Knife Sharpening Kit - 1000/6000 Grit Japanese Whetstone Knife Sharpener set with Non-slip Rubber Base Angle Guide Flattening Wet stone for Kitchen Knives Chisel Axe Scissors

There are a lot of similar options on Amazon, but this one is very nice and one of the cheapest that I found. The bamboo/wooden base has a rubber pad on the bottom that keeps the stone from sliding around. The 1000 and 6000 sides are definitely different. The stones themselves are porous and bubble when you soak them prior to use. They have a strange texture and actually wear away a bit when using them. The 20° angle aid is nice, but it doesn’t work for an of the curved knives.

The honing stones are very good quality and the bamboo holder along with the rubber sleeves make the process a breeze. The price is very good and they arrived fairly quickly and in good shape. The reason I am giving this poor review is because of the flattening stone. It is very small and practically worthless. When the seller said a flattening stone was included, I expected it to be the size of a normal flattening stone. Honing stones need to be flattened when they come from the factory and before every knife sharpening. The flattening stone included from this seller is so small it is practically worthless. To list a flattening stone in the description is very close to false advertising. If you purchase this product from this seller expect to have to purchase a normal sized flattening stone.Pros:1. Price is very attractive2. Stones are well marked for grit size3. Bamboo base and rubber holders make sharpening a breezeCon:The flattening stone is so small it is practically worthless.

I'm a beginner in the sharpening game so this was perfect for me had it for several months now and everything is goid. The honeing jig for chisels and planes is a lil cheap. Got to work at it to be sure your chisels are sitting right but hey it's a cheap set. I still use the jig just gotta watch it so it don't mess up your carving tools by sharpening at wrong angle.

I have been using a Chef’s Choice 3-stage electric sharpener. The $150 electric sharpener does a good job, and is very easy to use, but it doesn’t work well on a few thin and razor-sharp Japanese slicing / carving knives. So I decided to try this set.The stones appear to be of good quality. The rubber frames fit in the bamboo base very well. The base is solid and non-slippery. My knives are still quite sharp and do not require the use of the 400/1000 stone. So far, I have only used the 3000/8000 stone to sharpen the knives. It is easy to use and produces razor-sharp edges on my 15-degree knives.Also, to my pleasant surprise, the seller provided excellent customer service to resolve a minor issue.

The stones were great. The included honing guide isn't great and in my case wasn't really even usable. The course stone that's also for flattening the stones was curved and utterly useless. All that said, with a couple inexpensive diamond stones ( one course one to flatten and true the Waterstones) and I was able to use this set to get RAZOR sharp knives an chisels. So because of these to points I knocked off 2 stars, since the flattening/course stone was important and not usable. Otherwise, it's a great starter set for the money with a little help.

First off, this will definitely sharpen knives, chisels, and plane irons. This was my first kit and I was able to get a very fine edge on my kitchen knives and woodworking tools. The kit comes with zero instructions, but a quick YouTube tutorial was enough to get started.Now for the negatives. One of the blocks arrived chipped on one of the corners. Not a huge deal since I could work around it, but it forces me to use shorter strokes on that stone.The "flattening" stone is a joke. Mine was bowed very badly which makes it completely unusable for the purpose of restoring a flat surface to the whetstones.A couple of the stones (400 and 3000) had some visible impurities in it. Not sure if it affected the consistency of the stones, but it makes me want to avoid using these whetstones for sharpening anything I actually care about.Overall this kit served it's intended purpose for me which was to get a cheap starter kit to practice my sharpening skills and restore a sharp edge to my knives and tools.

This is a good selection of the stones and “accessories” needed to sharpen up a knife nicely. The flat and strap leather is a nice addition, as is the wooden base (the stones have their own rubber base) and flattening stone (this is something you’ll appreciate after using it a few times). I think the cut-resistant gloves are more trouble than they’re worth (just be careful)… but I happened to need a pair for something else, so that’s cool.These probably aren’t the world’s most amazing whetstones, but for the the price, they’re great. They will make your knifes sharp AF. There are a LOT of kits just like this on Amazon. I bought this one because it was the cheapest one with the high-grit stone, the flattening stone, and the leather strop at the time I purchased.

I wish they had come with some polishing compound for the leather strop.

I wanted to buy a new knife at first, but soon I changed my mind to buy this whetstone becuase it seems more environmentally sustainable and also financially. Instead buying new knives over and over again, I can instantly sharpen my favourite knives whenever I need to. As a first-time user, it wasn't too easy, but my dull and old sandoku knife has become very sharp again anyways. Finding the right angle of the knife to sharpen and keeping that angle consistently while moving back and forth were chalanging, but I believe that my skill could be improved over times. The finishes and details of all items such as wooden base, rubber frame(?), little finishing stone, and instruction are nice and clean. The price and review rates are also competitive compared to others.Highly recommended!

Great value

Came very well packaged and as advertised. Arrived early which was great.Supplier might provide more detailed instructions on use of items in the kit, but overall I am very satisfied.

Il kit è ben assortito consentendo di poter affilare sia coltelli che altri utensili a profilo tagliente. È presente anche una piccola morsa scorrevole da utilizzare per l'affilatura di scalpelli da falegname. Inoltre una pietra delle stesse dimensioni di quelle per affilare ma con delle scanalature, che serve a ravvivare la superficie delle pietre dopo averle utilizzate in modo massiccio. Per finire nel kit c'è anche una cinghia in cuoio per dare l'ultimo tocco alla lama, un po' come facevano i barbieri di una volta con i loro rasoi.Il manuale è presente ma, essendo in un italiano tradotto in automatico, è difficile da comprendere e, pertanto, inutilizzabile. Consiglio di dare un'occhiata su Youtube per apprendere la tecnica e i movimenti utili a ravvivare il tagliente con questo tipo di pietre ad acqua.Vengo al dunque. Dopo una laboriosa affilatura di due coltelli, a mio giudizio non proprio venuta bene, seguendo la numerazione classica (400, 1000, 3000, 8000), ho notato che la terza pietra del kit, la 3000, aveva una grana, alla visione e al tatto, molto più grossa e aggressiva della pietra 400, quella di inizio.Ho ripetuto l'operazione sui citati due coltelli ed anche su un terzo seguendo la cadenza 3000, 400, 1000, 8000.Il risultato è stato ottimo ed i tre coltelli sono tornati al taglio di una volta. Sono coltelli da cucina ma, come ben si sa, più il coltello taglia e meno si rischia una ferita nel suo utilizzo.Non so se questa inversione di numerazione della grana possa essere capitata ad altri, ma se fosse, provate a cambiare la cadenza dei numeri per l'affilatura e il risultato ci sarà.Il kit è valido, a parte la numerazione delle pietre, e posso consigliarlo.

I was sceptical when purchasing this stone, after watching numerous YouTube videos I convinced myself that getting the angle wrong will completely ruin the knife..I gave it a quick whirl on a knife that has seen better days and was so blunt I thought it was unsaveable.As you can see from the pics before and after, it has turned out great, bearing in mind this is my first time.Getting the angle on the blade is difficult, especially for me, the guide they provide was slightly difficult to use and kept catching as you make passes. In the end I had to remove it and guess the angle manually which is difficult especially maintaining after each pass.Overall I am happy I manage to bring this knife back to life around 60% I will need to attempt this again and get a few chips out of it to perfect it.