Excellent stone for home sharpening
This is my first waterstone, but I have used them before in restaurants and know a good one from a dud. The 1000 grit side (brown) brings back an edge to a slightly dulled knife in just a couple of minutes, and the 4000 grit side (white) refines that edge further and slightly polishes the blade. I've used this stone on carbon steel knives, inexpensive stainless steel ones, and rather pricey stainless steel ones. The results with all of them have been excellent. There is a somewhat steep learning curve with these stones; it's easy to get a knife sharper than it was, but tricky to achieve the sort of edge that you're probably after if you're considering a whetstone. Regardless, I highly recommend this stone. The price may seem daunting, but considering how rarely you'll need to use the stone after your initial sharpening (a honing steel is sufficient for regular maintenance, in my experience), it will last a very long time. Other advantages include the larger than average surface area...
Good knife sharpener
This stone works very well in sharpening knives without taking a lot of metal off of the knife. Highly recommended.
With patience, works great. Make sure to get an angle guide to go with it.
The first one I got was chipped; returned to Amazon and the 2nd was perfect. Sharpens very well. A couple of my knives had nicks. The 1000 grit fixed them...eventually...but it took a lot of patience. I'd get a courser grit (in addition to this stone) next time I work on knives that need TLC. Best advice was a) watch a few howto videos on youtube about using a waterstone; and b) get an angle guide. Holding the knife at a consistent angle is essential (and tough in the beginning).
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