Nakagawa Ginsan Chuka 170mm with Ironwood Handle paste The good old KING 1000

The good old KING 1000 medium grit stone

This 270 mm profile features a slim blade geometry that reduces surface contact with soft protein to minimise friction during forward cutting motions

K&S Masutani gyuto starter set includes the essential knife combo and therefore presents the best value for the money

Diamond plates don't really last (for thinning)

Nakagawa Ginsan Chuka 170mm with Ironwood Handle paste The good old KING 1000Nakagawa Ginsan Chuka 170mm with Ironwood Handle, Hatsukokoro brand, sharpened by Morihiro. After the retirement of legendary master craftsman Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa san, as Shiraki san's disciple for almost 20 years, is heading the Shiraki Hamono (now as Nakagawa Hamono). In fact, many of Shiraki san's works including honyaki in the last 5 or more years were done by Nakagawa san. Nakagawa san is also forging knives for some top tier lines from