Most chisels and planes are handmade by small family-run blacksmiths and dai (body) craftsmen. We try to keep sufficient stock, but due to the above reasons we may run out of stock. In such cases, please be aware that you may have to wait a few weeks for your order to be ready. We guarantee quality that is worth the wait!

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Nagura is the name of a natural stone. Natural nagura has been used as a dressing stone but it’s got expensive due to production cuts. Then an artificial dressing stone came out. This artificial one was named “nagura” as well, because the function is the same. So, in short, my nagura is a natural stone, and your nagura is an artificial stone. 

I just checked and realised that we have many artificial nagura in different grits today! For the purpose of generating slurry, #6000-8000 is presumed to be optimal.