Shapton Glass Stone 4000 Grit Sharpening Stone Naniwa Professional Stones use the hone regularly and

use the hone regularly and you'll keep the edge in good shape for a long time before you need to think about doing any serious re-sharpening or real grinding and refinishing of the edge

As with any knife

This is a super-sharp and high quality santoku that will be sure to offer years of pleasure in the kitchen

which both benefit from a "seasoned" finish which will develop a natural yellowish discoloured patina

Shapton Glass Stone 4000 Grit Sharpening Stone Naniwa Professional Stones use the hone regularly andShapton Glass Sharpening Stone, 4000 Grit, #50103 210mm x 70mm, 5mm thick (total thickness is 10mm: 5mm of abrasive bonded to 5mm glass plate). Shapton GlassStones are very fast cutting and long lasting. The ceramic abrasive is permanently bonded to a glass plate so the whole unit is very flat and very strong. The abrasive is extremely consistent and dense so you have a great feel and can produce very precise and clean edges, plus these have the