At the age of 62, I have owned more knives that I can count in my lifetime. That includes being a Boy Scout in the 1960s. I have owned. Sharpening stones in my life and I have never found a sharpening stone until now that worked as well as these Japanese water stones do. Where I would once go through half-a-dozen stones and spent hours using them, I can go through 3 sharpening stones and take the worst knife possible excluding chips in the blade, and turn it into a samurai sword. Cuts that I could not easily make with any other knife, I can easily make with a knife sharpened by one of my Japanese water stones. Take the worst knife, rusted out with a 220 Stone, sharpening with a 1000 grit Stone, and polish it with the 6000 grit Stone. You now have the sharpest knife you have ever owned in your entire life!Read full review
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This stone is fabuous. It makes a good slurry on the 1000 grit side and that makes sharpening a blade easy as acn be. I currently have a very inepensive 8" chef's knife that I put on my 180/280 stone and got a little improvement. Then my King arrived and I resharpened it with th 280 and then the 1000. The difference was astounding. The knife cut wonderfully with no feeling of catching when I was trimming the cored off of large cabbage. I sharpened my new Mercer Genesis 5" utility knife, a knife I was initially unhappy with until it met my stones. Again, using the 180/280 did a tiny bit but the 1000 grit made this into a great knife! I was able to hand slice guanciale wth it into thin slices with ease. The backa nd forth slicing was controlled and easy. I have not mentioned the 6000 grit side as I am still waiting for my nauraga stone which you need for any stone 4000+ {Update: the nauraga stone came and I used the 6000 side and it was a joy. I can't believe how sharp the knife is. After the 6000 side I stropped it twice, once rough side and the other fine. The knife is now wonderfully sharp. It is a cheap winco forged knife and it cuts like my Mercers do. Getting ready to do the rest of my knives!} Be suer to soak the sone until it holds a coating of water on top of the 1000 stone and then re-wet it liberally. Read full review
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Hello world. This is my first time using a whetstone, so this review can be biased and pros might have a more advanced perspective. I used these stones to sharpen Farber ware knifes that have been in use for atleast 7 years. The stone worked it magic right away. It will sharpen the knife no doubt, but not for creating a new sharpening edge. Pros: 1. The stone took maybe a minute to soak. So you're ready to start working on your knives asap. 2. Skill level required : 2/10, just get those angles aligned to sharpen your knife. 3. It's a very user friendly and forgiving stone. Your errors will be forgiven and you practice your angle. 4. I sharpened 5 knives altogether. Cons. 1. The base is flimsy. Tip : It comes with a base holder that needs a good support. Place a base on a towel before securing the stones on the base for use. 2. It's a Japanese product so obviously the instructions were in Japanese I'm assuming. I prefer product specific instructions in English just in case. Thanks for reading my reviews world. Read full review
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Decently flat, so OK to start with, needs a bit of work. Needs a LOT of soaking before starting, very prone to cuts otherwise. Not the best quality out there, but so far, great value for money. 1000/6000 is a good combination, though I suggest having a leather strap with abrasive as well, since polishing is a bit time consuming.
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I am just learning to use this type of stone well, but so far it seems to produce better results than anything I have used in the past.
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