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 Stone 2.) 3000 or 4000 grit King Stone 3.) Leather strop with compound You 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.

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.

This is a nice stone to keep around in my bag for casual sharpening. The 250 side is great for repairing chips or setting a bevel on a knife that's in bad shape. I use this stone whenever I'm sharpening a knife that hasn't seen a stone in a while. For finer jobs and on my slicing knives, I always go to at least a 6,000 grit stone but if you only can have one stone, make it this one. Plus a very fine ceramic steel. Good product from King at a great price point.

New to the wet-stone sharpening concept, but I picked up a bucket full of old garage sale chisels and a little patience and help from Robert Larson 800-1800 Honing Guide had me up and running in no time. I give it a 20 minute soak in room-temp water and continue to wet by squeezing a rag every half-dozen passes. It seems to work best with a bit of standing water allowing it to generate a slurry that is most effective. The honing guide allows me to put solid pressure which works effectively. I'm not overly concerned with sheen or presentation, so the 250/1000 combo fits my needs great to sharpen back to perfect functionality. It's easy to bring them back sharper than they are new. One other thing I'll note: I found this to be incredibly relaxing. Turned on some music and tuned up 4 or 5 chisels in an hour. A bit of a meditative experience that I really enjoyed, of course that's why I hang out in my tiny basement shop anyway. King products are great and I would purchase again and likely will buy other varieties! (And eventually one of those re-grading blocks to re-flatten the stones themselves).

Despite a horrible experience with Amazon I really like this product. This multi grit stone though targeted toward novice blade sharpeners will be useful as you progress. It is a waste of money to buy coarser grit (below 400) that are expensive. By their very nature as a coarser grit they will wear quicker and not stay flat as long. Buy cheaper stones to fix a blade and save your money for nicer higher grit (500 to 3000) to sharpen your blade. Anything above merely polishes your work with very small rewards. Back to this combo. Nice coarser grit side to repair your edge and decent enough higher grit side to do the job as you learn. When you progress this stone will still have a use and you won't be wasting your money. Make no mistake, do your part and you will have an edge you can shave with with this combo. Good luck and have fun.

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.

Beginner, easy product. For basic blades and sharpening. It is pretty gritty and if not taken care of crumble. I would not use it on anything special or higher end cutlery/knives, but if you just need something to help get an edge on a beater knife or tool this is an ok product.

Produit fissuré des 2 côtés je suis très déçu je recommande pas

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.