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