KING Whetstone Starter Set Include 1000/6000 Grit Combination Whetstone made in Japan, Knife Angle Holder, B&B Japan Original Wiping Cloth and Stable Plastic Base

Quality product at fraction of the cost for high end stones.

This product works exactly as expected. I recommend watching some videos on how to sharpen knives with whetstones prior to using it. The angle guide works ok but overall it is easier to use without it. After a few passes on the 6000 grit my old knives (older than 14 years without sharpening) could cut magazine paper without any effort.Caveat: Like all whetstones this will release a watery mess that will stain counters and rugs if it gets on it. I recommend using it in a pan with water in the pan below the level of the stone. This helps control the mess and provides an easy source of water to use to continue to wet the stone as it goes.

I purchased this set mainly to get the Japanese-made angle holder,But of course I received the package without the angle holder.This review represents my personal opinion and experience with this product. I am not affiliated with the manufacturer or seller, and this review should not be interpreted as an endorsement or professional advice. Any reliance on the information provided is at your own risk.

Instructions are written in 100% tategaki. Other than that, I’m a satisfied customer and would buy again! Just look up “How To Use King 1000/6000 grit whetstone” on YouTube.

I have chef quality kitchen knives and because of a lot of use, they needed a long over do deep sharpening. The stone was much easier to use than I thought and took less time than i thought to get edge back to a proper edges. Very happy with the ease and quality so far. Just a note do not soak the 6000 grit side at all just wet it as you use it to polish edges because the 3 min soak made it too soft and was easy to gouge. The 1000 grit only took the 3 minutes of soaking to properly sharpen edges. The size of the stone worked great for all my knives from a small paring knives to large 10 inch chef knife's. this product came from outside Canada there for delivery and exchange made the product more expensive than originally wanted to spend but after using it i would buy it again the quality of gather product is worth the price.

After purchasing a very nice Damascus knife set, I wanted to make sure to care for them by keeping them sharp and clean. I never used a whetstone before so it took a little getting used to. How much pressure to apply and the range of motion are things I had to practice on old knives a few times until I got the hang of it. I also watched a few YouTube videos which really helped with how to hold the knife while sliding it on the whetstone.The blades are now so sharp now, amazing how little effort is required to cut everything!!! I also bought the 3000 & 8000 grit stones with grinding stone.

I bought this just to try it out. I also have shapton and dmt diamond plates. This is a little messy but sharped my standard kitchen knives quickly. A little mushy on the feel and it woorks better if you build up a slurry with either a flatting plat or a nagura. These will not sharpen the higher carbide steels i.e. s90v. But they did sharpen a knife in D2 at 63 rockwell.

Get my knives sharp enough to shave with and feels nice doing it.