46+ Japanese Sharpening Stone Grit Chart. Sharpening stones, water stones or whetstones are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools and implements through grinding and honing. While there are no grit counts in natural japanese waterstones, synthetic ones do come with grit sizes assigned.
The higher the number, the finer the blade that you need in order to sharpen it right.
Knife sharpening grits and abrasives. A sharpening stone will also sharpen any other straight edge tool such as scissors or shears, swords, axes, machetes and razor blades. Examples of items that can be sharpened with a sharpening stone include scissors, scythes, knives, razors, and tools such as chisels, hand scrapers. Online shopping for sharpening stones from a great selection at tools & home improvement store.