Look towards the light source through the straight edge in contact with the stone

Includes spring loaded storage in the fine oak base and comes with two coarse and two fine grit sharpening rods which are 9" long and 5/16" in diameter

Gritomatic synthetic stones made of silicon carbide and aluminum oxide can be labeled in either FEPA-F or JIS grit scale

4 mm hex screwdriver/key is required

All Arashiyama stones are 6 mm thick and are mounted on high-quality aluminum blanks

hetinax strop 4 x 1 bestseller Look towards the light sourceHetinax (or Getinaks) is a polymeric composite material from cellulose dust and phenolic resin. Hetinax Strop is mounted on 4" aluminum blank to use on small guided knife sharpeners. Hetinax keeps its flatness better than leather and prevents the blade becoming convex when used on abrasive compounds. Working with hetinax is similar to working with leather. You will not be able to fully remove the compound after applying it to the strop. If you want to