Bester/Imanishi Ceramic Water Stones

Excellent for general use, Bester/Imanishi stones have a moderately strong bond that allows abrasive particles to release quickly enough to maintain a fast cutting rate, yet wear well. In our tests, they abrade O1, A2, and M2 steels at a speed second only to the Sigma Select II stones we offer, but remain flat as long as slow-cutting stones with much stronger bonds.