Whetstone CutlerySided, Gray Knife Stone-Dual 400/1000 Grit Wet Block-Sharpens and Polishes Sharp Tools and Kitchen, Hunting, and Pocket Knives by Whetstone, 1-Pack, Limestone

I am very pleased with this wet stone. I actually purchased it to sharpen my disposable razors after watching a how-to video online. It works great and I can keep using the same razor over and over again just by sharpening it weekly with this stone. I love that it comes with rubber non-slip covers so the stone stays in place during use. They also serve as protectors on the stone when storing it. I tried using it wet and dry and found that with razors, it works best if the blades are wet and the stone is dry. I seem to get a very sharp, clean edge that way. I know it is sharp and ready to use when I look at the blades and they have a shiny, mirror-like finish. I highly recommend this to any guy or lady who wants to save money on expensive razors that get thrown away after one week. To sharpen: wet the blades and run along the stone about 5-6 times in the opposite direction of shaving (basically push the razor up along the stone - don't pull down). Do this on both the 400 grit side and the 1000 grit side.

I've been around a blade or two. My father was a master knife/ blade sharpener. Yes there or was such a profession. Hunters,K9 units, lumberjacks, veterinarians, lawn care professionals, hair stylists. Name the profession he sharpened it. He used large wheels and only his hands to hold and angle the blade correctly. After the wheels he gave all blades a wheatstone edge. If you brushed up against his blades by mistake you need a band-aid. This stone has two distinct sides. 400 and 1000 and come with a rubber base that keeps the stone from moving. This wheatstone is a great product and is for either a novice or professional. Learn how to use these types of stones and how to angle the knives so it will have a strong edge that's sharp and wont dull easily. Most of these stones including this one needs to be submerged in water before any sharpening is begun. Sharpen with blade going away from you. Once you learn sharpening it takes seconds to re apply an edge that will do the job. Please read all the directions. The quality of steel that is used in your knife matters how well it will sharpen and keep its edge.Once you learn how to use this type of stone you will always have a very,very sharp knife. So please be careful when cutting after learning how to sharpen a knife and keep a few band-aids in you cabinet.Myself included.

The block was cut at an obviously slanted angle on the ends (the face itself was flat enough to not matter). Photo shows what I mean. The stone itself works fine, I was able to get a chef knife and pocket knife to be fairly sharp! Could almost shave with the pocket knife (after a quick strop), and I think with more practice I could get it much sharper. Can't say too much about how quickly it wears, from a couple months of usage, nothing to noticable.It got some deep gouges (thanks to someone who didn't know how to use a whetstone) but I was able to flatten it fairly easily on my sidewalk, and later on, with a flattening stone. Given the relatively low price, I think it's great for learning!I might not recommend sharpening anything really fancy, or anything you want to have a mirror finish on, but for maintenance of every day knifes, it does the job fine. I find the process relaxing so don't mind it takes a little while (and as I learn a couple tries) but if you just want a sharp knife fast, it might also not be the best product for you.

I'm not a professional chef. I'm just a guy who thinks thick tomatoes are really gross.I used this on my cheap, dull Walmart kitchen knife, and suddenly that blade is slicing through tomatoes like Excalibur.I've had this thing sitting, unused, at the bottom of my pantry for 2 years after a binge buy on Amazon, while my knives became as dull as spoons. At some point - either shipping or my fault - a corner chipped off a bit. Today I decided to use it. Soaked it for a long time in water until it stopped bubbling, then dropped some water on it. Did a few swipes of my kitchen knife on the coarse side. Then dropped more water on it, and swiped the fine side until it worked up a bit of a slurry.I was slicing slivers off of tomatoes that were so thin, they were almost transparent. This is a huge improvement over yesterday, when I basically had to press down hard and rub tomatoes with the blunt edge to squash them into "slices."The real lesson I learned is: Apparently any idiot can use a rock to make a knife really sharp. This is a particularly reliable, nice rock. Worth the money.

Great looking sharpening stone. Double sided to perfect edges. Good packaging and fast shipping. Easy to use, just watch a few videos and your good to go

I got this in the mail fairly quickly. Like other reviews say, it is quite soft. I can definitely see this wear down rather quickly, but it does that at the trade off in that it doesn't have nearly as much build up. That being said, I decided to soak it in water for a little while just in case.That proved to be mistake. I know soaking is normally for coarser stones, but I figured 1,000 grit was low enough. Apparently. not. The smooth side developed cracks at some point during my first use. It was soaked for 20 minutes or so. It didn't come with any instructions or warnings about it, so I went off hearsay. Bad idea. DO. NOT. SOAK. Use water or oil, definitely, and scrub it clean when you're done, but soaking seems to be risky.The reason I'm choosing 3 stars is that it developed some cracks before I even finished sitting down to sharpen my pocket knives. It still functions great, and the cracks are really small. Will this help get rid of nicks and leave a nice edge? Definitely. Even more so with a leather strop to finish the blade up. On the bright side, I might have two whetstones that are half the size at some point.