Japanese Sharpening & Honing Stones

There are four major classes of Japanese woodworking tools and equipment which now have a presence in specialist Western markets, saws, planes, chisels and stones.

There are superlatives which apply to all of these and each offers a remarkably different experience to their Western equivalents; the saws cut on the pull, are incredibly thin and have highly sophisticated tooth geometries, the planes have massive blades, a subtle sole design and can also be used on the pull, the chisels take lamination and steel tonew heights and the synthetic stones consistently feature at the head of worldwide surveys of competing technologies used to hone edge tools.

We also now have a range of Natural Japanese water stones which, because they are not man-made, bear bracketed grit specifications.

We now offer over 50 waterstone options. Click HERE to go to our full stones listing.

A few popular purchases

Combination #1000 / #6000 grit. 207 x 66 x 36mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3586	Shaping Stone #1000 grit, 207 x 66 x 34mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3568	Sharpening Stone #4000 grit 210 x 73 x 22mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3575	Finishing Stone #8000 grit 185 x 62 x 19mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3578
'Amakusa' Natural, 400-800 grit 220 x 65 x 65mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3557	'Aoto' Natural, 1000-2000 grit 185 x 58 x 38mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3559	'Awaseto' Natural 6000-8000 grit 200 x 72 x 22mm BUY NOW Item Code: E3560	Waterstone Bench Holder BUY NOW Item Code: A1998