Shapton Kuromaku Professional Stones

Shapton Kuromaku Professional Stones: Exceptional Sharpening for Discerning Users

The Shapton Kuromaku Professional series offers water stones of unmatched quality, perfect for professionals and hobbyists who demand the best. These fast-cutting, hard-wearing stones deliver an incredibly sharp edge with every use.

Key Features:

• Professional-grade: Designed for heavy use and consistent performance.
• Splash and Go: No pre-soaking required, just add water and start sharpening.
• Fast Cutting: Quickly achieve a sharp edge with minimal effort.
• Hard Wearing: Requires less frequent flattening than other water stones.
• Wide Grit Range: Ten color-coded grit options from extra coarse (#120) to micro-fine (#30000).
• Durable and Convenient: Thick stones with two usable sides, each housed in a color-coded storage box.
• Size: 210 x 70 x 15 mm (approximately 8 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 5/8")

Experience the difference with Shapton Kuromaku Professional Stones.

White #120 - Extra Coarse
The White #120 stone is formulated for quick steel removal. It can quickly sharpen chipped or pitted edges. The scratch pattern will be coarse but very consistent.

Moss #220 - Very Coarse
The Moss #220 is formulated for quick steel removal in stainless and powder metals. It leaves a softer scratch pattern than the coarser #120.

Blue-Black #320 - Coarse
The Blue-Black #320 is formulated to remove high-carbon steel with a much cleaner scratch pattern than the #120. This stone is a very good intermediate step before the #1000. The #320 retains its shape very well.

Orange #1000 - Medium/Coarse
The Orange #1000 is a very popular intermediate stone. Great for moderate stock removal. This stone is good to use prior to polishing.

Blue #1500 - Medium
The Blue #1500 is a slightly finer intermediate stone. It still has a reasonably fast stock removal rate yet still starts to polish the edge.

Green #2000 - Medium
The Green #2000 stone is a very popular finer intermediate stone. It still has a reasonably fast stock removal rate yet starts to polish the edge. It will turn a clean burr. 

Wine #5000 - Fine
The Wine #5000 stone is the first polishing stone. It can still remove some metal but is primary a polishing stone. It is more dense than most stones.

Melon #8000 - Very Fine
The Melon #8000 is a very nice polishing stone. Shapton spent thousands of hours on research and development on this stone to make it perform up to their standard. It will leave a very fine polish with a microscopically fine scratch pattern.

Yellow #12000 - Extra Fine
The Yellow #12000 was originally designed for fine woodworking tools requiring an extremely fine edge. It will leave a bright mirror finish. It is a serious polishing stone.

Purple #30000 - Micro Fine
The Purple #30000 is a truly one of kind stone. Each stone is individually crafted, requiring more than 20 hours of processing. With a.48 micron particle size, the #30000 is the finest sharpening stone in the world.