Norton 24450 Japanese-Style Combination Waterstone 1000/4000 Grit, 8-Inch by 3-Inch by 1-Inch

• Waterstone to create abrasive slurry for effective sharpening with less pressure than an oilstone requires
• Combination stone has 1000 grit on one face for establishing and 4000 grit on the opposite face for maintaining and refining steel cutting edges
• 1 x 8 x 3 inch (H x W x D) size is suitable for use as a bench stone for knives and tools
• Cleans up easily with water as lubricant instead of oil
• Blue plastic hinged box with no-slip rubber feet can be used as holder for the stone during 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 of the stone, which makes sharpening long or wide knives much easier than on the smaller, more common versions of stones that are popular, and the carrying case, which doubles as a sturdy stand.

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This stone works very well in sharpening knives without taking a lot of metal off of the knife. Highly recommended.

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Bought this for my son to use while away at school. It works as intended, and seems to be holding up well after about a year of use. Using it on carbon steel blades such as a Morakniv (Mora brand) makes quick work of returning the edge to razor-sharp. Stainless kitchen knives take a little more work, but you get the same results.

This stone isn't the quality of the finer Japanese Waterstones, but then it isn't nearly as price either. If you are not a fanatic about sharpening you won't be able to tell the difference. If you are a sharpening snob and have the money to spare you are not seriously considering this stone anyway.

Good first waterstone or introduction to waterstone sharpening.

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good all in one waterstone. i suggest getting lower grit for shaping heavily miss shaped knives (really dull). but if you want to just get one stone this is a good buy. the carrying case doubles as a platform, that is a big plus.

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I use this stone on my Misono UX-10 knives. The 4000 grit does a quick job of putting an edge on these knives, and I would recommend purchasing a higher grit stone for finishing the edge,

Would have given it 5 stars but it arrived with numerous chips on its various corners and edges.