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Pros & Cons
Pros
Perfect out of the box, no defects. The feel, the sound and the feedback from this stone is great. It is a fantastic stone.
Water stones are true to the craft of knife honing and sharpening and is a useful skill to teach yourself. As a camper who beats on knifes and axes, i really need this benefit to take out those chips. This stone can be used to produce a razor sharp ed... Read More
Cons
It's nearly impossible to line up the 2 back button & the recent apps * on the bottom just right. That's about where the positives end.
Highlights
Quality
I have since bought higher quality stones of varying grits and utility but i still keep this guy around
This product replaces an older king medium sharpening stone that was given away
Leather strop with compoundyou only really need the 250 1000 or 1200 and 3000 or 4000 grit stones with the strop
An economy stone with good quality for a very cheap price
Price
A professional sharpening stone at the best price i found anywhere
Overall an excellent choice for its price
Packaging/appearance
I put a cutting board underneath the towel
Competitiveness
But the time you use them will definitely yield better results than a spyderco sharpmaker i have one
A fantastic base for higher grits if you choose to go higher
Dmt blue dmt red king ice bear f4000 and shapton ceramic 2000
It also makes finishing the edge with a 3000 or 4000 grit stone an easier and less timeconsuming step in the process
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stone, good, sharp, great and japanese. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 76.9% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 250 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 3 2022.
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It was probably the shipping service
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Anyway on its own it works well but after sharpening one knife for about 45 mins i know it should only take about 20 but i’m new at this my double beveled knife was significantly sharper than when i started but it also still had chips and nicks along the edge
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are lots of techniques out there on the web
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had bought another 1000 grit whetstone but it took forever to take enough metal off to get an edge
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Careful in handling as it is fragile
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Seems to do ok i havent had it long enough to see how it will last thats why i only gave it 4 stars
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