S SATC Diamond Sharpening Stone 2 Side Grit 400/1000 Diamond Plate Honing Stone 8-inch Hone Sharpener White

I saw this product on YouTube and decided to try it. As a low grade whetstone, it is obviously aimed at correcting quite substantial irregularities in the knife’s blade. I must say, however, that this whetstone is great at this purpose and makes the job of doing away with chips and blade issues extremely easy and fast (in comparison to other whetstones, still some time and effort is necessary of course). I highly recommend this product. The only reason I say I probably will not buy it again is that it will most likely last a lifetime. I am a very satisfied customer.

I wanted an inexpensive diamond stone to sharpen my kitchen knives. In the past I've either used a variety of honing stones and a buffing wheel (slow and messy but produces an edge you can shave with), or one of those inexpensive sharpeners where you drag the blade through (fast but inconsistent results and doesn't always leave a good edge). I decided that something in between would be a better choice.I bought this based on a recommendation from the Outdoor55 YouTube channel. He uses this stone to sharpen several different blades very quickly, though he usually follows it up with a leather strop (I usually don't bother). When I saw it for sale for less than $20, I decided to try it.I used it to sharpen one of my large kitchen knives, an older Cutco that has seen a lot of use and abuse. Other reviewers state that the stone is initially quite aggressive and they are right. I placed a few drops of water on the 400 grit side and used it to (mostly) reprofile the edge of the blade. I then flipped the stone over and sharpened it with the 1000 grit side, again using some water. The stone leaves a fairly rough edge even when using the 1000 grit side, but this should improve once it breaks in a bit more.I spent perhaps 2 minutes on this blade. I didn't strop it afterward to get it really sharp, I didn't break in the stone, and I certainly didn't get anything perfect. All I did was to undo some of the irregularities that the drag-through sharpener had left behind and gave it a clean edge. When I was done, the knife was sharp enough to slice onions cleanly. It's sharp enough to use as-is, though it could easily be made sharper with a finer stone and/or a leather strop.The stone has some weight to it so it won't shift around while you're trying to sharpen your knife. No idea how it will break in over time, though I'm satisfied with its performance right out of the box. All I wanted was an inexpensive coarse/fine diamond stone that will make kitchen knives reasonably sharp quickly, and this stone does that. Someday I may strop one of the blades after using this stone to see how sharp I can get it, but for now I don't feel the need.

Hey it's not an 80 dollar stone, but let it do the work without forcing too hard it will sharpen your knives just be patient the diamond stone will produce an nice edge. For me I still will sharpen with a much higher grit wet stone to get that razor sharp edge on some of my carving knives also chisels and plaining irons. One other thing to mention on the diamond stone it does lay pretty flat.

Both sides of this cut well. It looks to have good diamond coverage and feels like it cuts better than my DMT steels. A $22 at this time, you can't go wrong. This will allow you to get what you're sharpening, well, sharp. It's about 1/4' thick steel with no noticeable warp to it. The photos I included are meant to show the even surface from one end to the other, with no obvious issues. Would recommend in a heartbeat to anyone just starting out and to anyone who want a diamond steel they don't want to worry about babying.

After going over the plate for a few minutes in order to lightly grind away the loose diamonds, I set to sharpen one of my low cost kitchen knives. The 400 grit side did an EXCELLENT job grinding a new profile in very few passes. I'm relatively new to sharpening and, after burr removal and a little stropping (first, hanging denim with Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish and then leather with 4 micron diamond compound), the knife cleanly sliced through newspaper.On close inspection of the 1000 grit side, I did not see any grit contamination using a 25x jeweler's loop, so I decided I'd see what I could do with that. Same process and even better results, with the newspaper slicing just a little bit smoother and quieter than before. On close inspection, the grit pattern was clearly more refined, so I either go lucky with my stone on the 1000 side, or perhaps quality has improved.Sharpening really is more about the technique than the tool, but this tool is certainly up to the task of getting your stainless knives (I didn't experiment with high Rockwell steel) VERY sharp. If you can't get your knife sharp on this plate, don't even consider higher grit whetstones.Shoutout to YouTuber Outdoors55 for recommending this product. If you are a sharpening nube, check his channel out. Also, shoutout to ScienceOfSharp - another tremendous resource, though with a greater emphasis on sharpening shaving razors.This product has really exceeded my expectations. Six stars if it were possible!

Very nice, great price. Works better than expected. Recommend picking this up for sure.

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Knowing how to use the stone is important. This was recommended by a professional Knife sharpener. Does a real good job.