Thread: New Naniwa Stones

Just noticed that one of the popular vendors is closing out the Sharpening Series and Specialty stones and replacing those lines with.........................Wait for it............Superstones!!!!!

This strikes me a bit funny as the SS and SP stones replaced the Superstones a few years back.
Anyone know anything about this?

That is funny. Maybe they got tired of explaining.

Exactly what Jerry says in all truth. The change from Super Stones was a supremely dumb move in the first place. I'm wondering if the marketing executive responsible for introducing unnecessary confusion into their most popular product line (?) is still around.

Awesome! We will continue to be here resolving confusion amongst users of Super Stones, Specialty Stones, and the impending Super Stones the Sequel, or SSS.

So...SS, SP, and SSS. Got it?

Originally Posted by Speedster

Exactly what Jerry says in all truth. The change from Super Stones was a supremely dumb move in the first place. I'm wondering if the marketing executive responsible for introducing unnecessary confusion into their most popular product line (?) is still around.

Awesome! We will continue to be here resolving confusion amongst users of Super Stones, Specialty Stones, and the impending Super Stones the Sequel, or SSS.

So...SS, SP, and SSS. Got it?

I prefer the Super Stones Plus

I have never explored the difference. It all seemed quite confusing other than if you changed one stone, the whole line would need to be changed?
Oh well...Buy them ALL!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I have never explored the difference. It all seemed quite confusing other than if you changed one stone, the whole line would need to be changed?
Oh well...Buy them ALL!

I just went over and had a look... I can’t make heads or tails of it either. I don’t know why you’d have to buy all if you changed one, 1K is 1K right. Right?

You guys must be looking at a different vendor. Where I saw the change there was nothing about buying the whole progression.

No idea of which vendor. Likely one purging inventory?

Naniwas go up in incremental steps. Certainly there are differences in the different series?
Such as in my Chosera 1k vs my SS1000. Big difference between those 2, I do know..
Like I said. As to the rest.I would not know.

Found this explanation.


"At one point, the Super Stone line was divided in two with a thick and a thin version, and the name was changed to the Sharpening Stone for the thicker stone and the Specialty Sharpening Stone for the thinner. The renamed stones remained unbeatable quality, and they continued to gain in popularity due to their great value and excellent results. The original name had stuck though, and sharpeners continued to call them the Super Stone or sometimes the New Super Stone.

Now the name Super Stone is officially back. The Naniwa S2 Super Stone continues the tradition of quality. It is exactly the same stone as the one called the Naniwa Sharpening Stone, only the name and packaging has changed to reflect what discerning sharpeners have been calling it all along."

Renaming for maximum confusion? So are there not a few other types of Naniwas out there?
Such as Chosera, Hayabusa, and traditional...

I often wonder about the different Shaptons. Is the glass the only difference than the Pro?