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Japanese natural stone #9 - Mikawa Nagura (420 special)
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 20.4.2023 Stone pics Close up details Finish Sharpening feel, characteristic and performance Sharpening...
Nathan Lee
Apr 20, 20231 min read


Kitchen Knife #3 - Fujiwara 270mm gyuto restoration
By Nathan Lee - KIRU Sharpening - 10.9.2022 I purchased a batch of used/vintage knife from Japan recently and this knife is the largest...
Nathan Lee
Sep 10, 20224 min read


Japanese natural stone #8 - Mauroyama Aisa
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 02.09.2022 Stone pics Close up details A sharpening video Finish Sharpening feel, characteristic and...
Nathan Lee
Sep 2, 20221 min read


Japanese natural stone #7 - Nakayama Tomae (II)
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 11.7.2022 This is one of the finest stone I've used, it's a great stone in terms of fineness feel and...
Nathan Lee
Jul 11, 20221 min read


Japanese natural stone #6 - Shobudani suita (I)
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 09.05.2022 This Shobudani Suita is actually my friend Ken's stone which I only spent 2 weeks with, it's...
Nathan Lee
May 9, 20221 min read


Japanese natural stone #5 - Nakayama suita (I)
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 10.03.2022 This is a tiny Nakayama Suita, I bought it from Rakuten(Japanese Ebay) for $50 shipped....
Nathan Lee
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Japanese natural stone #4 - Nakayama Tomae (I) Maruka
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 8.2.2022 This is my friend Ken's stone(thank you for lending it to me), I believe it was originally from...
Nathan Lee
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Japanese natural stone #3 - Natsuya (I) COVID special
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 14.01.2022 Got tested positive for COVID this week, got quite a bit of time off work taking pics at the...
Nathan Lee
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Japanese natural stone #2 - Okudo Shiro Renge Suita(I)
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 04.01.2022 I've only owned two stones from this mine, been wanting to get another one or two but no luck...
Nathan Lee
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Kitchen Knife #2 - From Sweden, Isasmedjan
By Nathan Lee - KIRU Sharpening 23.12.2021 Isasmedjan gyuto 234 mm blade length 56 mm height 185 grams weight 26c3 Swedish high carbon...
Nathan Lee
Dec 23, 20212 min read


Kitchen knife #1 (Knife sharpening) - Thinning Kurosaki Raijin 210mm Gyuto
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 20.12.2021 I've been using this Kurosaki Raijin 210 mm Gyuto for about two years now(bought this before...
Nathan Lee
Dec 20, 20211 min read


Japanese Natural Stone #1 - Aizu (I)
By Nathan Lee - KIRU sharpening 16.12.2021 The Aizu is one of my personal favourite Japanese natural stone. The mine is located in...
Nathan Lee
Dec 16, 20212 min read
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