SHAPTON Whetstone Sharpening Stone Ceramic KUROMAKU #5000 by Shapton

Excellent stone. Genuine

Really good quality stone, the best I have ever used

Great value

A bit expensive these but worth it. Really good stone.

🔹Kuromaku 1000 — The Sculptor Rough, direct, and unforgiving, but honest. 🔹 Kuromaku 2000 — The Craftsman Balanced, methodical, calm. 🔹 Kuromaku 5000 — The Poet Gentle, refined, elegant. 🔹 Kuromaku 12000 — The Mystic Silent, patient, otherworldly.

Expensive but worth it. There is basically no mud generated from sharpening and wears incredibly slowly so minimal maintenance. Does a fantastic result.

Really good stone, this is mirror shine level of grit and ceramics are quite aggressive as well as hard wearing. The lower grits (under 1000) in this range aren’t fantastic but 1000 grit and above they are the dogs. A little water and a steady hand grab fast result. You don’t need to jump through all the grits and the stone comes with a guide to which other stones for steel types as well as the box being a stand for the stone. They don’t need water but it helps keep them clean. Very hard wearing and are lifetime purchases as well as being well priced compared to some other options. 5 star stone

Great stone. Convenience of a splash and go plus a handy ventilated case it can dry in. Case works OK enough as a stand but obviously a heavier stand will be sturdier. Not fast but faster cutting than I thought - I can go straight to this from a 1000 grit - and gives a good mirror finish to the edge. Most of the time now this is the only stone I use unless I have really let something get completely dull or I need to work out chips.