Knife Sharpening Stone Kit, Finew Professional Whetstone Sharpener Stone Set, Premium 4 Side Grit 400/1000 3000/8000 Water Stone, Non-slip Bamboo Base, Flatting Stone, Angle Guide and Leather Strop

So I've bought one other stone that was about half the price of this kit and it was 1000/6000 grit but I found this kit much easier to use. Especially if your new to sharpening stones I recommend spending a little more on a kit like this that has a variation in grits. I'm practicing on old kitchen knives that don't have covers anymore and have dulled out. This kit comes with a guide which will help with most of the knife but you'll still need to free hand the tip becuase it's curved. The reason I prefer this kit as opposed to the single stone of 1000/6000 is becuase my knives are dull and using a lower grit like 400 or lower if you can find it can help Apex the knife quicker. I spent some time defining the Apex and then I passed the blade on each side about 20 times and then 30 on the 8000 grit. I am still very new to this with only a few months of practice but you can see and feel the difference after youve spent the time to go through each grit.

Wooden base has molded and shows water damage, even thou I dried all pieces before storage. I bought some angle guides to use for proper angle.

Haven’t had problems using the stones still learning how to use though

I received this set for Christmas after asking for a whetstone set. Because I'm new to sharpening I decided to practice on some cheap Faberware knives. I soaked the stones for 10 minutes per the Finew instructions and got to work. I did not opt to use the angle guide; mostly because unless your knife has a completely flat belly (santoku/nakiri) you're going to ruin the profile of your knife. The 400 grit stone was next to useless. The combination of being a softer stone and most likely a higher grit level than advertised I spent a good 15-20 minutes just on this stone. Based on the amount of slurry created by the 400 side I doubt it will last very long. It also seemed to dry out quickly, but that could be from the sheer amount of material coming off the stone. Finally when enough material has been removed and a burr had been created on both sides of the knife it was time to move on to the 1000 grit side. This is where most of your sharpening would usually happen anyway. This stone was okay. I didn't have to spend nearly the amount of time before I was satisfied and the knife was able to slide through a sheet of paper. I stropped for about 3 minutes each on the 3000 and 8000 grit. The cleaning stone easily removed the load-up from stropping. I did use the included leather strop mostly because I find the belt strop a pain compared to just a good old fashion piece of leather glued to a block of wood. At the end I was able to get the knife to kinda sorta push cut through paper. I consider it a win for the cheap knives and hopefully with more practice I can get it even sharper.

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Want laser sharp knives and kno how these are what you need

My husband is very pleased with his gift.

It’s a great product my son (16) enjoys sharping his own knives the right way