Sharpening & Knife Care

Click here to purchase a Sharpening Class Gift Card to use for future class dates (or other products)!Why take the Double bevel Sharpening Class? - Tired of watching hours of sharpening video guides and still not getting results? - Want to keep your working edges sharp throughout your long...

When it comes to sharpening on whetstones, one can use cabinet liners or damp towels to anchor your stone or use this slip-resistant, stone-elevating stone holder like a pro. It fits stone lengths up to 235mm, which accommodates most synthetic stones on the market. Product...

A leather strop is our favourite way to hone the edge of a knife. When used properly, a leather strop is an invaluable tool for day-to-day maintenance that does not damage a blade and hones the edge more accurately than steel honing rods. It works...

We use this felt pad, made with 100% wool, to deburr and clean up any edges after every stone. The cool thing is that you can go on any angle, as hard as you'd like and this hard felt pad can take the edge without rolling...

 *This is a smaller version of the full-sized ATOMA lapping plate, and are most compatible with small stones such as these Yamato stones.Tosho's #1 sharpening tip: keep your stones flat. Not enough sharpeners flatten their stones often enough, resulting in many inconsistencies and poor edges. As a budding sharpener, investing in...

Tosho's #1 sharpening tip: keep your stones flat. Not enough sharpeners flatten their stones often enough, resulting in many inconsistencies and poor edges. As a budding sharpener, investing in a good lapping plate early ensures that you are improving your sharpening technique, rather than troubleshooting around dished/untrue sharpening...

Tosho's #1 sharpening tip: keep your stones flat. Not enough sharpeners flatten their stones often enough, resulting in many inconsistencies and poor edges. As a budding sharpener, investing in a good lapping plate early ensures that you are improving your sharpening technique, rather than troubleshooting around dished/untrue sharpening surfaces.And we...

Great to use in conjunction with the Hitohira Aluminum Base Replacement 20mm for extra height and weight when flattening your stones!*Does not include Hitohira Aluminum Base Replacement 20mm.Here are the following steps to install the new ATOMA plate onto an existing one:1. Clean and...

Tosho's #1 sharpening tip: keep your stones flat. Not enough sharpeners flatten their stones often enough, resulting in many inconsistencies and poor edges. As a budding sharpener, investing in a good lapping plate early ensures that you are improving your sharpening technique, rather than troubleshooting around dished/untrue sharpening surfaces.And we...

We are very proud to carry these top-notch, handmade leather strops by Yuji Osada of HI-CONDITION, headquartered in Asakusabashi.This full-grain cowhide leather is combination tanned and is sourced locally in Japan. Combination tanning involves techniques of old traditional vegetable tanning and modern chrome tanning, and will cause the leather...

Nagura is a tool used to raise mud (slurry) on a base stone when sharpening. It can also be used to clean up the stone surface if it has been loaded up with steel particles. Diamond naguras are faster working than other types of naguras, creating...

We would recommend this rod for people in the food industry where things are super busy and they cannot pull out their leather strop or fine wet stones.This fine honing tool upkeeps a sharp blade without having to remove much steel at all.This is one of the only rods...

Brand: Hitohira ひとひらProduct Type: Natural StoneSize: MediumSize: 205 x 80 x 53mmWeight: 2314g

When it comes to sharpening on whetstones, one can use cabinet liners or damp towels to anchor your stone or use this slip-resistant, stone-elevating stone holder like a pro. It fits stone lengths up to 235mm, which accommodates most synthetic stones on the market. Brand:...

When it comes to sharpening on whetstones, one can use cabinet liners or damp towels to anchor your stone or use this slip-resistant, stone-elevating stone holder like a pro. It fits stone lengths up to 235mm, which accommodates most synthetic stones on the market.The...

A great medium grit stone is a must in maintaining quality kitchen knives. This medium grit range is perfect for not only re-setting edges before using finer polishing stones,  but also for creating practical, long-lasting edges on workhorse blades. If you were to have only...

A combination stone is great for its budget-friendliness and ease of storage and transport. This combination stone has both medium and fine side, which are perfect categories for finishing wide ranges of knives. Recommended usage: This is a splash-and-go stone, meaning no soaking prior to usage...

A fine grit stone is a great tool for pushing the edge a bit further and creating a near-mirro finish on a wide bevel. A #6000 grit stone gives a very refined edge that allows you treat the ingredients with respect by preserving their texture and integrity. In...

A great medium grit stone is a must in maintaining quality kitchen knives. This medium grit range is perfect for not only re-setting edges before using finer polishing stones,  but also for creating practical, long-lasting edges on workhorse blades. If you were to have only...

This is our proprietary powder blend of Japanese Natural Stones (medium and fine grit) and synthetic ingredients. This powder was developed by our very own Ivan Gomez Fonseca (@toshoworks, co-owner of Tosho Knife Arts) through hours of painstaking labour. Included with the powder is...