Polished and cleaned with waterproof sandpaper. Example of whetstones used: Diamond whetstones #400 #1000 Finishing whetstones: Kuro-mak (Ceramic Whetstone) #2000 #5000 #8000 Polished and sharpened as cleanly as possible. This item is also for sale elsewhere, and will be removed without notice when sold. Please assess the condition from the images.