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Pros & Cons
Pros
Works great even without nagura slurry. Very forgiving and easy to work with, and capable of scary sharp. Product was advertised correctly. Shipped on top and side.
One of the best entry level price/performance finishing stone. Clean-up and maintenance is a breeze. A nice compliment to my king 250/1000 combo stone.
This stone makes a good chisel as sharp as a razor. I personally prefer king sharpening stones over naniwa stones. And the wetstone sharpens beautifully. I have many shaped india and arkansas stones that are ok for honing the molder and shaper knives.... Read More
The fine edge on all my blades is put on by this puppy. Had a forschner chef and boning knife from my meat cutting days. Both were serrated from using a pull through sharpener.
The king 6000 grit whetstone s-1 works as a great finishing stone for edge sharpening and polishing. A good stone grit to breach the gab between the lower grits and the finishing stone is the 1000 grit.
Cons
The stone that i recived is not the s-1 that was advertised. The black scrape produced by this particular whetstone is extraordinarily hard to clean.
Highlights
Quality
Quality and price for this single stone is what was most satisfying
Clearly top quality out of the box
Its not a top quality natural japanese whet stone but it doesnt cost anywhere near what one would either
Leather strop with compoundyou only really need the 250 1000 and 3000 or 4000 grit stones with the strop
Price
They will both give you great results however naniwa stones cost significantly more money
Shipping
The price was reasonable and the shipping was quick
Packaging/appearance
Arrived in perfect condition with original retail packaging
Competitiveness
But the time you use them will definitely yield better results than a spyderco sharpmaker i have one
It leaves a very good very close to mirror polish edge in my tojiro dp vg10 steel
I have tried 55hrc 5759hrc and 1 vg10 6162hrc
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- This product had a total of 305 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 12 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These king stones are legitimate japanese water stones made in you guessed it japan
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However there are a few more good companies out there
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I highly recommend watching virtuovice youtube name on youtube for excellent tutorials on how to sharpen with stones
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Keep in mind a strop is only 30 bucks or so and you could almost spend 100 on an 8000 grit stone
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the stones are expensive and will loose shape over time depending on how much you use them
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Because i am very new to sharpening my own knives it is hard to review this whetstone too critically
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And a advice never soak this stone because it becomes slow
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just splash some water and go
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