DiamondSHARPENING STONE - hone block - 2" x 6" double sided FINE + MEDIUM

I ordered one and liked it so much I ordered another. There is a break in period for each side to get down to the advertised grit so be careful because the initial cut can take off a lot of material very quickly. Once that's done the grits seem pretty close. I've sharpened every thing in the house and they appear to be holding up but time will tell. For the price I don't think you can beat this diamond plate. I recommend

I use this as a primary sharpener on all my knives now. The medium and fine is adequate to get a very sharp edge. The medium is not very coarse at all and almost fine, which is perfect for me. Only a couple of passes on the medium gets you set to finish on the fine to a razor sharp edge.Very simple and sturdy design and should last for years.Since it doesn't come with a box to hold the "block" securely, you need to lock it down somehow to prevent it from moving all over and possible injury if you don't know what your doing. If you're handy, then you shouldn't have any issues.Certainly can't beat the price/value on this one. Very satified and highly recommended. I'm sold. I never use sharpening steels and other diamond hones anymore.

I'm seeing very mixed reviews here and it surprised me a bit. I bought one of these in July of 2009, it is now May of 2014. I couldn't be happier. I knew what it was when I bought it and it performed as expected. Now let me tell you how I use it. I bought this diamond stone for my scoutmaster box. I have better diamond stones and I have some lovely aluminum oxide manufactured Stones I even have one japanese water stone, But those are things you don't let 12 year old boys use, especially at camp. I bought this one to share.So It went to camp 2010-2012 plus weekends and whenever I needed a quick edge on some thing. Then 2013, My son signed on as scout camp staff. I stuck this in his kit. The area he worked in had a lot of scouts drop in when they needed to sharpen something so he just put it in the pocket of his cargo shorts and kept in on him full time for 6-10 weeks. This turned out to really be the best use for this particular stone. Light weight so it was no trouble to carry, Diamond stone so no oil to mess up his pocket. Durable and resistant to use by rank amateurs. And contrary to reports the plates never came unglued. I just tossed this stone in the footlocker to go back for another 11 weeks this year.I have bought similar stones cheaper but they often came with bumps on them. So I call it a good value for the money. Probably the best option for your bug out bag or backpacking and for teaching sharpening. Definitely Scoutmaster approved.

Filled out a set of bench stones at a good price.

This unit works. It's not the most refined unit and I would use a much more fine grain one later on but to start with on a blade that is hacked up a little. It's a good start but definitely finish up on a much higher grain

The unit is just the right size and grind to help me sharpen my tools!

Good product

While ceramic knives start out sharp, even they will dull after long use as your favorite knife.Knives have a flat blank profile, are hollow ground at a shallow angle to create the area which can be sharpened (typically 1/4 to 1/3 of the blade height can be sharpened allowing for many years of use, due to this hollow grind).The actual sharp edge is at the bottom of the hollow ground area, and is at a much steeper angle to the blades face. try to duplicate the angle by making light strokes along the blade and noticing if you are only "shining" the top or bottom of the previously sharpened zone. Tilt the hone and try again until you match the angle that was there, and are either shining the center of it, or both the top and bottom at the same time. Continue until the full width of the original zone is shiny.for scissors, rub the inner flat sides of the blades that rub togethr as the scissors close, to remove nicks and burrs. again, shine the full width of this side of the blade equally. If one part is shining first, adjust the angle of the hone.to finish the scissors, find the angle (not straight across) that the original top of the blade had, and hone the top of each blade at that angle so that the whole top is be coming shiny at the same time.I use an electric shaver with straight (non-rotary) titanium blades. With the screen off, and shaver on, just rub the hone lightly over the blades shaving areas once a month. Keeps the blades like new!