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product_id: 54279248
title: "SHAPTON Kuromaku Sharpening Stone Purple # 30000 (Micro Fine)"
brand: "shapton"
price: "R15415"
currency: ZAR
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reviews_count: 12
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# mirror finish edge 30000 grit ultra-fine polish durable micro-fine whetstone SHAPTON Kuromaku Sharpening Stone Purple # 30000 (Micro Fine)

**Brand:** shapton
**Price:** R15415
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔪 Elevate your edge game with the ultimate micro-fine finish!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** SHAPTON Kuromaku Sharpening Stone Purple # 30000 (Micro Fine) by shapton
- **How much does it cost?** R15415 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- shapton enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted shapton brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Long-Lasting Durability:** Crafted from premium materials to maintain performance without rapid wear.
- • **Compact & Portable Design:** Sleek 8.3 x 2.8 x 0.6 inch profile fits seamlessly into your sharpening toolkit.
- • **Precision Polishing Power:** Achieve a flawless mirror finish with ultra-fine 30000 grit for that professional edge.
- • **Smooth, Controlled Sharpening:** Experience consistent feedback and effortless cutting for perfect blade refinement.
- • **Tailored for High-Performance Blades:** Optimized for medium to high-carbon knives, delivering expert-level sharpness.

## Overview

The SHAPTON Kuromaku Purple #30000 is a premium micro-fine whetstone designed for professionals and enthusiasts seeking a mirror-polished edge. Its 30000 grit surface ensures ultra-smooth, precise sharpening with long-lasting durability, ideal for medium to high-carbon blades. Compact and reliable, it delivers consistent feedback and effortless blade refinement, making it a must-have for those who demand perfection in every cut.

## Description

The Black Shade Series is a whetstone that subdivides the whetstone depending on the type and material of the blade, and pursues the grinding power, sharpening feel, and finish of each blade.

Review: Good, even excellent - This is a good, even excellent, whetstone. For, it does the job, gives reasonable feedback (i.e. one can feel what one is doing), does not have any problem with slurry, and it does not seem to wear especially fast. I have used it with success on low-carbon knives and medium-carbon knives. I have not tested it on any very high carbon knife, though I imagine that it would work on such a knife. Other reviews here say that it does. The price is pretty good. I add the following (and in so doing I echo somewhat one of the other reviews). This remark of mine will concern medium or high-carbon knives, i.e. hard knives. If one is changing the angle of such a knife, and/or perhaps is the knife is really blunt, then one needs a coarse stone, like this one. For, under those conditions, using a less coarse stone makes it hard to get the knife sharp. (Still, what counts as less coarse? Perhaps 400 grit and above. Certainly 800 grit and above. But I'm talking about standard synthetic stones here. Matters might be different with diamond stones. As to natural stones, some of them are very hard, but at least most such stones will have a grit north of two thousand, which, for the sort of work at issue, will take forever.) I would not try to use the whetstone atop its box - as shown in one of the photographs provided by the seller. I imagine that that would work badly. One needs a proper whetstone holder. For _storing_ the stone, the box is fine, though I prefer the Naniwa boxes. (Incidentally: to my knowledge, Naniwa does not do a stone in the 300-400 grit range, at least not within its more serious lines of stones.)
Review: Great coarse stone - Works well. Takes down metal quickly and effortlessly, ready for the next stage. Definitely a must if you need to reprofile, thin, or correct chips etc. Or just to get a fast edge on an especially blunt knife. For a rough grit, this doesn't seem very soft, which I like. This stone should last a long time. I had an old 220G wet stone, it needed flattening after every use, didn't last long at all. Not the case here. My two cents on sharpening grits; I feel like new sharpeners are scared of coarse grits because they don't want to damage anything, so they tend to start at too fine a grit. It's important to remember the amount of material you remove to get from blunt to sharp is the same regardless of grit. The difference is how many strokes it takes you. It's not a small difference either, if you start with a blunt knife (butter knife) with a 220, 400, 1000, 3000. You could get a mirror polished, hair popping edge in about fifteen minutes, if you started with 1000 or 3000 you could genuinely be there for hours and not achieve what you want. And you would have used up a lot of expensive stone. You can get a shaving sharp edge with (skill) this stone and a strop. The finer grits get you a nice polished egde. Although I think it's generally accepted that 1000G is ideal for dressing a "not too blunt" knife.

## Features

- Features: #30000 mirror finish whetstone that glows black and has smooth cuts
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 2.8 x 0.6 inches (210 x 70
- Item Number: K0711
- Grit size: #30000

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001TPC9DQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | 33,975 in DIY & Tools ( See Top 100 in DIY & Tools ) 24 in Sharpening Stones |
| Brand | Shapton |
| Colour | Black,purple |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (5,667) |
| Date First Available | 7 Aug. 2012 |
| Item Weight | 653 g |
| Material | Stone |
| Model Number | 3-0222-0110 |
| Product Dimensions | 21 x 7 x 1.5 cm; 653.17 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Shapton
- **Colour:** Black,purple
- **Grit type:** Very Fine
- **Item weight:** 653 g
- **Manufacturer:** Shapton
- **Material:** Stone
- **Number of items:** 1
- **Product dimensions:** 21L x 7W x 1.5H centimetres

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: If I have a 20000 shapton for straight edge, would this make a noticeable difference?**
A: I had a friend who had this very same shapton 30,000 grit stone and I liked very much as you can use this for not only extremely minor sharpening for edge refinement, but also for stropping your blade regardless if you're sharpening knives or straight razors. Then I ordered mine from Amazon and unfortunately the stone I ordered never came, and to be honest, I have some Japanese Natural stones and some American Arkansas stones like Arkansas Black and Translucent can do the same job except they're not going to polish a blade as good as the shapton 30,000 grit which gives a blade an almost true mirror finish.

**Q: Why is the 30000 grit so much more expensive than all of the others?**
A: With synthetic stones, the finer the grit, the more expensive because 1) there is more material per volume and 2) they may take a little more "work" to produce. Since I do not know that manufacturing process #2 is a well educated guess. #1 is a fact. Hope this helps.

**Q: Can these be used to sharpen katanas? If so, which grit is recommended? I know nothing about stones and sharpening blades. Thank u for ur time&help.**
A: These could be used to sharpen katanas, but if you've never used wet stones before, you'll wanna practice on something like a knife to get started.  Additionally, you'll likely need multiple stones depending on the condition of your blade and how sharp you want it to be.  I use 7 stones just to sharpen one of my wooden chisels.  I start with an 80 grit to remove major defects and work up to about 10000 grit.  At the very end I finish sharpening with a jewelers rouge, which ultimately leaves the blade very sharp with a mirror polish.  If you wanna see more detail, check Paul Sellers "How to sharpen a chisel" on YouTube.  That should get you better tuned for what you're trying to accomplish.  Cheers!

**Q: What lapping plate should i use to flatten the waterstones purple #30000?**
A: I just use an EZE-lap lapping plate. A broken in DMT 328 or just about any other diamond plate would work.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, even excellent
*by S***T on 11 May 2025*

This is a good, even excellent, whetstone. For, it does the job, gives reasonable feedback (i.e. one can feel what one is doing), does not have any problem with slurry, and it does not seem to wear especially fast. I have used it with success on low-carbon knives and medium-carbon knives. I have not tested it on any very high carbon knife, though I imagine that it would work on such a knife. Other reviews here say that it does. The price is pretty good. I add the following (and in so doing I echo somewhat one of the other reviews). This remark of mine will concern medium or high-carbon knives, i.e. hard knives. If one is changing the angle of such a knife, and/or perhaps is the knife is really blunt, then one needs a coarse stone, like this one. For, under those conditions, using a less coarse stone makes it hard to get the knife sharp. (Still, what counts as less coarse? Perhaps 400 grit and above. Certainly 800 grit and above. But I'm talking about standard synthetic stones here. Matters might be different with diamond stones. As to natural stones, some of them are very hard, but at least most such stones will have a grit north of two thousand, which, for the sort of work at issue, will take forever.) I would not try to use the whetstone atop its box - as shown in one of the photographs provided by the seller. I imagine that that would work badly. One needs a proper whetstone holder. For _storing_ the stone, the box is fine, though I prefer the Naniwa boxes. (Incidentally: to my knowledge, Naniwa does not do a stone in the 300-400 grit range, at least not within its more serious lines of stones.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great coarse stone
*by R***Y on 15 June 2025*

Works well. Takes down metal quickly and effortlessly, ready for the next stage. Definitely a must if you need to reprofile, thin, or correct chips etc. Or just to get a fast edge on an especially blunt knife. For a rough grit, this doesn't seem very soft, which I like. This stone should last a long time. I had an old 220G wet stone, it needed flattening after every use, didn't last long at all. Not the case here. My two cents on sharpening grits; I feel like new sharpeners are scared of coarse grits because they don't want to damage anything, so they tend to start at too fine a grit. It's important to remember the amount of material you remove to get from blunt to sharp is the same regardless of grit. The difference is how many strokes it takes you. It's not a small difference either, if you start with a blunt knife (butter knife) with a 220, 400, 1000, 3000. You could get a mirror polished, hair popping edge in about fifteen minutes, if you started with 1000 or 3000 you could genuinely be there for hours and not achieve what you want. And you would have used up a lot of expensive stone. You can get a shaving sharp edge with (skill) this stone and a strop. The finer grits get you a nice polished egde. Although I think it's generally accepted that 1000G is ideal for dressing a "not too blunt" knife.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great stone
*by S***D on 29 April 2025*

Got to be the best whetstone I've bought so far (and I've bought a few). Gets my straight razor amazingly sharp very quickly. Would definitely recommend

## Frequently Bought Together

- Shapton K0711 Blade, Murasaki 30000 Mirror Finish Grind
- Shapton K0710 Melon 8000 Blade Finishing

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