The Shun Knife Care Kit has all the tools you’ll need to keep your blades in top condition. Traditionally used to keep samurai swords “fighting-fit,” this convenient kit will keep your kitchen knives optimal condition, protecting and maintaining your investment. Featuring a selection of polishing cloths, polishing sticks, a talc ball, and protective oil, all stored within an elegant bamboo storage box, you have the keys to keeping your knives cutting edge. Each tool is designed to help you deal with natural tarnishing, discolouration, spots, and surface rust that can develop even with the best of care applied. Preventative measures such as proper cutting technique, appropriate cutting surfaces (ie, NOT glass or marble!), hand-washing, and thorough drying are all best practices that will keep problems from arising. But if problems arise anyway, the Shun Knife Care Kit has everything the pros would use to fix it. Instructions included. Shun Knife Care Kit includes the following: Other ways to take care of your Shun Knives include: using a Shun Saya , storing your knives in a horizontal slot Shun Bamboo Knife Block , and only using high-quality cutting boards like the Shun Hinoki Cutting Board .