A rectangular yellow 8000 Grit Kitayama Stone with Base by MARU, featuring black Japanese characters, sits on a wooden base alongside a small white nagura stone accessory, both displayed against a plain white background.
A rectangular yellow 8000 Grit Kitayama Stone by MARU and a smaller white nagura stone rest on a dark wooden base, viewed from the front against a white background.

8000 Grit Kitayama Stone with Base

  • Kitayama
$126 CAD /
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Named for Kyoto's North Mountain: natural stone powder in a mirror-polish 8000.

Best For

  • Mirror-finish edges
  • Final polishing stones
  • Japanese stone tradition

The Kitayama stone takes its name from the North Mountain in Kyoto, source of some of the best natural stones ever quarried. Blended with natural stone powder, this 8000 grit finisher polishes edges to the mirror stage where sharpening becomes ceremony.

Specifications:

  • Grit: 8000, finishing; contains natural Kitayama (Kyoto) stone powder and magnesium salts, the softest on the market
  • Stone: 8 x 3 x 1 in, on a wooden base (2-1/4 in with base)
  • Nagura: 2-7/8 x 7/8 x 1 in, included
  • Made in: Japan

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