NSK Kogyo - Diamond Stone - Kyokuha - #3000
The original NSK Kogyo diamond stone series, Kyokuha are built for ease of use and are effective on 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 are ideal for beginners and seasoned users.
Kyokuha grits are: 200, 300, 400, ~500 to ~600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 8000, 10,000, and 16,000
Brand: NSK Kogyo Ltd.
Length: 200mm
Width: 75mm
Height: 26.5mm
Weight: 740g
Grit Range: #3000
NSK Kogyo - Diamond Stone - Kyokuha Hakuto 2 - #3000S
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
NSK Kogyo - Diamond Stone - Oboro Knife - #2000
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: #2000