Nowadays, we often hear people say “I can’t sharpen a knife.” or “I would buy a new one if the knife becomes dull.” Also, cooking methods are becoming easier and only require minimum cooking tools. It is reflected in the good sales of simple sharpeners. Even if people want to cook with a very sharp knife, they might think that sharpening a knife with a whetstone is complicated and difficult, or even scared of handling knives. However, to whet knives is neither difficult nor dangerous. If you have one versatile whetstone at home, you can whet not only cooking knives but also various kinds of knives and blades you have. Even from the perspective of cherishing what you use, we’d highly recommend using whetstones.“Cutting” is necessary for our daily lives. Suehiro Corporation always try to produce versatile products, which can be used by everyone from expert users to homemakers. Above all, we make our best effort to deliver the quality products, which can be used by our customers safely.
Yoshio Okumura, Representative Director
#1000/#3000 Combination Cerax Waterstone
#1000/#3000 Combination Cerax Waterstone
The Cerax combination water stone range offers accessible all-round solutions for honing and sharpening edged tools. Manufactured by Suehiro in Niigata Japan, Cerax stones are renowned for their fast cutting surface and longevity.
The short step between grits on this #1000/#3000 stone makes it easy for the sharpener to move between the two, achieving a well honed and polished edged. The #1000 stone is ideal for touching up blades that have dulled through general use, while the #3000 stone will put a polish on already tuned edges and achieves a pleasing level of sharpness.
Suehiro's Cerax range is widely used across the wood working and culinary professions. These stones are made from slow-wearing ceramic particles packed inside durable binders that are capable of abrading both high carbon steel and hard tool steels, including chromium and vanadium alloys.
For best results, soak each stone for 5-10 minutes before use and allow to dry afterwards. Do not soak stones as prolonged immersion in water can cause the binder to deteriorate.
We recommend regular flattening with a lapping plate. We make our own using glass plates and adhesive backed sandpaper. Click here to view glass plates, and here for adhesive sandpaper. Both of the sharpening surfaces of this combination stone measure 187mm x 63mm.
Fantastic. I need super honed blades for my bushcraft hobby - slicing through wood to create primitive tools. This stone does the trick for sharpening my knife. Thanks!
Using the stone to sharpen chisels. The results are dangerously sharp - my thumb and A&E nurse can attest to that!
Only use it once so far but very happy with the way it performed.
Awesome stone , easy to use and results are fantastic. Customer service from JTO is second to none.
Easy transaction and prompt delivery. Product arrived well packed and complete and as displayed on the site.
The Cerax water stones came extremely well packaged from Australia and are a pleasure to use with expected results. Thank you.
Excellent
What a rare joy it was to find Japanese Tools. Christian's vast knowledge and assistance far surpassed any I had ever experienced. I could not be happier with the items and the impeccable care that was taken in their packaging and prompt delivery. I feel very lucky to have stumbled upon this website and can't wait to continue to own tools that exceed my lifetime and continue to develop a story of their own.
- From a true qualitarian to another.
Would highly recommend.
I bought a whetstone from this company. Shipping was quick. And the product itself is beautiful, durable and very reasonable priced. Thank you for quality product
Awesome product fast shipping will buy from again
Stone sharpening for knives is the only way to go, as a carpenter, I knew this for my chisels, same applies to Knives.
Very happy with the stone, my knives have never been more happy!
Excellent. Better than my other stones. Very happy with the stone and it's prompt delivery.
Sharpened my knives up quick and easy!!
Used to touch up my Global kitchen knife, and some of my finer edged hunting knives easily and with success. Fast delivery, great service with email replies
As a first-timer to Japanese water stone sharpening, this Cerax combination stone has been a perfect starting place and ice been able to get an amazing edge on all of my knives, with a little help from the sharpening tips on the website. The whole process from ordering to delivery was exceptional and I'll definitely be back in the future!
Firstly, I am new to waterstones. However, I bought a #320 and the #1000/#3000 and #1000/#6000 Ceraxes for what I felt was a complete sharpening package with a double up on the #1000 as I felt this would get the most use. I was not disappointed.
The #1000 does a great job of ensuring a razor sharp edge, with the #3000 providing a fine honed/polished for all knife needs.
good for fine sharpening, I like it.
The products I ordered were delivered quickly and in good condition. Information on order status was sent at each stage. Definitely purchase from them again.
great service
Order showed up quickly, looks exactly like the picture and is of high quality. Thank you.
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first time using a water stone - what a great invention....
Fast delivery and very good product.
Have hardly used it so far. The 1000 side brought up a nice fine edge on a carving knife but seemed softer than I expected but there again I'm not used to them.
I do leatherworking and have a lot of cutting, chiselling (we call it skiving), bevelling and carving tools that need to be kept razor sharp. Many are high carbon steel and these water stones work like magic. You were recommended by a friend and I will also highly recommend you to others.
After a long time debating the cost of purchasing my first set of waterstones, I decided to give Japanese tools a call, I spoke with Christian for at least 40 minutes on the pros and cons of purchasing waterstones. Christian took the time to explain to me how to get the maximum use from my chosen item, I ended up going for the Cerax #1000/#3000 as an entry level item, I never felt under any obligation whatsoever to buy, this was refreshing, in the end, I bought not only the stone, but a ruler and ruler stop to take advantage of the free postage. Delivery was prompt and well packaged.
I will be buying again, and recommend japantools to you
Tony
Practical and typically well-made sharpening kit. A new experience after 40 years of oil stones. First results indicate that a fine edge will be easily achieved with little practice.
I haven’t used as of yet, although will let you know when I do.
These stones are great I use them for my kitchen knives and chisels and for the money are the best I have had
Well designed and does a beautiful finishing job on all edges
The perfect kitchen knife starting combo, I reckon. Can sharpen and finish just about anything with this 1000/3000 set. Really good quality stones, well presented. Great experience all around.