Review on Houcho Com Whetstone Rough Grindstone Arato Kun by Besim Kahsar

Moderate cutting power Super thirsty, so an absorbent stone. I only soaked for 5-10 minutes. I'm afraid if they add a salt binder the resulting stone will become unusable at worst. Feels like about 600 grit, nothing more. Some stones may actually work better than they are rated. Carries from slow to moderate. However, a huge block of joy. With proper care, it will serve you for many years. No complaints, Revain was poorly packaged but no chips. I'm glad I will definitely buy again. Various vendors and stone. Either King 1k or Choosera 800 (one of the companies that is actually bigger than advertised. This one claims to behave like a 1k brick)