Regular price
8,700.00 RSD
Sale price
8,700.00 RSD
Regular price
Sakai Takayuki sharpening stone #8000
Sakai Takayuki is a well-known blade manufacturer in Japan. In addition to knives, through various collaborations, they also produce other products related to kitchen and other tools. Among them is this series of sharpening stones.
Takayuki stones are designed to meet the needs of hobbyists and professional sharpeners alike. Each stone is made specifically for its purpose, so the thickness, composition and dimensions are in perfect harmony with the task it has to perform. Because Takayuki sources the abrasives for making these stones directly from the manufacturer, the price of their stones is slightly more favorable considering the superior quality. Also, precisely because of the mentioned quality, these stones can sharpen any knife, from the softest to the hardest steel.
When we want to achieve breathtaking sharpness, then we need a stone like this 8000 grit. The extremely fine abrasive grains found in this stone polish the knife edge to a high shine, leaving a perfect cut and sharpness. These stones are used after grits 1000 and 4000, and after that it is not necessary to additionally polish the blade on the leather ceiling.
We recommend that you use this stone only if you have quality steels that like and can withstand a high degree of processing. In this category we include VG10, SG2, AUS10, Aogami and Shirogami steels, as well as all others that exceed 60HRC. This stone is necessary if you are sharpening traditional Japanese knives such as Yanagiba, Debe or Usuba.
The texture of this stone resembles the texture of natural Japanese sharpening stones. This stone wears out extremely slowly and it is almost impossible to quench it in your lifetime.
Dimensions: 25x75x210mm
Material: Ceramics
Stone weight: 765g
We advise you to soak this stone in water for 10 minutes before the first use, while for each subsequent use it is enough to just wet it and it is ready for use.
Everything you need to know about sharpening
How to choose the first Japanese knife?
If you are buying your first Japanese knife, the advice is to choose a multifunctional blade shape that will cover the widest range of your needs in the kitchen. This includes Gyuto, Santoku and Bunka. The rule is that bigger people need bigger knives and vice versa.
Japanese knife as a perfect gift
Although in the culture of the Far East it is not recommended to give a blade as a gift because of the connection with cutting off good relations, they also could not resist the perfection of such a gift, so they devised a "trick" that allows them to gift knives without problems. Just ask for one coin from the person receiving the gift and in the eyes of strict superstition spirits it will be a fair exchange. Now no joke, a knife is a gift that unlike other transient things will be remembered forever because it will serve forever.
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