{"product_id":"aiiwatani-tomae-024","title":"Aiiwatani Kiita Tomae #024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAiiwatani Kiita Tomae\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMine \u0026amp; Stratum:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aiiwatani (stamped on the face), Tomae stratum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Weight: \u003c\/strong\u003e133 mm × 87 mm × 40 mm; 1,018 g.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semi-rectangular block \/ Koppa hybrid with sawn side profiles, an angled top profile, and a natural, heavily skin-bearing bottom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColoration \u0026amp; Visual Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Predominantly creamy, pale yellow-beige (Kiita tone) fading into subtle ash\/grey undertones across the right quadrant. The bottom displays an attractive, textured dark iron\/mineral skin (kawa).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvaluation \u0026amp; Working Characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThickness \u0026amp; Lifespan:\u003c\/strong\u003e At 40 mm, this stone has immense depth and mass relative to its footprint (over 1 kg), offering decades of working life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Surface: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe usable face is flat and broad enough (87 mm width) for kitchen blades, pocket knives, and edge-trailing or push-cut razor touch-ups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunctional behaviour:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Lv 3.5 to Lv 4.5 hardness range—firm enough to provide consistent edge control, generous self-slurry under diamond plate leaving smooth semi-mirror to hazy kasumi contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlaws \u0026amp; Structural Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorner Inclusion \/ Fracture (Bottom-Left Face): \u003c\/strong\u003eVisible near the stamp corner where a small triangular fissure cuts into the working edge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Delamination \/ Chipping: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe flank directly beneath the left corner has some stepped, fractured breakout where the stone separated along a natural bedding plane during extraction or sawing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSealed Flanks \u0026amp; Bottom: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe sides and bottom are sealed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dust Bowl Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48052783808643,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/7320\/1283\/files\/59.png?v=1788266007","url":"https:\/\/dustbowlknives.com\/products\/aiiwatani-tomae-024","provider":"Dust Bowl Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}