Uchigumori Renge・Natural Polishing Stone・Awasedo・Kyoto, Japan #2 shaving bowl Honed through Mikawa Nagura: 牡丹・Botan

Honed through Mikawa Nagura: 牡丹・Botan ・ 天上・Tenjō ・ 目白・Mejiro ・ 細・Koma

The wonderful Cherry Wood Handle was treated with several layers of raw and black Urushi and sprinkles of golden brass were added which makes it looks like the Milky Way・Amanogawa in Japanese

it was still in good shape so we kept it and only removed surface rust and sharpened it

somewhat around 1900

It was never used before and just had a few spots that needed restorative attention

Uchigumori Renge・Natural Polishing Stone・Awasedo・Kyoto, Japan #2 shaving bowl Honed through Mikawa Nagura: 牡丹・BotanUchigumori from the Mizukihara area of Kyoto. Slightly soft, approximately 8000 grit. Traditionally associated with ha duya work and valued for producing a refined kasumi finish. Supplied unflattened, in accordance with traditional sword polishing practice. The User would form the stone exactly to their needs. This stone has a fine Renge or Lotus pattern. For normal knife sharpening and Razor sharpening we recommend to flatten it after purchase and