product_id":"japanese-natural-whetstone-vintage-mikawa-mejiro-dense-1007g-from-aichi-pref-10-04","title":"Japanese Natural Whetstone Vintage Mikawa Mejiro Dense 1007g from Aichi Pref. 10.04","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\u003carticle\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"main\"\u003eJapanese Natural Whetstone Vintage Mikawa Mejiro Dense 1007g from Aichi Pref.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product_dec\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003evintage Mikawa Mejiro Nagura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that has been stored for many years. Compared with typical Mejiro, this particular stone has a relatively high density and a firm, tightly structured feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite its density, it releases slurry readily during sharpening, producing a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efine, dark slurry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the sharpening progresses. The stone has a pleasant and responsive sharpening feel, while providing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003egood abrasive power and efficient cutting performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack spots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can be seen on the sharpening surface, most likely naturally occurring inclusions. During our test sharpening, these spots did not appear to cause problematic scratching, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eno noticeable scratches were observed with the naked eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, as this is a natural stone, the characteristics of individual inclusions cannot be completely guaranteed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall, this is a very well-balanced vintage Mejiro: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edense and fine in structure, yet capable of producing slurry easily and providing sufficient abrasive power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it a particularly enjoyable and practical Nagura to use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #00429a; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Mejiro \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00429a; font-size: large;\"\u003eNagura  Grit #8000+-\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" color=\"#00429a\" style=\"color: #00429a; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Dimension \u0026amp; Weight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#00429a\" face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"color: #00429a; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e 62mm x 185mm x 34-40mm \/ 1007g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00429a; font-size: large;\"\u003e-Hardness: 3.5  Soft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#00429a\" style=\"color: #00429a;\"\u003e- Excellent stone for Razors, Knives, woodworking tools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00429a; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePlease check the pictures and don't hesitate to ask any questions about the item ! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"MS Sans Serif\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#00429a\" style=\"color: #00429a;\"\u003e Thank you.\u003c\/span\u003e\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; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" height=\"32\" 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%\" height=\"30\" bgcolor=\"#FFE566\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"MS Sans Serif\" color=\"#2e6b31\" style=\"color: #2e6b31; 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