Shun Kai Whetstone Knife Sharpener

This Whetstone knife sharpening tool has a combination of grits (1000 over 6000) for the sharpest results. Requiring soaking beforehand, it works by removing the dulled molecules from the outer blade, producing a new, clean edge for continued cutting and chopping. The blue side has a coarse grit suitable for removing small flaws in the edge; the finer grit on the white side refines and polishes. A few light strokes on the blue side, then the white, are all that is needed. At 6 inches wide, this whetstone is large enough to accommodate a cleaver. Next to taking your knives to a professional sharpener, this is the choice sharpening method of chefs. This combination whetstone is the very best available for sharpening your Shun Pro and Shun Pro II series. KAI has been Japan's premier blade producer for almost a century, with factories located in Seki City, Japan's famous samurai sword-making center. Blade smiths of Seki have been carrying on the tradition of fine cutlery for more than 700 years.