The 1000 grit sharpening stone is a medium stone, designed for professional or home use. It is user friendly for anybody learning how to sharpen a blade. Its smooth, yet quick-cutting surface will remove the scratch patterns of the coarser stones and refine the edge.

This is a perfect stone to keep the weekly edge on most normal knives. The stone is fired at a high temperature with a mixture of fine #1000 abrasive and a clay binder. Note that this stone is directly imported from Japan.

All knives from Masakage are handmade by master blacksmiths of Takefu Knife Village and are hand sharpened by one of Japan's best knife sharpeners, Takayuki Shibata san. When these knives come out of their box, they have an amazing sharpness and will stay sharp for an extremely long time due to Shibata san's masterful technique.