Shapton Pro (Kuromaku) Stone Set for Edge Pro

Description

Shapton Pro (Kuromaku) sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on Hapstone and Edge Pro 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.

We offer three Shapton Pro sets: The recommended set consisting of 6 Shapton Pro stones (from 120 to 12K grit),  The full Shapton Pro set of 9 grits (without 30000 stone), and the full narrow Shapton Pro set.

All Shapton Pro stones are 6 mm thick and are mounted on high-quality aluminum blanks.

Shapton Pro series stones are universal and can be used to sharpen knives of any steel including high carbon, vanadium, and chromium steelsn>.

Shapton Pro stones are preliminarily lapped and do not require lapping after purchase.

Shapton Pro should be used with water as a lubricant. Do not soak Shapton Pro stones in water for more than a few seconds. Just splash, or use a water spray. Never store stones in water. Never dry near heat.

About Shapton

Shapton is the Japanese waterstone manufacturer who makes the hardest sharpening stones. In contrast to almost all of the other brands, Shapton stones remain tend to remain flat longer and so must be dressed much less often than the others.