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

AN IDEAL BEGINNER'S STONE - Amazon carrys hundreds of brand-variants on the 35¢ double sided cheap silicate soaking stones. Some sellers charge $18 some $48. These are poor. Very hard to learn on. If you want to learn to sharpen knives, BUY A DOUBLE SIDED DIAMOND STONE like this instead. Sharpening on this stone (or the more expensive, but similar Sharpal that's well rated) is much easier when learning. This has the two indispensable grit ranges. If you can learn to 1.) hold your angle consistently. 2.) form a bevel (about the same) on both sides, and 3.) use your fingers to feel, follow the Burr you will be on your way! - Oh. Burr is important. Be sure to learn about burr. 400 grit shapes your angle & cuts the serrations all the way to the edge that successive grits refine, then hone. 1000 grit finishes. 1000 grit is the coursest fine stone or the finest coarse stone. Honing with a strop after 1000 grit sharpening is an acceptable substitute for laboring up through the grits. (I say this, but I often do sharpen on 2000 before honing) A whisper sharp & keen edge can be quickly made and maintained on any kitchen knife with this stone, and some stropping on leather. Finer grits bring some refinement at the expense of considerable work time. Grits above 3000 hone more than sharpening - reducing the coarseness of the corrugation - the 'Scratch Lines' cut by the low grit & middle grit passes. Above 5000 grit the stones become expensive because of complex traditional factors of Japanese blade culture. Essential for shaving with sharp straight razors. Not useful really for kitchen knives. Diamond compound (cheap or pricey) on a leather strop probably a quicker easier honing method. Save money. Enjoy this stone. Learn. Have sharp knives.

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.

None of these last forever. They cut aggressively at first, then at a lesser rate over time until you decide to replace them. I used to use Trend diamond plates until Trend transferred manufacture to China and changed the core material from machined steel to some synthetic. That’s when I tried this one because there was little to lose for $16.00 on sale. The plate is steel and super-flatness isn’t required for ordinary woodworking tool sharpening. I like my Sharpal plate better, but it costs four times as much, and given my attitude that these aren’t a lifetime investment, the price is right and they seem to work as well, so I have no complaints. When a $100 Trend plate wears out, that’s a bigger problem than when a $16-20 plate wears out. I didn’t detect grit contamination between the two sides. If this wears out more quickly than the expensive plates, I’ll just replace it with a fresh one and won’t cry much about it. It wouldn’t surprise me if these aren’t nearly as flat as more expensive plates. A machinist might notice a difference, but a woodworker or knife sharpener probably would not. Buy the ticket, take the ride. The plate comes with two rubber ends that keep it from moving around during use, and so it won’t scratch a counter or whatever surface it’s used on.

I bought these because of the large size, for dressing larger kitchen knives. I am able to get a better stroke on them. I like the grits for keeping a blade sharp, dull knives are more dangerous than sharp ones. I bought two with different grits. 150, 600 and the 400, 1000. This is a good selection for everything from rough dressing to fine honing The diamond plates seem to be durable and do not have to be flattened like other stones. With a S SATC holder they are easier to use. I think I made a good purchase at a reasonable price point. I can recommend these.

I’m a huge fan of S SATC diamond bench stones, and this 400/1000 grit double-sided plate continues to deliver excellent value and performance. Like most budget-friendly diamond stones, there is a small amount of lower-grit contamination out of the box, but it’s not excessive and becomes far less noticeable after a short break-in period. Once broken in, these stones settle down nicely and perform very close to their rated grit for consistent, predictable sharpening. What really stands out is durability. My original S SATC stones are approaching two years of regular use, with close to 300 knives sharpened so far, and they still have plenty of life left. The cutting speed remains strong, which is exactly why I always recommend diamond stones like these to new sharpeners. Diamonds cut fast and provide immediate feedback, making it much easier to learn how to hold a consistent angle, raise a burr, apex the edge, refine it properly, and then finish with stropping. Compared to water stones or natural stones—which cut much slower and offer delayed feedback—diamond plates dramatically shorten the learning curve. That faster feedback helps beginners understand what’s happening at the edge in real time instead of guessing. Inexpensive, effective, and long-lasting, this stone is an easy recommendation for beginners and experienced sharpeners alike.

This diamond plate is great for what it is. It's strictly for profiling. Don't need to be anything special but it works great for profiling. I also bought the sharpal double sided plate. This works just as well as that one. I just use this one to preserve the more expensive one. I will be buying another one of these soon just to have for when this one wears out. They are cheap yet good. It is good and solid. Has a very nice weight to it. It doesn't fit in my current stone holder so I ordered a new one. I'm sure it'll work great. Most other cheap stones like this are paper thin and bend. This one is thick and flat. Just great overall. I'm not a fan of the pattern on the plate but it doesn't effect the way it works. Either way I will buy Another and I suggest you do to.

So far this is an excellent stone. The 400 grit side removed a fair amount of metal pretty easily, and the 1000 grit is perfect for smoothing things out. I did notice a couple rough spots on the 1000 grit side, but I don’t anticipate it being and issue as I’m not sharpening scalpels. I expect the stone to last a long time and would happily purchase it again.

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!

Good for fast stock removal on 400 grt and fine finish on the 1000grt. Price is good compared to other quality stones. If you're into sharpening often,on a budget, go for this. Best bang for your buck.

Recebi uma pedra de amolar suja, e nitidamente usada, pois a pedra está arranhada... Sugiro informar que se trata de uma peça usada... Pois assim teria oportunidade de aceitar ou rejeitar...

good product and was delivered on time.

Works very well, good quality

Does the job. Spent 5 mins sharpening one of our dull kitchen knives and it was paper slicing sharp in no time.