{"product_id":"suehiro-flattening-stone-280x","title":"Suehiro Flattening Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuehiro's Flattening Stones are high quality at an affordable price. Each stone is 8-1\/8\"\n x 2-1\/16\" x 1-1\/16\" (206mm x 53mm x 27mm) with large grooves for water and ground material\n to flow away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust pencil a grid pattern on the stone you wish to flatten and rub it over the flattening\n stone until the lines disappear. For larger stones, it may work better to rub the flattening\n stone over the waterstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuehiro recommends soaking the flattening stone in water for 5 minutes prior to use. Prepare\n your waterstone as you would before using it to sharpen. If you normally soak your stone, soak\n it before flattening. If you normally splash and sharpen, splash before flattening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eGrits\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coarse stone is 100 grit black silicon carbide and should be used for coarse to medium\n (100-500 grit) waterstones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eThe medium stone is 280 grit white alumina and should be used for medium to fine (1000-6000) waterstones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Suehiro","offers":[{"title":"100 Grit","offer_id":52145807393050,"sku":"146710","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"280 Grit","offer_id":52145807425818,"sku":"146711","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/146710-01.jpg?v=1777480119","url":"https:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/products\/suehiro-flattening-stone-280x","provider":"Highland Woodworking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}