What metals can be sharpened with the Shapton Kuromaku series stones?
Shapton Pro (Kuromaku) Stone Set [6" x 1"]
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Open Apr 24, 2025 - 05:07 PM
Sharpening stones and stropping
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Apr 25, 2025 - 07:42 AM
It is recommended for most basic legacy type high carbon steels and basic stainless steels.
It will sharpen any steel, but is not ideal for high vanadium or tungsten carbide type tool steels.
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Shapton Pro (Kuromaku) Stone Set [6" x 1"]
Shapton Pro (Kuromaku) sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on Hapstone and Edge Pro knife sharpeners. Shapton Pro is a high-end series from Shapton made of aluminum oxide with the magnesia binder. The magnesia binder gives Shapton Pro excellent sharpening quality and performance, and hi...
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