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Premium Suehiro water stone with soft bonding, high performance, and smooth feedback for refined edge finishing.
Finish
Rika 5000 is used for refined sharpening and finishing stages on Hapstone knife sharpeners.
Feedback
Rika 5000 uses relatively soft bonding and offers high performance with good sharpening feedback.
Preparation
Rika 5000 is preliminarily lapped and does not require lapping after purchase.
Traditional Waterstone series
Rika 5000 is part of the Suehiro traditional Waterstone series, which includes Kouga 3000, Rika 5000, Shiramine 6000, W8 8000 (Junpaku), and G8 8000 (Takeiro).
These stones are not available in a wide range of grits. The traditional series does not form an even progression, but offers a selection of premium stones for building a custom stone set.
Use and care
Rika 5000 should be used with water as a lubricant. Soak the stone in water for 5 minutes before use.
Never store Rika stones in water and never dry them near heat.
Specifications
