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Brand: Fontenille Pataud
Made In: Thiers, France
Line: Laguiole Gentleman
Style: Folding Knife
Blade Profile: Clip Tip
Grind: Flat
Blade Steel: 14C28N
Steel Type: Stainless
Blade Length: 75mm
Blade Height: 21.9mm
Blade Thickness: 2.7mm
Blade Construction: Mono Steel
Frame Construction: Scaled
Opening Mechanism: Two-Handed
Locking Mechanism: Lock Back
Bolster: Stainless Steel
Handle/Scale Material: Amourette
Handle/Scale Color: Natural Wood
Blade Finish/Color: Matte
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 105mm
Total Length Open: 183mm
Total Length Closed: 114mm
Total Thickness: 16mm
Weight: 113g
Sheath/Clip: Leather Sheath

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Kyokuha

The original NSK Kogyo diamond stone series, Kyokuha are built for ease of use and compatibility with a wide variety of steels from carbon, stainless, powder, even tool steel. It has a large selection of grits to fit almost every user's needs. These are the softest of the NSK series and probably easiest to learn sharpening and polishing. I

Recommended for beginners and seasoned users, or those who simply prefer softer stones.

Kyokuha grits: 200, 300, 400, ~500 to ~600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 8000, 10,000, and 16,000

Brand: NSK
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #1000

Brand: Ryusen  株式会社 龍泉刃物
Line: Botenunryu KAI
Profile: Santoku
Edge Steel: VG-10
Steel Type: Stainless 
Cladding: Stainless Damascus
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle: Quince
Total Length: 315mm
Edge Length: 175mm
Spine Length: 187mm
Blade Height: 46mm
Thickness at Spine: 2.7mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: .4mm 
Handle Length: 128mm 
Weight: 127g

Oboro Knife

The newest NSK series, Oboro Knife was designed specifically for kitchen knives, and are very effective on a wide variety of steels for a wide variety of services. The abrasives in Oboro Knife tend to cut deeper and faster than other NSK lines, thus they are the most ideal series for full-blade servicing such as thinning, repairing, and reprofiling. Ideal for seasoned to advanced users.

Oboro Knife grits: 200, 400, 800, 2000, 4000, 6000

Brand: NSK Kogyo Ltd.
Thickness: 3.5mm
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #6000

Hakuto 3

The softest in the Hakuto series, they are the most similar of the Hokuto stones to feeling like soft, muddy natural stones. Like Hakuto 2, they are ideal for creating softer bevel changes and finishing full convex grinds.  Given the available grits are only medium to high grit, Hakuto 2 stones are best left for use after initial, coarser work has been completed.

Recommended for advanced users, or for users who prefer the feel of of natural stones that are not as hard as Oboro Knife.

Hakuto 3 grits: 3000, 6000, 10,000

Brand: NSK
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #12000

Hakuto 2

Medium hardness (harder than Hakuto 3, softer than Hakuto 1), it is ideal for blending in smooth transitions on bevels or grinding in full convex grinds (as opposed to crisp lines like a Shinogi). Ideal for advanced users.

Hakuto 2 grits: 3000, 3000S, 6000, 6000S, 10,000

Brand: NSK Kogyo Ltd.
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #6000 S (Soft)

Hakuto 2

Medium hardness, they are ideal for creating softer bevel changes and finishing full convex grinds. Given the available grits are only medium to high grit, Hakuto 2 stones are best left for use after initial, coarser work has been completed.

Recommended for advanced users.

Hakuto 2 grits: 3000, 3000S, 6000, 6000S, 10,000

Brand: NSK
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #3000

Kyokuha

The original NSK Kogyo diamond stone series, Kyokuha are built for ease of use and compatibility with a wide variety of steels from carbon, stainless, powder, even tool steel. It has a large selection of grits to fit almost every user's needs. These are the softest of the NSK series and probably easiest to learn sharpening and polishing. I

Recommended for beginners and seasoned users, or those who simply prefer softer stones.

Kyokuha grits: 200, 300, 400, ~500 to ~600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 8000, 10,000, and 16,000

Brand: NSK
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #800

Kyokuha

The original NSK Kogyo diamond stone series, Kyokuha are built for ease of use and compatibility with a wide variety of steels from carbon, stainless, powder, even tool steel. It has a large selection of grits to fit almost every user's needs. These are the softest of the NSK series and probably easiest to learn sharpening and polishing. I

Recommended for beginners and seasoned users, or those who simply prefer softer stones.

Kyokuha grits: 200, 300, 400, ~500 to ~600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 8000, 10,000, and 16,000

Brand: NSK
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #400