Japanese Water Stone Kit

This Japanese water stone kit ensures precise shaping and sharpening of fine edge woodworking tools, such as plane blades, chisels, carving tools and knives. The set comprises of three 180mm Japanese water stones (R7503) and a honing guide sled (R7515). 

180mm Japanese Water Stones - Set of 3 (1000, 2000 & 3000 Grit)
These Japanese water stones are man-made from Corundum, a synthetic aluminium oxide abrasive, set in a resin bond. You simply immerse the stones in water and allow to soak for 3 to 5 minutes, at which point they are ready for use. It is important to ensure the water stone retains moisture during the sharpening process. The fresh abrasive particles break down and dull during the sharpening process, creating progressively finer grits, allowing you to move seamlessly from a coarse grit stone, to a medium grit stone to a fine grit stone. After use, leave the water stone to dry out naturally, before using a diamond flattening stone to re-level the face of the water stone. The 1000 grit water stone is the fastest cutting stone and is used to remove nicks before sharpening and to shape and establish a basic edge. The 2000 grit water stone is used after the 1000 grit stone to refine the edge of knives and tools and the 3000 grit water stone is used to quickly add a mirror finish and final polish. The water stones measure 180mm in length with a width of 60mm and a depth of 14mm. These premium Japanese water stones are excellent for the sharpening, honing and mirror polishing of kitchen knives, outdoor knives and all fine edge woodworking tools.

Honing Guide Sled
The honing guide sled allows for fast, consistent and accurate honing of wood chisels and plane irons. Precision CNC machined from aircraft grade aluminium the sliding carriage glides back and forth on a stainless steel bar, travelling through a housing which features 50 micro ball-bearings, ensuring a smooth, effortless movement with no lateral play. The head uses a clamping bar that registers on the face of the blade and accepts flat and tapered blades up to 9mm thick and 52mm wide. A series of parallel lines are etched onto the head to ensure the chisel or plane iron sits square to the jig. You can lock-off the head at your desired honing angle anywhere from 10-60° using an Allen key or as favoured by most, you can leave the head unlocked and simply copy the existing angle of the blade edge. The base of the jig accepts water stones from 160mm to 200mm in length and up to 80mm in width, held in position using the aluminium clamping block. This sled, unlike a traditional hand held honing guide eliminates any lateral or longitudinal play, allowing the blade to smoothly, consistently and accurately move over the sharpening stone. ©