Knife Sharpening Stone, Diamond Coated Whetstone Sharpener 2 Side Grit Polishing & Honing Stone With Nonslip Base Holder for Knives Scissors Chisels Garden Kitchen Tools (600/1200)

The plate works, and it sharpens knives. The problems I have are that the blade catches in the interrupted surface on the stone where the grit is labeled, because the groove is too big. Also, the base and the plastic border around the stone stick out too much to get right up to the edge if you don't have a big sharpening choil. Overall okay, but I would probably get a small DMT stone instead in the future.

This stone did a fantastic job removing metal but the 1200 grit side seemed much coarser than it's rating and the knife edge felt pretty jagged when testing on paper. However, I have a 3000 diamond stone that quickly smoothed out the edge and the knife easily passed the 'paper test'. (Hold a piece of paper with one hand so it's hanging down and gently press the knife down at an angle on one edge of the paper. If the knife is sharp, it'll easily and cleanly cut into the paper.)After a bit a research I think it's because the diamonds embedded in this stone are not monocrystals and have jagged points sticking up. After a bit of use those points will break off and the grit will be more like 1200.Oh, Since it's diamond coated you don't need to exert a lot of pressure which is both unsafe and can cause the knife edge to catch on the stone damaging the edge.

This is a great set of stones for not a lot of money. I resharpen my ceramic kitchen knives on this and they're better than they came from the factory.I'm pretty much a rank amateur and all I'm doing is free sharpening, but my kitchen and pocket knives are all frighteningly sharp now.

I ordered the 600/1200 grit. If you I have never used a sharpener before, be aware that there are no instructions enclosed so you will have to either check out a video to show you how to do it or ask someone. If you are looking for really fancy presentation, you would be out of luck - but who needs that anyway? But for those of us who are looking for a decent sharpener that will get the job done (like me), this is the product for you. I was able to get a really good edge on several of my knives and other items that needed sharpening. A good deal for the money.

I thought this stone was like the the Diamond Stone stone I bought from “taylor” tools. This stone is cheaply made and is held together with a plastic center. There is no weight to the stone as you would find with an actual diamond Stone. I guess if you do not have a lot of sharpening to do this stone will suffice. However if you’re having to sharpen your tools or knives daily this tool will not last.

Flat, really flat sharpening surfaces. Arrived quickly and far exceeded my expectations. I am grinding and fine sharpening my plane irons and kitchen knives. I have a set of Japanese wet stones which work well, but there is no sink in my shop so these are much more convenient.

Great Bargain, worked on my high carbon cleaver. Very hard metal cleaver finally got a good edge.

I am no longer young and I have had many sharpening stones of many different types over the years but I’ve never had a diamond stone before.It is far and above the best that I’ve ever had. I’ve had it for several months now and I’ve used it quite a lot. One of the reasons that I like it so much is that it’s shape doesn’t change. So long after it would no longer be useable for sharpening planes or chisels it is still perfectly flat and sharpens them like a razor.I’ve also never had a stone of the same dimensions and I really like it’s size.