Use water rather than oil for sharpening.
Japanese water stones are softer than Western styles.

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Product Dimensions

Package Dimensions
Width : 3.3 inch
Height : 2.4 inch
Length : 10.8 inch

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ASIN : B0037MCLLO

Product Description

Unlike Western man-made stones, water rather than oil is used on Japanese stones to prevent the surface from being clogged with metal particles. We offer two classes of stone: coarse and finishing. The coarse stones are 250, 800, 1000, and 1200 grit. The 250 and 800 grit are faster cutting and used for repairing nicked edges or reshaping a bevel. The 1000 or 1200 grit stones are used for the first stage of the actual sharpening. Japanese water stones are softer than Western styles causing a fresh, sharp surface to be continually exposed to the tool edge.