Whetstone Sets from Japan

The Whetstone Set from Japan is an excellent kit for any relief printmaker. This set comes with 5 stones, a small grip mat and a handy container to soak the stones in.

The green stone is to be used on chipped tools. The blue is a middle grit tool and is used to sharpen. The yellow stones are use to polish and clear any burr, with the thin finishing stone to be used on the inside of tool. The dark stone has the roughest surface and it to be used on the other stones to level the surfaces after extensive use.