Gesshin Stainless Set (150mm and 210mm) Heart You can easily jump from

You can easily jump from a coarse stone (as low as 220 grit in my experience) to this one

this book is an amazing technical guide to traditional Japanese cutting techniques with incredibly beautiful and detailed pictures

with part names written in both Japanese and English

The handle is made from Japanese Zelkova and is lightweight and comfortable

but have equal (and sometimes better) edge retention

Gesshin Stainless Set (150mm and 210mm) Heart You can easily jump fromProduct Description Detailed Specs Measurements This set is discounted 20%, see price in cart. The Gesshin Stainless Wa Series are exclusive for Japanese Knife Imports. We designed these from a sketch on paper all the way through to the final product. The steel is AUS 8 at about 58 59 HRC, so they will sharpen easily and have very good toughness (resistance to chipping). They are also relatively thin behind the edge, so they will move through food