KING HT-65#1000#6000 WHET Stone, Light Brown and Dark Brown, One Size

I have found these whetstones are more durable than most cheaper alternatives. The 1000 grit is wearing faster than the 6000 grit side, this is to be expected though, as this side is used to remove more material. The 1000 grit side is ideal for knives that require minor adjustments to the beval, it will remove material reasonably quickly, and it doesn't take long to raise a burr. The 6000 grit side is ideal for polishing, or maintaining a blade that only requires a few passes to bring it back to a shaving edge. If a knife needs a completely new edge, I use a coarser grit stone, or a diamond plate before using the 1000 grit side of this stone. This is quicker and saves unnecessary wear on the whetstone! For the price, this is one of my favourite whetstones. For most sharpening tasks this is all you need! After years of sharpening, I will say the following.... Whetstones are not ideal for beginners! If you are just starting out, a set of abrasive diamond plates will last longer, and (most importantly) will stay flat making it much easier to practice maintaining a consistent angle.

Brought as a Christmas present for my brother- he text me to say it was really good and sharpened his knives brilliantly!

Brought for my chisel set which only had the factory edge. Used the stone with a sharpeneing guide to get an consistent angle to create a secondary bevel. Transformed the chisel. Downside is the stone did come with a small chip on the edge, however i could be bothered with the hassel of replacing.

this is great! read some reviews on reddit which said this was the best affordable pick. I soaked the 1000 grit for 5minutes and just splashed water onto the 6000 grit and it sharpened by chisels perfectly! the instructions are in japanese so i’m not totally sure what exactly are the instructions. would recommend using a leather strop additionally to the 6000 if you’re tedious like me and want to remove the burr but this easily got my chisels up to a mirror finish.

Very pleased with this, delivery was very quick and it works a treat. Having used a steel on my knives for a long time some of them needed to be properly resharpened. I bought one of the 'pull through' sharpeners but always felt that the method is pretty crude so I did a bit of hunting around and found that wet stones are the preferred tool of chefs so I bought this. I started on a very cheap but very useful old Habitat knife just to get the hang of the technique gave it 5 minutes on each grit then a quick finish on the steel. Immediate improvement - sliced through blueberries without squashing them. Then onto an old favourite, an old Kitchen Devils Professional, again, great results but probably needs another cycle through the process. It will be interesting to see how I get on with some of the long bladed knives, I suspect that it requires a bit more technique and practice to do these evenly. Overall, very pleased, the only, minor, point is the wood effect, plastic stand. It works fine but the wood effect is a bit naff - plain black or white would be better....oiled wood would be even nicer!

This is my first stone and my first experience sharpening kitchen cutlery. I started out with on an old IKEA knife that had long since been completely ruined by mashine dishwasing and I got the hang of it pretty quickly. At first it's pretty hard to get a consistens angle, but I found that around the third time at the stone or so I learned how to be consistent using my thumb against the back of the blade as a gauge. Results wise I'm very happy. I don't think 1000 is too fine of a grit as it only takes ten minutes or so to put an edge on one side of the edge. Not a big deal. The 6000 side has given me a nice mirror shine that beats anything I've seen on a factory blade. I would like to add that the polished edge seems to last a lot longer so it seems to be well worth the effort to polish it up completely. One final tip - If you like me have little previous experience, use the best lighting you can find so that you get to see what you are doing to the blade. I find that if I have the afternoon sun beaming in through my kitchen window and onto the blade I see exactly what's going on when inspecting the edge and this helps tremendously and gives me a lot more confidence. Overall highly recommended!

Before I give this a full review I'd like to weigh in with opinions on soaking this stone. The instructions suggest, as far as I can tell, to soak the stone for several minutes. What I have found is that soaking for 2-3 minutes on the 1000 grit side ONLY is the best way to use this stone. the 6000 grit is far denser and doesn't appear to require any soaking at all, just a heavy splash of water as it dries while in use. This stone is fantastic. The 1000 side is a fast cutting, very responsive material that quickly brought out a burr on even my 61 HRC knives. The 6000 side is smooth as glass, has very minimal feedback but leaves the edge keener than a dog's sense of smell. A stone of this quality is an absolute steal. I'll be sure to come back to this review in a few months and comment on the longevity and flatness of the stone after a lot of use.

i wanted to purchase a japanese stone to sharpen my japanese knives. i read good rebiews about this particular one and i was happy to find that it is available in the UK. it wasdelivered straight from japan and it arrived with a small chip in a cornerbut this does not affect the overall use of the stone. after several attempts to use it wet/ dry, i came to the conclusion that i find it easier to use dry. it does a very good job at sharpening my knifes, as long as you get the technique right. keep the knifes at a15 degrees angle and use long strokes. it takes approx 5 min to finish one knife as i like mine really sharp to cut vegetables at home. a pleasure to use. and easy to store on a shelf. recommend

The stone itself looked amazing but unfortunately, it had broken/cracked edges and i had to return it.

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****Updating July 2017 - Just wanted to point out that I LOVE this whetstone, and still has a lot of life left even after two years of sharpening all of my kitchen knives (and also my plethora of scissors and blades). This is an excellent whetstone for home use. I try to use it all around the top so it wears evenly, and so far there's only a very small divet in the centre of the brown side, which I will have to try sanding flat. I soak mine for at least a full 24 hours before I use it (although usually more like 1.5 -2 days as I'll try to put it to soak like a Thursday night so I can sharpen my knives on the weekend). I have been trying to encourage various other family members from the different households to get this, since now it's become the case where everyone brings their knives over to my house for me to do it! Will be purchasing these for Christmas gifts this year ;) ******************************* Great combination whetstone with stand. I was having a hard time trying to find a professional sharpening service for Japanese knives - I am slowly growing my collection of Shun knives, and my oldest one needed to be sharpened. I decided I should learn since I am investing so much money in a great set of kitchen knives. I bought this combination stone along with an angle guide for Japanese blades, and started practicing on my old cheapo knives I've kept in my basement kitchen. After awhile of practicing, I have finally gotten used to the correct angles and how to hold and move the knife across the stone. This combination stone is great. The size is good for most any kitchen knives - I've since used it also to sharpen kitchen scissors and a couple of foldable utility knives. The stone is a consistent texture - the 1000 grit was great to sharpen up the edges on my knives to a razor sharp, smooth finish, and the 6000 grit basically polishes the edge, from what I could tell- bringing my knives into a mirror-like, incredibly sharp edge. The stand has rubber feet on the bottom so it holds onto the countertop well - very useful as it is a rather messy job. I believe basic instructions are included in the box, however it is all in Japanese. I just googled whetstone sharpening and watched a few youtube vids to see how it was done and that was enough for me to start. Shipping and packaging were fine - I do like the clear plastic box that it came in, I've kept it to store the block, stand, and the guide I purchased. Great quality, and good price. This was cheaper or on par with the few whetstones I could find in retail shops, and this also came with a stand, which is a really nice feature so you dont have to buy separately.