KING K-80#250#1000 WHET STONE, One Size, Brown

These King Stones are legitimate Japanese Water Stones made in, you guessed it, Japan. They are extremely versitile and are the highest quality stones I have used. However, there are a few more good companies out there. Water stones are true to the craft of knife honing and sharpening and is a useful skill to teach yourself. I highly recommend watching virtuovice (YouTube Name) on YouTube for excellent tutorials on how to sharpen with stones.The lower grit stones like the 250 and 400 are great for taking out chips in the blades or reprofiling the edge to fit your needs or preferences. As a camper who beats on knifes and axes, I really need this benefit to take out those chips and these stones do so beautifully.A good stone grit to breach the gab between the lower grits and the finishing stone is the 1000 grit. This will help smooth out the edge and give it some great sharpness. It also makes finishing the edge with a 3000 or 4000 grit stone an easier and less time-consuming step in the process. Finally, you should use a leather strop with a green and black compound to really get a good edge.Bottom Line and Reccommending Sharpening System:1.) 250/1000 grit King Water Stone2.) 3000 or 4000 grit King Stone3.) Leather strop with compoundYou only really need the 250, 1000, and 3000 (or 4000) grit stones with the strop. I have seen the strop put a better edge than 8000 grit stones. Keep in mind a strop is only 30 bucks or so, and you could almost spend $100 on an 8000 grit stone. This reccommended sytem will make a butter knife scary sharp if you wanted it too. However, the stones are expensive and will loose shape over time depending on how much you use them. But the time you use them will definitely yield better results than a spyderco Sharpmaker (I have one). I also reccommend some sort of a stone holder like the Steelex Sharpening Stone Holder. This works well and makes it easier to work with.

This is a fantastic stone and this stone by itself will handle all of your sharpening needs short of a polish if you don't desire to polish your edges. The 1000 grit has a nice feel and feedback to it and produces great results. The 250 grit side is great as well it has a nice feel to it and really soaks up water and it cuts quickly. It is great for re-profiling edges or sharpening extremely dull edges. Also if you are in a major hurry and don't have time to do a full sharpening session, the 250 grit side can quickly put a good "working edge" on your knife to get you by. The 1000 grit will get your edges hair shaving sharp no problem. For 20 bucks you cant go wrong. I pair this stone with a Suehiro Rika 5000 grit polishing stone for a nice satin polish finish and wicked sharp edges. It's a great low budget set up that still brings very high quality feel and results.

It's a two-fer, like, you get a super rough #250 for fixing up your beat-up blades, and then a #1000 for cleaning up the scratches. Basically, one side's for when your knife's straight-up wrecked, the other's for getting it ready for the fancy sharpening. It's a decent size, not too big, not too small. King's supposed to be alright, gets the job done without breaking the bank. Gotta soak it in water, typical whetstone stuff. Haven't actually put it to the test yet, but seems like it'll do the trick for getting those edges back in shape.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.

The 1000 builds up a really nice slurry and is really nice to sharpen with however it's too thin of a stone to really get a good even bur.

I bought my first one of these in Japan. This one is the exact model I bought there. The King name is a good one to stick with. Some of the other stones you see on Amazon may be advertised as Japanese stones or may have Japan in the name, but are made elsewhere. This particular stone gets a workout at my place, and the original is just over half the original thickness from successive sharpening and flattening over the years, so I decided it was high time for a replacement. The rough (250) side will wear a lot faster than the finer side, so you have to flatten it more often. You can do this with sandpaper on a flat surface, a carborundum flattening stone or CBN or diamond plates (going from least to most expensive). I have other means of sharpening my shop tools to a much finer polished edge, but I find this stone best for maintaining blades in the kitchen, where I just want to get it done quickly and without fuss or complications. Use the rough (250) side to re-establish the bevel and prep for the finer side. The 1000 grit side as much polish as you need for kitchen use. For most of us, this is more than sharp enough.

awesome stone for the price. 250 side cuts pretty quickly, 1000 side is perfect for removing the large scratches from the 250 side. you could get away with only using this stone, but i would definitely recommend at least a 3000 for a smoother, more refined edge. an edge finished on the 1000 side will still damage your food the way a factory edge would, if you care about that kinda stuff.i should mention, though is that the 250 side wears very quickly and will need to be flattened semi-regularly if you are constantly resetting bevels on old knives. but if you are just sharpening knives that aren't in too bad of a condition, then you might not need to use this side at all. i have been using the 250 side to sharpen a bunch of old knives (~12) and its nearly all gone. but i had to do some major reshaping, so it might last a lot longer for anyone else. to flatten, you can just buy some sandpaper with a lower grit than this (>250) and flatten it using that.

This stone arrived in perfect condition - there is no stand like with other KING Stones - so take note that what you see is what you get.The 350 Grit Side cuts VERY FAST so be cautious - great for re-profiling a bad blade grind, or just to make things how you like...The 1000 Grit Side is SOFT and makes a very nice slurry and does a nice job as an intermediate grit as far as I am concerned. Great for averaging a single bevel - or cleaning up after the 350 in preparation for finishing with a higher grit - good scratch pattern - useful stone... I do believe that it will wear fast because it is on the soft side of things.At the price, simple and painless to replace.Buy with Confidence.

Cuts quickly, but also wears quickly. Luckily, it also is fairly quick and easy to flatten, but constant wear/lapping of the stone means it will have to be replaced fairly quickly. Certainly not terrible performance considering the cost, but I'd probably dedicate this stone to knives. If you're sharpening chisels or plane irons, it goes out of flat too quickly to get a really good consistent edge.

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Performance indiscutibili, a prezzo basso, di un produttore affidabile.Attenzione perché è una pietra piuttosto friabile, specialmente il lato 250, deve essere usata con poca pressione e ha bisogno di essere spianata spesso.In un' unica soluzione si possono fare affilature ottime con il lato 1000 e riparazioni col lato a grana piu grossa.Diffidate dalle pietre "giapponesi" di marche sconosciute, che non si sa bene quanto le specifiche corrispondano al dichiarato. Se volete migliorare le vostre affilature il consiglio è di eliminare l' incertezza di una pietra di qualità dubbia.Con questa avete garanzia della grana e della composizione e il prezzo non è molto diverso.

This double-sided whetstone is an absolute must for keeping your blades razor sharp. With a coarse side for restoring dull edges and a fine side for polishing, it gives you complete control over your sharpening process. The stone feels solid and well-made, and it doesn’t slip around thanks to the sturdy base. Whether you’re sharpening kitchen knives, tools, or even razors, this whetstone delivers professional-level results at a fraction of the cost. Easy to use, effective, and built to last—this is a sharpening tool every home cook or hobbyist should own!

Nice stone, doing its job to recover very dull knife or just reprofile it (240 side). 1000 grit side also performs very well (compared with Naniwa 1000/3000 stone).It's a pity it doesn't come with a stand but I am using one from other stones I own.

Never used a whetstone before, but grabbed one of these and watched a couple of youtube instructional videos. On first try got two knives back to slicing paper held in the air like a razor ! A great combination of grits for a beginner with dull old knives used for general purposes like me.