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Artificial Stones

Polishing Stones

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Artificial Stones

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Natural Please Note:  As these are natural stones the actual shape, size and color will vary.  Pictures shown are for approximation only.

Omura-do

Used to grind Hazuya and Jizuya into powder for polishing and is coarser than Ao-to 22 x 6 x 7cm Weight : 2.2kg

Omura-do Small 22 x 6 x 7cm Weight : 2.2kg

57.00

Omura-do Medium 22 x 7 x 11cm Weight : 4.2kg

105.00

Omura-do Large 22 x 10 x 14cm. Weight : 8.2kg

165.00

Ao-to

Used to grind Hazuya and Jizuya into powder for polishing and for making Uchiko and is less coarse than Omura-do providing a finer powder.

Ao-to 21.5 x 6 X 6cm. Weight : 2kg

145.00

Ara-to

The first stone used in the groundwork before Binsui-do.  It is coarse and very large.  It has been recently been replaced by an artificial stone called Kongo-do.

Ara-to 22 x 7 x 11cm. Weight : 4.5kg

125.00

Binsui-do

The second stone in the ground work process before Kaisei.

Binsui-do 21 x 6 x 7cm. Weight : 2.2kg

85.00

Kaisei-do

Is the third stone used in the groundwork before Koma-nagura.

Kaisei-do 23 x 6 x 8.5cm. Weight : 2.8kg

139.00

Koma-nagura-do

Please contact us for availability and pricing.

The fifth stone used in the polishing groundwork and is used before the Suita for removing the marks left by the Chunagura.

Suita-do

Please contact us for availability and pricing.

Another natural stone used as the final stone of the groundwork.  Used for bringing out the Ji and Ha of the blade.

Narutaki Koppa

Are rocks of the Narutaki stone from which you chisel off small flakes and grind to make Jizuya. 2 kg

Narutaki Koppa

106.00

Chame

This is a coarse stone which is ground and mixed with clay to create Tsuchi for coating the blade during tempering to create the hamon during the Yake-ire process.  Chame is not used for polishing. 1 kg

Chame

31.00

Omura-do for Omote-Zuri

A coarse stone used for rough cleaning and smoothing (Omote-zuri) of your polishing stones.

Omura-do for Omote-zuri approx.7x5x6cm

36.00

Binsui-do for Omote-zuri

A natural stone used for Omote-zuri which is cleaning and smoothing the surface of your Uchigumori-do stone prior to Tsushima.

Binsui-do for Omote-zuri approx. 7x5x6cm

38.00

Tsushima-do for Omote-zuri

A fine stone used to clean and smooth you Uchgumori-do before polishing.

Tsushima-do for Omote-zuri

51.00