Technical Jasper is a naturally abrasive material of high density

a bit darker than the rest of La Dressante

Cowhide Leather Strop is an efficient way of final polishing a cutting edge using guided knife sharpeners

The 6 mm thickness is becoming a community standard for Edge Pro sharpening stones

Stone bundles are available

shapton pro kuromaku stone 4 x 1 Grit:12000 Technical Jasper is a naturallyShapton Pro (Kuromaku) sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on KME and Hapstone knife sharpeners. Shapton Pro is a high end series from Shapton made of aluminum oxide with the magnesia binder. The magnesia binder gives Shapton Pro excellent sharpening quality and performance, and high wear resistance. Shapton Pro series stones are universal and can be used to sharpen knives of any steel including high carbon, vanadium, and chromium steels.