{"id":15215704015008,"title":"Natural Nagura Stone for Sharpening Honing Stones (12K-N70) 12K-N70","handle":"natural-nagura-stone-for-sharpening-honing-stones-12k-n70-12k-n70","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNatural Nagura Stone for Sharpening Honing Stones (12K-N70)\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eNagura stones are used with full-size waterstones (whetstones) of a matching\r\ngrit. Nagura stones are necessary to create a sharpening slurry (lather or\r\ncream) on the surface of a whetstone. Without a nagura, a slurry is difficult\r\nto create with some natural stones and ceramic bonded modern synthetic stones.\r\nNaguras are also used to clean the pores of a waterstone from metal particles\r\nby lifting them off and washing away. Without such a process, a whetstone\r\nquickly becomes ``glazed\" (clogged) from embedded metal micro shavings which\r\ninhibit sharpening. Another important use of nagura stones is to flatten the\r\nsurface of waterstones which becomes convex (warped or uneven) with use, i.e.,\r\nthe stone is worn out in the middle more than on the edges. Attempting to\r\nsharpen or hone a blade on such a surface can permanently ruin the blade. This\r\nnatural \"ocean blue\" nagura stone was quarried from a now closed underwater\r\nmine near South Tsushima Island in Japan. It is used for a final edge\r\nrefinement with most sharpening stones from medium to fine grits, both\r\nsynthetic and natural. It was polished on all six sides to a high degree of\r\nflatness and a silky smooth surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003e2.7\" x 1.2\" x 1.2\" (70 x 30 x 30mm); 6.0 oz (180g); grit ~12000 (very fine), medium hard\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eNatural \"Ocean Blue\" Tsushima nagura stone: used with full-size synthetic and natural sharpening and honing waterstones\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eCreates a slurry (creamy paste) on the waterstone surface for sharpening knives, razors, blades, chisels and other tools\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eUnclogs waterstone surface from metal micro shavings which inhibit sharpening; flattens the surface to eliminate the dish effect\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eQuarried from a now closed underwater mine near South Tsushima Island, Japan; limited stock\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2025-10-29T05:09:20+11:00","created_at":"2025-10-29T05:09:17+11:00","vendor":"MASUTA","type":"Sharpening Stones","tags":["home_selected_Nov2025"],"price":16600,"price_min":16600,"price_max":16600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":52988710617248,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B072HTQQW3","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Natural Nagura Stone for Sharpening Honing Stones (12K-N70) 12K-N70","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":16600,"weight":91,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"714833920588","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B072HTQQW3.jpg?v=1775764277","\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51YQgUKX_JL.jpg?v=1761674960","\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51Dqf7_G_tL.jpg?v=1761674960"],"featured_image":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B072HTQQW3.jpg?v=1775764277","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":38530657943712,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.315,"height":1030,"width":1354,"src":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B072HTQQW3.jpg?v=1775764277"},"aspect_ratio":1.315,"height":1030,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B072HTQQW3.jpg?v=1775764277","width":1354},{"alt":null,"id":38530657976480,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.279,"height":865,"width":1106,"src":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51YQgUKX_JL.jpg?v=1761674960"},"aspect_ratio":1.279,"height":865,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51YQgUKX_JL.jpg?v=1761674960","width":1106},{"alt":null,"id":38530658009248,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.492,"height":1039,"width":1550,"src":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51Dqf7_G_tL.jpg?v=1761674960"},"aspect_ratio":1.492,"height":1039,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/dingoship.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/51Dqf7_G_tL.jpg?v=1761674960","width":1550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch3\u003eNatural Nagura Stone for Sharpening Honing Stones (12K-N70)\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eNagura stones are used with full-size waterstones (whetstones) of a matching\r\ngrit. Nagura stones are necessary to create a sharpening slurry (lather or\r\ncream) on the surface of a whetstone. Without a nagura, a slurry is difficult\r\nto create with some natural stones and ceramic bonded modern synthetic stones.\r\nNaguras are also used to clean the pores of a waterstone from metal particles\r\nby lifting them off and washing away. Without such a process, a whetstone\r\nquickly becomes ``glazed\" (clogged) from embedded metal micro shavings which\r\ninhibit sharpening. Another important use of nagura stones is to flatten the\r\nsurface of waterstones which becomes convex (warped or uneven) with use, i.e.,\r\nthe stone is worn out in the middle more than on the edges. Attempting to\r\nsharpen or hone a blade on such a surface can permanently ruin the blade. This\r\nnatural \"ocean blue\" nagura stone was quarried from a now closed underwater\r\nmine near South Tsushima Island in Japan. It is used for a final edge\r\nrefinement with most sharpening stones from medium to fine grits, both\r\nsynthetic and natural. It was polished on all six sides to a high degree of\r\nflatness and a silky smooth surface.\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003e2.7\" x 1.2\" x 1.2\" (70 x 30 x 30mm); 6.0 oz (180g); grit ~12000 (very fine), medium hard\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eNatural \"Ocean Blue\" Tsushima nagura stone: used with full-size synthetic and natural sharpening and honing waterstones\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eCreates a slurry (creamy paste) on the waterstone surface for sharpening knives, razors, blades, chisels and other tools\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eUnclogs waterstone surface from metal micro shavings which inhibit sharpening; flattens the surface to eliminate the dish effect\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003cli\u003eQuarried from a now closed underwater mine near South Tsushima Island, Japan; limited stock\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \u003c\/ul\u003e"}