Premium Knife Sharpening Stone - Dual 1000/6000 Grit Japanese Whetstone - Best Sharpener Waterstone Kit -Nonslip Bamboo Base & Angle Guide- Perfect to Sharpen & Polish Knives, Chisels, Scissors

The guide is less than useful, it just gets in the way but I've never used a guide when sharpening knives. Just get used to the feel of the cutting edge being flush with the stone, pull backwards on the blade (not forward), don't lift the back of the blade at the end of your swipe and strop it the same way on a piece of leather or old leather belt the same way. You'll end up with a razor edge. Blades in great need of sharpening may need 5 swipes per side, then 4, 3, 2, 1. Then on the fine edge do 3 per side, 2 then 1. Strop the wire off and you're good. Maintain with a blade steel between uses to true up the edge. When you start to have issues going through a tomato, really only need a few swipes on the "rough" then smooth side and strop it to bring it back to full sharpness.

Stones are great, have sharpened most my knives and they all came out sharp. Need to practice my technique as angle has everything to do with how sharp the knives get.

Works great on kitchen and pocket knives. Will also keep fish and hunt knives in great working condition. Nothing is better than a good sharp knife..

To let you know why I gave it 3-stars for Easy To Use is Not because of the stone but because of the User, you really have to take the time and learn how to use a Sharpener Waterstone and it is well worth your wile when you do, all my knifes have an amazing edge that is easy to maintain. Drifter PS: hang on to your old Leather Belt, it makes a great strop for an amazing finish.

The fine sharpening stone on this set is, as been reviewed numerous times, pretty soft. So what's that mean for you? Well if you have long thinner bladed knives, like a filet knife, you will probably shave some surface off while sharpening. If you cannot maintain a consistent angle while sharpening your knife - regardless of the knife - you will end up shaving some of the surface off (and not sharpening your knife incidentally). It came with an angle guide, which after 2 months I still never figured out how to use it on any of my lock blades so I ended up throwing it away. I have been sharpening my knives for a long time so I am pretty good at getting the correct angle and maintaining it. It can put a nice edge on your knives, but if you are sharpening something like an S30 steel, you'd better get a chair and a cup of coffee because it will take a while. I still prefer my Worksharp sharpener, just because it's easy as eating pie, but if you want to get to a really FINE edge you need something like this. So I will sharpen and get the edge restored on my Worksharp knife sharpener (Purchased twice from right here on Amazon) and then I'll do the fine detail sharpening when I want to do something mindless. Which isn't often. The best thing I've figured out is to teach your neighbor how to sharpen a knife because when someone comes over, and they see the sharpener sitting on your kitchen counter, their first inclination is to whip out their knife and sharpen it. I just happen to hand them a kitchen knife or two and they'll sharpen those while I talk to them (while they ignore me because it can be mindless work) and drink a beer or two. Not them, me. That would constitute an unsafe act and it's always Mission First, safety always in my house.

I've only used this a couple of times. And... only happy with the results the last couple of times. To use it properly you definitely need to practice, practice, practice... (thank you YouTube!) BUT... I am very happy with the product and recommend it.

Brought my knives back to life with this sturdy stone. The bamboo holder will mold if left wet so be sure it is dry when you put it away. The little guide piece comes with no instructions whatsoever and seems mostly useless to me. I've had better luck just learning to hold the blade at the correct angle. The base makes this so much easier than dragging a rock across my blades. This is the best answer I have found for keeping my cutlery sharp.

Work great, but don’t be misguided by Japanese name. It is made in China 100%. Product is alright but still I preferred kings stone from Japan.