Naniwa Chosera 800 grit Japanese waterstone with stand VG Series The wooden core structure also

The wooden core structure also reduces the weight of the boards

and if it was a non-K&S knife

the excellent wear-resistance property means the bevel is notoriously hard to thin and refinish (generally speaking all the monosteel knives are more or less like so

at 10mm thick

Naniwa Chosera 800 grit Japanese waterstone with stand VG Series The wooden core structure alsoThe Chosera is now a Japanese Domestic Market product only. It is is essentially the same as the PRO line (colour is identical between the Chosera and PRO, speed and feedback is also idencitcal) but thicker and comes with a Nagura (flattening stone), it represent a much better value than the new PRO, that is why the Japanese keeps the Chosera for their domestic market but not the PRO. K&S is determined to bring you the best from Japan. The Chosera