NANIWA OMURA ＃150 Knife Maintenance & Care but it’s still categorized as

but it’s still categorized as semi-stainless

making this series a favorite among chefs who prefer thin

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

one of the most respected knife-making regions in the world

NANIWA OMURA ＃150 Knife Maintenance & Care but it’s still categorized asThe 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