S SATC Diamond Sharpening Stone 2 Side Grit 400/1200 Diamond Plate Honing Stone 8-inch Hone Sharpener White

I've been using this stone to sharpen about all of our dull kitchen knives, and we have a lot! It's all you need for basic sharpening, and then use a strop to eliminate the burr. It's held up great, there are other better stones for two, three or more times the price, some single sided. I don't think the 1200 side is a perfect 1200 grit, likely there are larger particles embedded. Shavings, swarf is easily wiped away with a paper towel. I recommend a base, I was able to hollow out the side of a 2x4 the length of the stone. Also good to place on something grippy, like silicone drink coasters. If you need more aggressive shaping, get another one with a coarser grit. Has pretty good feedback for when you're aligned at the correct angle.

Use light pressure and be patient and this stone will last like a expensive stone rough side is most useful

Got my knives sharpened perfectly. Watched a YouTube video that suggested this one and I'm glad I listened!

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.

This is the real deal. It’s a very thick plate so it will not move around. The grits are as stated. I have reprofiled several kitchen knives that were literally rounded over and nicked using the stone for about an hour. Normally diamond stones will sharpen in three light passes. The point is that after much metal removal, the diamond surfaces are as new ready to touch up as knife in less than a minute. The silicon bumpers are a nice touch. I would rather have a case.

this is a quality item!

It was easy to use first time using a wetstone, i looked up a tutorial Pro: 400 and 1200 gets our knife shap Pro: very heavy for size Con: it was slightly harder to sharpen my japanese knife.

I use this as a cheap flattening stone for my whetstones. The 400 side seems about right, but the 1000 grit side seems pretty rough. Probably isn't a true 1000 grit. I have a 1000 grit sharpening stone and it's pretty smooth. This diamond stone is only really good for the 400 grit side and flattening other stones. If you want a usable 1000 grit side, you're going to have to pay more.