{"product_id":"rare-japanese-natural-whetstone-numata-imado-tora-to-817g-grit-2000-gunma-9-12","title":"*Rare!* Japanese Natural Whetstone Numata Imado Tora-to 817g Grit 2000 Gunma 9.12","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\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 *Rare!* Japanese Natural Whetstone Numata Imado Tora-to 817g Grit 2000 Gunma Pref.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dec_img\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dec_img\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product_dec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\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 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is a natural medium-grit whetstone from Gunma Prefecture known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumata Tora-to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was purchased from a collector in Japan, and the words \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Imado-san”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“from Imado”) are written on the underside.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTora-to is said to have been quarried from the Meiji period onward. After it was no longer available, a milky-gray stone found beneath it was reportedly named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImado-to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The golden-brown stripes and dark markings visible in the photos give this stone its distinctive character.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough small, it was exceptionally easy to use in our sharpening test. Each stroke produced a pleasing sound, and the stone offered clear feedback that made it easy to feel how the blade met the surface. Its beautiful pattern evokes its history and makes sharpening a pleasure. We recommend it for medium sharpening, after a coarse stone and before a finishing stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\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 : 4-57mm x 105-150mm x 15-43mm ( Approx.) \/ Weight :817g\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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