Whetstone 1000/6000 Knife Sharpening Stone, Knife Sharpener, Trilancer Japanese Style Waterstone Kit, Angle Guide and Rubber Base Included

I was hesitant at first, as you never know what you are going to get at this type of price.I made the purchase and of course it came in quickly. I think my only beefs with the stone is that when it arrived, the corners were a little beat up, but that is more likely due to the sipping process than the quality of the stone. Also one side of the stone wasn't flat--and I do not yet have a flattening stone. Although I have to say, it was not near as bad as some stones I have recently purchased from other companies.I generally do the sandpaper method for sharpening my chisels and plane irons. I stop at 1200 to 1500 grit paper; I would get a mirror finish. I was a little concerned as once I went from the 1500 grit, to the 3k and then 8k side of the stone, the chisels and irons got cloudy and lost their luster. This was a little frustrating, but a quick inquiry in an online forum informed me that this was normal and after a good strop, I should have an even better mirror finish. And it worked! I don't have a strop, but a little polishing compound and a single-ply piece of cardboard made a big enough difference for me.As soon as I was done with the sharpening and stopping, I edge-planed several pieces of Goncalo Alves (or Tigerwood), which has a hardness just over Hickory. GA is 1850 lbf on the Janka Hardness Scale, whereas Red Oak is 1290 lbf. I am not going to tell you that the iron went through it like a hot knife through butter, but it made for easier work than expected. I was pleasantly surprised.While some folks don't like the mess of water stones, I think the sandpaper method is a bit messier. I will still likely get a diamond plate or two to help "reset" edges to square or repair damaged blades, but I am thinking about possibly getting the 400/1000 grit from this company. I do not regret this purchase.

I purchased this waterstone (3000G/8000G) as a compliment to diamond stones I currently use. Ordering was easy and delivery was timely. The stone was in good condition when opened and the packaging was very good.As a precaution, I drew grids on both sides of the stone, and used a flattening stone to ensure they were flat. Of note, both sides of the stone were high in the center and required some flattening to match the perimeter. Also, the flattening stone removed quite a bit of material on the 3000G side. Not as much on the 8000G side.I chose a used Stanley 220 block plane (recently purchased) as the test case for this stone. Prior to using this waterstone, I did some initial backside flattening and blade honing on 300G/1000G diamond stone. Then spent the next 20-30 minutes with each side of the waterstone. I then did a few passes on a leather strop to remove the burr. No issues with the flattening and honing, and a nice edge was created. After some blade adjustment, nice shavings were the result when planing poplar, walnut, and hard maple. After about 20 minutes of use, the blade required additional honing.As a check, I did the next round of honing of the blade with a 4000G/8000G diamond stones. Again, a nice edge was formed, with the burr removed via stropping. After blade adjustment, excellent shavings were the result. In my opinion, thinner and more consistent shaving were created after using the diamond stone. The edge also stayed sharp for a longer period of time.Given the price of the waterstone, as compared to the diamond stone, it provides a good user edge, and is a reasonable value. You will pay 4X for a good diamond stone, so it is a decision of price vs sharpness and edge longevity for the user.

It's a cheap stone, best to recognize that. I used it for honing my razors. To start I lapped it with a flattening stone and instantly the orange dyes came off for that side and the white dyes came off as well. I gave it a good soak and got nice water going. It polishes the blade well and after after some passes I finished it on a cheap colonel Conk stone and stropped on a coated block. Passes the hanging hair test just fine. This is good to get started on a budget like I did, and you get a usable edge but I do recommend keeping it for learning how to hone now then upgrading in the future. For the price it's doable though the quality on the dyes put me off at first. Test your cheapest razor first just in case.

When I first opened the box and read the directions there were a few things that weren't clear so I went on You Tube to see what the little piece was about that comes with the stone. Each video made it more unclear and not at all what I remember about using a whetstone.I just read the printed instructions in the box and watched a video by YuppieChef that is the most straight forward easy demo I have seen and what I know about sharpening a knife. There is another video from some guy with a lot of facial hair that made it super confusing. He uses paper as do a few other video demo people but the knife he just sharpened doesn't cut the paper which I found pretty funny. Apparently he is some tool expert and the whetstone was sent to him to do a video in exchange for the free whetstone. His video is pretty awful in my opinion but oh well. My knives are very sharp and I'm happy now.

I already had the 1,000 / 6,000 grit and it worked pretty well but I still wanted to have sharper knives than I could achieve with that. Now that I have the 3,000 / 8,000, I can start it 1,000 and work my way up and the knives are now really sharp.

I bought this whetstone after watching a YouTube video that gave it a high performance and after buying and being dissatisfied with half-a-dozen or so conventional knife sharpeners. To use this one properly, you need to supplement the rubber anti-skid block with a couple screws in a butcher block table or some other impediment to keep it from sliding. Then it is easy to use: a dozen strokes from tip to base on the coarse side in both directions, then the same on the fine side. Unlike most sharpening that is not very good and last a week, this is fairly good--tomatoes and bread slice easily without resistance--and lasts a month or so.

I was little bit sceptical about this particual product as I'm paying a premium price for a dual grit whetstone as good quality is rare over here. To my surprise it was very good quality and sharpness that comes out from this stone is of very good, you can literally make razor sharp. Although it needs water but it doesn't sucks too much water which indicates its of very good quality. If I said anything wrong then pardon me as I'm a beginner in sharpening knife and just sharpened my first knife which is a very cheap ₹150 knife to razor sharp.

It's one thing for a company to claim that it offers excellent after sales service, it's a whole other thing when they actually have to respond to client dissatisfaction.In this case, the seller has EXCELLENT after sale service. I'm very pleased on how they handled the situation after I got a defective item and how fast they shipped me a new one.It is to be noted that the new item functions perfectly.BELOW IS MY ORIGINAL REVIEW OF THE ITEM FOR INFORMATION ONLYThis is just my personal experience, I'm hoping that others don't have the same issue. But the 8000 side had quite a few imperfections / extra black grit in the stone that would appear, so it would make sharpening a nightmare. The 3000 side was perfect and I was able to achieve really good results.

It is ideal for fine edge repair, such as removing small chips, sharpening dull edges. The stone was clean and well-shaped when I received it and has a nice heft to it. It comes with a rubber base to ensure the whetstone remains in place while sharpening. The stone holds well. The blades seem to stay sharper much longer. I would recommend this for a good stone for moderate use.

After a few months of use, our high quality knife set was not as sharp as it was when we bought it. I tried 3 manual and 2 electric sharpeners and none of them got the blades back to their original edges. This whetstone arrived the day after I ordered it (and it was only a few days before Christmas). The instructions are easy to follow and the stone works like a charm.A few days after my purchase I received a note from the vendor making sure I was happy with their product. Great follow up for a very good product.

Watched a bunch of youtube videos on how to sharpen knives with a whetstone. Decided to give it a shot and bought this one after reading the reviews and seeing that they had good customer service. It came in excellent condition. So far I've only used the lower grit as I was mainly in it to sharpen knives. Took me a few tries but eventually I got the knife sharper than I started so I am pretty happy. Hopefully I can perfect the technique overtime.