Nakayama Kita Maruka

It is hard stone, but it is smooth stone, so it might not need tomo nagura or the device to produce the slurry (worn Diamond lapping stone).Hardness-------------8.9 Particle Size----------9.0 . It makes razor blade became silver mirror finish. It should be finest class Japanese natural sharpening stone. It is condensed heavy stone in that size, and kiita with Nashiji spots all over the sharpening surface. The perpendicular line is no problem for sharpening performance. The maruka stamp is steel visible especially when the stone is whet. Please note that the sharpened impressions are my subjectivity. Unfortunately, in recent years, my hands and eyes have suddenly become uncertain, so I will gradually give up my long-standing collection. I want to keep it at hand, but I decided to give it to someone who can use it.$450.00 including shipping within USA. The razor is just for demonstration purpose and not included . The slurry you see was made with atoma plate 1200 for illustration purpose. Thank you for watching. I hope you will take good care of it .
Dimensions are:
Length 210mm
Width 55 mm
Thickness 25 mm

Sale is pending .

The stone has been sold . Thank you.