No substitute for painstaking stone work, but l bet this is excellent for restoring a nice appearance to those lumpy factory bevels for people who don't want to spend hours flattening them or tracking down finger stones. And really, this is basically how most bevels come polished from the factory. They grind them, then polish on a buffer, and then apply a kasumi finish with powder. Nicely done, its a good finish with very little work or investment needed.
Hi David, You're absolutely right, nothing beats a master polisher's skills on a progression of natural stones. Our powder won't fix any low spots or other glaring grind issues but it can absolutely be used on those types of knives and that is one of the largest advantages of the product. It also cuts much faster and more consistently than strictly natural stone powder does and therefore expedites the process drastically. Most people don't have the time or money to invest in the kind of skills and setup it would require to fix grind issues and become a proficient enough polisher to achieve the same results the powder does so we thought this would be fantastic alternative for those types of people!
@@toshotv that's great. I think you're providing a good product to the many people out there who love Japanese knives but may not have the time or skill for extensive stone work. And maybe also for people who do have the skill but may sometimes want a quick touch up for when their knives are going to be in view of the public. I am sure this will be awesome for busy sushi chefs who need their knives to look beautiful every day and people who make cooking videos and such.
Hi Mr. Reza, We don't tend to use the Kasumi powder anywhere aside from where the core steel meets the cladding on the Kireha/Wide Bevel in order to refinish the surface. You could technically use it on the cladding on the ura side of the blade where the cladding wraps around but that's not generally a place that would be polished on natural stones, which is what the Kasumi powder is meant to emmulate. If you do decide to use it on the ura, please let us know how it goes!
@@toshotv I try to bring back the wave pattern (Hammond) on the back of my Yanagiba. Is Morihei Suita powder stone will have the same results?? I don't find Tosho art powder in Australia
No substitute for painstaking stone work, but l bet this is excellent for restoring a nice appearance to those lumpy factory bevels for people who don't want to spend hours flattening them or tracking down finger stones. And really, this is basically how most bevels come polished from the factory. They grind them, then polish on a buffer, and then apply a kasumi finish with powder. Nicely done, its a good finish with very little work or investment needed.
Hi David,
You're absolutely right, nothing beats a master polisher's skills on a progression of natural stones.
Our powder won't fix any low spots or other glaring grind issues but it can absolutely be used on those types of knives and that is one of the largest advantages of the product.
It also cuts much faster and more consistently than strictly natural stone powder does and therefore expedites the process drastically.
Most people don't have the time or money to invest in the kind of skills and setup it would require to fix grind issues and become a proficient enough polisher to achieve the same results the powder does so we thought this would be fantastic alternative for those types of people!
@@toshotv that's great. I think you're providing a good product to the many people out there who love Japanese knives but may not have the time or skill for extensive stone work. And maybe also for people who do have the skill but may sometimes want a quick touch up for when their knives are going to be in view of the public. I am sure this will be awesome for busy sushi chefs who need their knives to look beautiful every day and people who make cooking videos and such.
I wish you had a tutorial on how to sharpen knives using whetstones
About half of all videos on YT are sharpening tutorials.
great , what that kind of sponge you used?
A 3M fine abrasive sponge, that is included in the shipping with the kasumi powder, as mentioned in the video.
Can i use the super fine 3m abrasive sponge for the cladding and ura side??
Hi Mr. Reza,
We don't tend to use the Kasumi powder anywhere aside from where the core steel meets the cladding on the Kireha/Wide Bevel in order to refinish the surface. You could technically use it on the cladding on the ura side of the blade where the cladding wraps around but that's not generally a place that would be polished on natural stones, which is what the Kasumi powder is meant to emmulate. If you do decide to use it on the ura, please let us know how it goes!
@@toshotv I try to bring back the wave pattern (Hammond) on the back of my Yanagiba.
Is Morihei Suita powder stone will have the same results?? I don't find Tosho art powder in Australia
@@Reza-nz2re you can find kasumi powder at protooling or chef's edge just as two examples in Australia.