{"product_id":"rare-japanese-natural-whetstone-numata-ginsei-to-977g-grit-2000-gunma-9-26","title":"*Rare!* Japanese Natural Whetstone Numata Ginsei - to 977g Grit 2000 Gunma 9.26","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e h1{ } h2,h3{ border-left:4px solid #FF0000; padding:1px 7px; margin:10px; margin-top:2em; color: ; } p, .product_dec div{ margin-bottom:2em; padding:0.5em 2em; color: ; } #main{ max-width:100%; border:1px solid ; background:; border-radius: 0.5em;  -moz-border-radius: 0.5em; -webkit-border-radius: 0.5em; -o-border-radius: 0.5em; -ms-border-radius: 0.5em; } img{ max-width:100%; } @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #main{ margin:0 auto; max-width:100%; } } \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica neue, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e*Rare!* Japanese Natural Whetstone Numata Ginsei - to 977g Grit 2000 Gunma \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product_dec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFCC33\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"25%\" bgcolor=\"#FFE566\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2e6b31; font-family: MS Sans Serif; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"75%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"\u003e\u003cspan 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%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumata Ginsei-to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a natural medium-grit whetstone from Gunma Prefecture. It was purchased from a collector in Japan. On the underside is a handwritten note, apparently made by the collector, showing a map of the area around the former quarry in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNanmoku Village\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGinsei-to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e refers to the white tuff patterns visible in the photos, which give this stone its distinctive appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAlthough small, the stone was exceptionally easy to use in our sharpening test. Each stroke produced a pleasing sound, and the clear feedback made it easy to feel how the blade met the surface. Its beautiful pattern adds to the pleasure of sharpening. We recommend it for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emedium sharpening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, after a coarse stone and before a finishing stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003ePlease note that these are not for beginner sharpeners since they're harder to use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e. These\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e are natural stones meaning that every single one of them is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e different so my measured sizes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e not accurate. This is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003elifetime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e investment for people who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003elive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e sharpening their razors  and tools, do not hesitate to ask me your questions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif; font-size: large;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00429a; font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Dimension : 34-60mm x 83-138mm x 50mm ( Approx.) \/ Weight :977g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #00429a; font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 66, 154); font-size: 14pt; font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 66, 154); font-size: large;\"\u003eGrit size #2000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 66, 154); font-size: large;\"\u003eHardness :  3.5+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00429a;\"\u003e- Excellent stone for knives and carpentry tools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 66, 154); 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-size: 14pt; 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