DMT D8EE 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Extra-Extra Fine , Grey

Great high quality stone that will take the chisel edge to the next level compared to a 1000 grit trend stone. I haven’t used water stones, as I prefer the fact that diamond doesn’t need levelled. I’m happy with how this stone cuts and how the blades perform. I’ll usually strop after it, but it isn’t required. It’s not cheap, but it is GOOD! And you’ll only cry once.

Great! Puts a far nicer edge on my knives than the traditional whetstones I have. It also does it far faster, and with less fuss. Add to that its being a similar price to a decent traditional waterstone of this grit, and it's a no brainer to me. It's a lot heavier than it looks, and than I imagined it would be. I'm not sure why it is, but I like it, and it stops it moving about on the bench.

I know the reputation of DMT to be very good, and I own some other products from their range, which are excellent. I bought the 203mm (8") extra extra fine bench stone. When I opened the packaging I found the sharpening surface to be pitted and dented, as were the edges and the reverse side. I can only speculate, but this looked like a damaged, possibly used, item which was sold as new. I was unable to make contact with DMT in the US through their website. I sent messages via their Facebook page which have not been answered. I made contact with Starkie Sharp the UK retailer who confirmed that the stone should have a smooth, uniform surface, not the one I had been supplied. I have purchased a new stone from Starkie, and will look there first in future (phone him up, have a chat or see him at a country show). I returned the item to Amazon who agreed to a refund without argument. The returns process is very easy. Thank you Amazon 5*, not so much for whoever supplied the sharpening stone to Amazon.

Perfect.

Excellent

I've a few DMT diamond stones, this is more aggressive than the Extra Fine and will not leave a mirror polish as claimed. For the price I am hugely disappointed

The diamond whetstone from DMT works great and fast, I love it. My only bad point that the box was miss one of the small Non-Skid Rubber Feet.

Super toll, ist auch für Anfänger super leicht damit gute Ergebnisse zu bekommen.

There is really nothing comparable to this product on the market, and it is a big improvement in fuss and mess over, say, Japanese waterstones. Because it is so easy to put a good finish on your sharpened knives, you will do it more often (a must I think for chefs' knives). I've seen some reviews questioning whether this is truly 8000 mesh, or something less (and even the instructions indicate that it may be something less before breaking in). I'm afraid I'm not OCD enough to really care, as long as it is in that 3000-8000 range. A quick note: the last time I looked, Amazon's description says you can sharpen on either side of this plate (it is a heavy slab of nickle, and both sides look the same to the casual glance). But there is an arrow on one side of the plate pointing to the diamond impregnated side, and this is the side you want to use for sharpening -- there is only one abrasive side to the plate. After accumulating a few expensive VG-10 and SG2 steel Japanese Kitchen knives, I settled on maintaining them (once a week) with a Coarse, Fine, Extra Fine system of DMT plates. For finishing, I use this the Extra-Extra Fine finishing plate. It takes a bit of practice to use these properly, but once you get a system down, they are probably the least expensive or messy, most reliable system for sharpening high quality blades. There are generally four types of commercially available systems to sharpen your kitchen knives. Here is my (very) subjective comparison of systems: 1. Diamond Systems (e.g., DMT): Mess & Effort (Low), Sharpening Quality (Very High), Skill required (Moderate) 2. Arkansas stones: Mess & Effort (Moderate), Sharpening Quality (High, not good for steels >60HRC), Skill required (Moderate) 3. Japanese Waterstones: Mess & Effort (Very High), Sharpening Quality (The Best), Skill required (High) 4. Ceramic sharpening systems: Mess & Effort (Low), Sharpening Quality (High, touch up only), Skill required (Low) I use dish detergent and water on the DMT plates to sharpen, having found that better than other solutions. It keeps everything clean as well. The DMT plates sharpen aggressively, so compared to the other systems, you will sharpen faster and with less effort. I have seen several complaints about DMT plates not being perfectly flat, but I think these are bogus. I have considerable experience inspecting optical flats (these usually need to be flatter than 1/4 wave, which is quite flat) and used the same techniques to eyeball my plates DMT WM8EF-WB 8-Inch DuoSharp Plus Bench Stone-Extra Fine/Fine With Base . The extra fine plate is easy to inspect, since rainbow refractions from the diamonds show off any ripples; additionally, the regular pattern of pits on the plates highlights any unevenness. My plates are very flat. But interestingly enough, not one of my knives (not even my brand new Miyabi) is perfectly flat; certainly not as flat as the plate. Even if there were ripples, I couldn't see them being more significant than you would get on a worn waterstone or Arkansas stone. Maybe there is the occasional bad plate; just send it back and get a new one. The DMT system is in my opinion a much less error prone approach to sharpening than other options. I use the MinoSharp Sharpening Guides 2-Piece Set designed by Global for Japanese style chef's knives (~15 degree edge). Someone mentioned that they are afraid that these will grind down, and change the angle. Well, first, the tolerances are not that fine on the blade angle (anything from 9 degrees to 20 on a side is fine), and the correct technique should be to pressure the sharp edge of the blade, and let the sharpening guide just glide over the stone. If you do this, you will hardly even scratch the sharpening guide. You should see a very even line of sharpened metal around the blade (the first time you sharpen it, you will change the factory angle, and this will be visible) ... a sign that the guide is doing its job. I replaced the Arkansas stone on my Smith's 50008 8-Inch Diamond Tri-Hone 1 with the DMT D8EE 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Extra-Extra Fine which slots right into the space (I epoxied it to hold it tight). The DMT system has a bit more surface area, and is a bit more aggressive, while getting the same near-polish. I finish with a strop. I mounted the Body Toolz Horsehide Leather & Canvas Barber Strop on a wood slat, coated with Green Chrome Oxide Compound, 6 oz. Overall the cost is low for all the DMT plates you need: perhaps ~ $200. I prefer a strop over the steel, as it seems to gently and reliably straighten the final edge and seems consistent when finishing with the 4000-8000 mesh (whatever the actual fine-ness of your DMT D8EE 8-Inch Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Extra-Extra Fine turns out to be).

Simplesmente o pior produto americano que já vi na vida. Camada de diamante toda irregular, vem cheia de riscos, granulação errada (a 1200 é mais grossa que uma 1000 cerâmica, a 8000 é mais grossa que uma 6000 cerâmica) cheia de diamantes saltados. Não compre essa pedra, é dinheiro jogado fora, comprei a 1200 e 8000 e estou devolvendo as duas, não serve nem para nivelar outras pedras de tão ruim. Isso vai destruir suas lâminas. Gaste seu dinheiro em algo que preste, compre uma shapton.

Si vous souhaitez vous équiper d'une pierre facile d'usage et extrêmement efficace, les pierres diamantées de chez DMT sont LE bon choix ! Finitions au top, et le "rendu" est super agréable, on sent le pierre travailler... un régal ! Certes elles ne sont pas données, mais c'est le prix de la qualité et de la longévité, on fait une vie entière avec ces pierres. Et le côté "disponible de suite" (vs pierres japonaises, ou même splah'n'go comme les shapton pro, excellentes elles aussi par ailleurs !!!), hé bien ... C'est top ! Elles sont là, toujours prêtes à servir, rien à préparer ! Cette fersion extra-extra-fine est parfaite pour terminer un affûtage, avant de passer au cuir qui va bien ,! Évidemment, aiguiser à la pierre reste un exercice pas évident du tout, surtout au début, et conserver un angle constant n'est malheureusement pas plus facile avec ces DMT ;) Youtube regorge de chaînes dédiées (fandecouteaux notamment, ma préférée) et surtout... commencez avec un couteau sacrifiable ! Et gardez patience, ça vaut le coup, quand on chope le coup, on y prend vite goût :) Update : j'oubliais un point important : comme toutes les DMT diamant, les premières passes sont très abrasives, le temps de laisser la plaque. Ne commencez donc pas avec un couteau de qualité, optez plutôt pour un rodage sur une lame sans intérêt ;)