Cutting Edge Update: Naniwa Sharpening Stones Get a New Look

[@jarjarthestar]

I thought I had a stroke at the end lol

[@LightBrand]

and I thought I spelt Chosera wrong this entire time.

[@MrEcted]

I love Naniwa's stones, but it looks like they take their product naming cues from Microsoft!

[@SharpeningSupplies]

Having to change everything across the whole site wasn't fun.

[@MrEcted]

@ you guys have a lot of good stuff. I’m thinking about attempting knife thinning (admittedly my sharpening skills are fairly basic). What stone would you recommend for a general purpose thinning stone?

[@SharpeningSupplies]

@@MrEcted Because you're typically removing metal over a much wider area when thinning, I'd recommend a coarse stone just to speed up the process, 220 grit or coarser. A diamond stone would probably be the quickest, especially if you go for something big like the DMT 10" Diasharp. That's a high-end option. Middle option would be the Shapton Kuromaku 120 grit. For a budget option, we have a 120 grit, 11.5" silicon carbide oil stone that would get the job done. A coarse stone will leave some deep scratches, if you like your knives to look pretty you can always follow up with your regular stones to buff out those scratches.

[@norwd]

The return of “chosera” but changing the spelling so that it won’t have the same SEO is a Twitter level of shooting yourself in the brand-recognition