Gesshin Ittetsu 270mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba Ambidextrous and 6000s are soaking stones

and 6000s are soaking stones and thus need to be soaked before use

This Zakuri 180mm Blue Super Kurouchi Nakiri is a double beveled knife

and take an excellent edge

they can collect some oil/fat content on the ends and can become slippery

Pay a great attention when opening and closing the blade

Gesshin Ittetsu 270mm Fushuko Hon-Kasumi Yanagiba Ambidextrous and 6000s are soaking stonesProduct Description Detailed Specs Measurements This Gesshin Ittetsu 270mm Fushuko Hon Kasumi Yanagiba comes with a ho wood octagonal handle and matching saya. These are a stainless steel, but have excellent edge retention and perform at a level I would put on par with all but the most high end single bevel knives. In fact, they are the closest to using carbon steel without being carbon steel of any stainless single bevel knives i have ever tried. We