NANIWA OMURA ＃150 Knife Maintenance & Care Opportunities to acquire one outside

Opportunities to acquire one outside Japan are exceptionally rare

It is highly stain-resistant and suitable for everyday use

and ability to take an incredibly fine edge

It has become a reliable part of my sharpening process when working on customers’ knives at Japanese Knife Garage

I especially recommend this knife to chefs who work in front of guests

NANIWA OMURA ＃150 Knife Maintenance & Care Opportunities to acquire one outsideThe Naniwa Omura #150 is a heavy duty coarse whetstone designed for chip repair, edge correction, blade thinning, and reshaping work. Its aggressive cutting power removes steel quickly, making it ideal for repairing damaged edges, correcting uneven bevels, or restoring heavily worn knives before moving on to finer stones. What I particularly like about the Omura #150 is that it cuts very efficiently while wearing relatively slowly for such a coarse