Naniwa
Naniwa 4-Piece Sharpening Pro Kit
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This is Burrfection's preferred sharpening kit, built on Ryky's two favorite Naniwa Pro (Chosera) stones.
This Pro Kit includes:
- Naniwa Sink Bridge IZ-1111
- Naniwa Whetstone Holder A-902
- Naniwa P-308 Professional Stone #800 Grit
- Naniwa P-330 Professional Stone #3000 Grit
About Naniwa Sink Bridge
The Naniwa Sink Bridge is a great way to hold your whetstones directly over your kitchen sink, providing easy access to water. Having your whetstones over sink also makes things neater and cleanup easier. No more water running all over your counter top or workbench. Made in Japan
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Origin: Japan
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Model IZ-1111
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Item Weight: 2.45 lb (1.1kg)
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Dimension: 18" x 6" x 1.6" (45.72cm x 15.24cm x 4cm)
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Material: Stainless Steel
About Naniwa Whetstone Holder
After years of buying and testing dozens of whetstone holders on the market, this is one Ryky’s favorite. It’s one of the only holders that uses truly stainless hardware, and rails. It also has one of the widest footprint of all whetstone holders, which makes it one of the most stable to use.
It will hold all but the largest whestones available. Whetstones that are larger than what this holder can handle, generally will come with their own bases, or are specialty stones that require a much different holder solution.
- Material: TRP, PP, Stainless Steel
- Size: 288 x 76 x 36mm
- Accommodates Whetstones of the following size:
- Length: 136-218mm (5.35" - 8.58")
- Width: Max. 76mm (3")
About Naniwa P-308
This is Ryky’s favorite splash-n-go / non-soaking sharpening or medium grit whetstone. It is responsive, fast cutting, and able to handle knives of all Rockwell ratings (testing up to 67 HRC). It was Ryky’s top sharpening whetstone for 3 years in a row, very few stones come close to offering this level of performance at any price point. Made in Japan
- Origin: Osaka, Japan
- Grit No.: #800 WA
- Type: Splash & Go
- Dimension: 210 x 70 x 20mm
- Weight: 745g
- Abrasive: white aluminium oxide
- Cohesive agent: magnesium-bound
About Naniwa P-330
This is Ryky’s all-time favorite whetstone. Period. If he had to pick one whetstone to use for the rest of his life, it would be this one. It’s fast cutting, responsive, and will give your knives a razor sharp, and well-polished edge. Ryky has chosen this whetstone of whetstone of year for a few years running, and is still his go-to whetstone in his personal kitchen. Made in Japan
- Origin: Osaka, Japan
- Grit No.: #3000 WA
- Type: Splash & Go
- Dimension: 210 x 70 x 20mm
- Weight: 745g
- Abrasive: white aluminium oxide
- Cohesive agent: magnesium-bound
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I used this kit to sharpen my Miyabi 8" Artisan chef's knife and 3.5" utility knife, both of which have a steeper 20°-22° angle than my other knives. Most of them are 30°+. The Miyabi was very sharp from the factory, but at least two years had passed and I didn't want to alter the design profile. My previous kit (which I still have) was a SpyderCo Sharp Maker, which is a quality kit for more basic sharpening at predefined angles... just not the angle I needed for the Miyabi knives. But they really needed sharpened and I wasn't about to let some unknown person loose on my prized Miyabis with exotic angles. I love these knives as if they were my children.
This kit has really taken my sharpening game to the next level. Pro? Not yet, but I'm working on it. The Zen thing takes time and experience. These stones are pro for sure though! They feel like nothing I've ever felt before, being new to this level of sharpening. I now find myself looking for knives to sharpen, to get more time on the stones. I'm thinking of offering services to my colleagues just to get more practice.
I decided to also add an 8000-grit Shapton Glass stone [****] Ryky's recommendation. It wasn't necessary to get my knives shaving sharp, but it did push the finish into the mirror range which I'd never seen before. I have a fairly cheap strop I used when sharpening pocket knives. It works but I hope to get one of Ryky's strops in the future for proper chef's knives and such.
I watched Ryky's videos and started on an older Chicago Cutlery 8" chef's knife at a steeper angle. I found the angle by feel as Ryky teaches. After working up to the 3000-grit stone and developing a burr, I moved over to the 8000-grit Shapton Glass. Just some light honing there until I could see reflections in the edge. Wow! Scary sharp. At least as sharp as from the Miyabi factory if not more.
I highly recommend this kit. You don't need the 8000-grit stone I added for typical kitchen use. I'm just a perfectionist (Burrfectionist?). Thank you Ryky for your guidance, knowledge, attitude, and philosophy of kindness and sharing. I'll be doing this now for the rest of my life. 😊
