1. We purchase directly from the mountain of the natural whetstone.
2. Japanese Natural whetstone is super beautiful and very clean, boasts its pure white or yellow
gray color.
3. Natural whetstone is an extra finishing whetstone. Natural particle gives an extra brilliance to
your knives like a mirror.
Japanese Natural whetstone and half natural whetstone (Toishi)
We purchase directly from the mountain of natural whetstone (Toishi).
All natural whetstones (Toishi) in our company have been thoroughly tested by us on Razors, Knives, and Carpenter tools.
We have included a short description with each natural stones (Toishi) relative hardness and best use.
If a stone has any inclusions or obstacle lines, it will be stated in that particular stones description.
Please email us before buying a stone, and we will try and guide you to which stone suits you and your situation the best.
you can use simply glue it to wooden or other bases.
name | Amakusa | Aoto | Ohhira | Suita | |||||||||||||||||||||
description | rough sharpness | medium | finishing | extra finishing | |||||||||||||||||||||
color | white | blue black | gray black | white pink yellow | |||||||||||||||||||||
usage | kitchen knives | carpenter tool kitchen knives | carpenter tool | carpenter tool | |||||||||||||||||||||
These artificial whetstones contain natural stone's particle.
These whetstones give extra brilliance to your knives and tools like a mirror.
Grit sizes are from medium #1000 to extra finishing stone.
name | New Omura | Aoto(artificial) | Arashiyama | ||||||||
fit | knives | knives | carpenter tool | kitchen knives | carpenter tool | ||||||
color | gray | blue black | yellow | ||||||||
description | rough sharpness | medium sharpness | extra finishing | ||||||||
210*70*25mm | wood stand | ||||||||||
none | dressing stone |
name | Kitayama | Renge | Momiji | |||||||||
fit | carpenter tool | carpenter tool | carpenter tool | |||||||||
color | green | pink | brown | |||||||||
description | extra finishing | extra finishing | extra finishing | |||||||||
wood stand |
Since our company's founding in 1912, we have developed into a wholesale merchant handling all sorts of metal goods from our location in Ono city and Miki city, Hyogo prefecture, an area nationally renowned for producing metal goods and abacuses.
As is evident from the saying, "Banshu is a town of metalworkers," our traditional craft dates back to the time of Hideyoshi, and since then the town has flourished as the oldest town of blacksmiths in Japan. We deal with a wide variety of products focusing on metal goods from Ono and Miki Banshu area, from carpenters' tools and gardening shears to kitchen knives and various hardware.
While continuing to employ the use of traditional techniques, we will provide quality products and services, and our professional craftsmen will continue to endeavor to meet a variety of household needs.
Corporate Philosophy
To provide opportunities for the material and intellectual growth of all our employees, and through our quality goods, services and joint efforts, contribute to the advancement of society and humankind.