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

Works well. Even after getting a nicer stone, I still use the 400 grit side at times. The 1000 grit side works well too, though it leaves a rougher finish than I want on woodworking tools. It’s effective, and the price is hard to beat.

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.

Decent for the price. We will see how long it lasts but I have got good use out of it.

Great product. It's my go-to stone now. Hundreds of dollars of waterstones sit on the shelf and I only reach for this stone now.

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.

Gets the job done to say the least. Our knives are staying crispy sharp these days.

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.