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Knifewear 8000 Grit Sharpening Stone

Knifewear 8000 Grit Sharpening Stone

$109.00 CAD
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This is the first Naniwa Waterstone Kevin bought and it changed everything. After using this stone for the first full day he claims to have smashed his American made 4000/8000 combination stone in the back lane out of frustration. He claims it was this Norton Waterstone that held him back and stopped him from getting the sharpening results he wanted. Use for any Japanese kitchen knife, hunting knife, woodworking chisel or straight razor. The mirror edge it leaves will impress. Enjoy smooth cutting.

When to use this stone

  • Fine polishing stone needs a progression from a 2000-6000 grit first. Essential for meat and fish knives specifically.
  • Not great for wide bevel/knife thinning sharpening, as this stone is very hard.
  • Excellent for daily/weekly touch-ups for Japanese knives, specifically those used for precision work or meats and fish.


About Knifewear - Knifewear is Canada's largest retailer of Japanese knives and sharpening supplies. The Knifewear range of stones provides incredible quality and performance at a very reasonable price. Whether you're sharpening knives or razors, Knifewear stones will live up to their reputation.

Grit 8000
Stone Usage Prep Splash and go
Dimensions 210 mm(L) x 70 mm(W) x 20 mm(H)
Series Knifewear Stones and Gear
Brand Knifewear x Naniwa
Made in Japan

Sharpening knives can be one of the most satisfying and fun skills to learn and do. Whether you’re an old hand at sharpening, or just starting out, we want to give you a few tips to help you get the most out of your water stones. If you have any questions about care or technique, please feel free to get in touch, our contact information is below.

Waterstone tips:

  • Use plenty of water. Periodically splash your stones with water as you use them to prevent the stone from plugging up with residue.
  • Some stones require soaking in water for about 20 minutes prior to use, others only require a splash of water while sharpening. Knifewear brand stones tell you what they require on the package. A good way to tell which a stone requires is to splash it with water, if the stone immediately sucks up all the water on it, soak it. If it
    pools on top don’t soak it.
  • Stones take on steel residue with use. A small Nagura stone can help clean the surface like an eraser.
  • Use a truing stone to keep the stone surface flat. Softer stones might require this before every sharpening session. This will help you to maintain the correct angle for sharpening, which is critical for creating the best knife edge.
  • We suggest lightly beveling the edges of the stone with a truing stone to avoid cutting yourself, and to prevent chips from coming off.
  • In dry climates, certain stones can be vulnerable to cracking if they dry too quickly. To avoid this, wrap these stones in a damp tea towel and allow to dry more slowly. These include the Knifewear 4000 and 8000, as well as the Naniwa Professional series.

Important!

  • Do not keep stones in direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold
    (e.g. Inside a car in winter) and avoid dropping them.
  • Always wipe excess water off from the stone before storing.
  • Never ever use oil on a water stone. It will ruin it.
  • Have fun!
SKU: NAKW8000

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We aim to ship your order within 1 business day at Knifewear, if there is a hold up, we'll aim to let you know and give you a timeline.

We offer $3 shipping on orders over $100* anywhere in Canada and $200* to customers in the USA. We ship worldwide, and offer up to the minute rates from our shipping partner DHL.

*Konro Grills and some other larger items are excluded from the free shipping offer.

How do I make a return on an online order?
No worries, we've got you sorted. Head over to https://knifewear.mom/returns and follow the prompts. 

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Absolutely, as long as all the items you are looking for are in stock at the location you want to pickup from, you'll be able to select that at the checkout. If one or more items aren't at your preferred location we are happy to ship it to you. 

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Overall rating: 4.9423075 / 5 from 52 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

The Knifewear 8000 Grit Sharpening Stone is praised for its exceptional quality and affordability, producing a mirror edge on blades and chisels. It is ideal for fine polishing and daily touch-ups for Japanese knives, especially those used for precision work or meats and fish. However, it is not suitable for wide bevel or knife thinning sharpening.

Summary topics

  • Quality and Price: 56%
  • Blade Edge Quality: 14%
  • Overall Quality: 22%

Review topics: ["support","quality","results","edge","service","price","works","stone","knife","polish","cuts","addition","holds","blade","whetstone"].

Review highlights

  • "Stone is excellent quality and definitely worth a purchase." — Laura F.
  • "Good stone, decent price, very helpful staff." — Hassan K.
  • "this is the best stone i have yet, amazing quality/price ratio" — Danny M.

Reviews

Awesome Knifewear Sharpening Stone. Super

"Awesome Knifewear Sharpening Stone. Super fine and excellent quality. Have several knifewear (coarse to fine grit) sharpening stones, and all work very well."

— Merlin B. (5/5)

Great product!

"Thank you so much for shipping them to me, nice products and packed well."

— Nan C. (5/5)

Got my edges beautifully smooth

"Got my edges beautifully smooth"

— Tom N. (5/5)

Does the trick

"Went from 1000 to 3000, then thus 8000, then 12000 and eventually 20000 and the blade was immaculate"

— Jibran H. (5/5)

This works well

"Bought the Knifewear 220, 1000, 4000, 8000, a spring loaded stone holder, and a Nagura stone. The spring loaded stone holder makes switching easy. The YouTube videos are a blessing. Kitchen knives are cutting better."

— Rodney C. (5/5)

Knifewear 8000

"Absolutely stunning! Brings some additional love to my knives!"

— Serge C. (5/5)

👍

"👍"

— Victoria G. (5/5)

Great stone for the price!

"Great stone for the price!"

— Emilio C. (5/5)

Great stone. I use it

"Great stone. I use it to quickly put an edge on my blades."

— Tim L. (5/5)

Amazing

"Amazing"

— Emmett K. (5/5)

Q&A

In one answer you're mentioning this is T380 but in another answer you're mentioning this is junpaku snow white. Can you clarify which one is correct? Because junpaku snow white is IF-0001. Also I'm wondering is this stone expected to develop cracks over time (I understand it is common and acceptable in this grit range. I guess this is T380, maybe T380 has softer binding material that is less likely to develop cracks itself, just a guess, I don't have either stones yet). Thanks
Hey there! The Junpaku and T-380 are in fact the same thing - the Junpaku is the Japanese domestic market name and T-380 are for international sales.
Is this a ceramic stone like choosers and will it cut s110 v
Hi there, it is a ceramic stone, similar to the chosera. It will cut S100V steel, but depending on the knife's application, that might be to fine grit to be sharpening to - Ellie
There's some confusion on the web about the naniwa snow white stone, there is two versions of it, the newest tradtional 8000 (T380) and the original snow white (IF-0001). Do you know which version you carry ?
Hey there, it is T380 version of the stone! - Ellie
Is this a Naniwa "Junpaku snow white" stone?
Yep it is! They just don't export it anymore, so we got them to branded it for us - Ellie

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