Sharp Pebble Premium Whetstone Knife Sharpening Stone 2 Side Grit 400/1000 Wetstone Kit -Wetstone Kitchen Knife Sharpener with Flattening Stone & NonSlip Rubber Base

I purchased this product primarily to maintain a fine edge on tactical knives used for everyday carry projects and field use while camping/hiking. Additionally, there’s always the odd variety of household cutting tools that need periodic sharpening. Here’s a brief summary of my experience. The whetstone arrived on my doorstep on time and in good condition. Upon opening the package I immediately noted that the whetstone was the product of a high-end quality control manufacturing process. Shortly after my receipt of the whetstone I received an email from the manufacturer that inquired after my satisfaction and offered assistance if and when needed. Functionality is exceptional. The heavier grit side of the stone sculpts the metal edge while the finer grit side hones the tool to as fine an edge as you would want. As a kid I learned a thing or two about knives. For example, for safety’s sake, when carrying a knife while walking; carry it by the blade and if you stumble/fall you’re well disposed to stretch your arms forward. Beats carrying a knife by the handle and falling on an open blade! What comes to mind next is - a sharp knife is safer to work with than a dull knife. And also, to test if your knife is REALLY sharp, cut a piece of paper at the paper’s edge. A sharp knife will slide through the paper like a razor. Well, for safety while sharpening a blade, the product comes with a rubberized slip resistant holder to keep it firmly in place when in use. In bringing what has turned-out to be a rather long winded review to a close, I want to share that the sharpening functionality of this whetstone is exceptional. In short, for a fair price, you get an exceptional product. I sincerely hope this review helps.

Really working!!Great quality, ease of use, good price, durability long!!

Good basic knife sharpener, nothing fancy but seems well made and does the job

After watching YouTube video on how to use whetstones, it was fairly easy and very satisfying putting a beautiful sharp edge on all my kitchen knives. The combination 400/1000 worked perfectly. The rubber holder for the block kept it in place during the wet process. Im getting rid of the electric knife sharpener that was hard to use and set my teeth on edge with the sound!

My first time trying this brand and honestly I love it looks like I'm going to be sticking with this brand for a while

Honestly the best way to sharpen your knives. Takes some learning but works great! I love it

The only thing negative I could say about this has nothing to do with the product but with my inexperience with whetstones. If I had known more, I probably would have seen the value in buying a more expensive version with the base and guide. If anyone new to whetstones reads this, spend the extra money to get the version buy this company that has the bamboo base and guide to make it easier to use for beginners! That said, this is still a great product and a great value.They have decent instructions and are very communicative but the product itself works really well. It just took me a few times to get the angle right and find a good place to put the whetstone so that it would not slip around while making the swipes of the blade against it. By the third knife, I have sharp usable blades again! When we moved things were in disarray and the knife block was lost and the good knives got duller quicker. Now I have blades that easily cut through tomato and apple skins with ease. As someone who values good kitchen equipment, I am surprised I waited so long to get a whetstone and learn how to use it.If someone gets this version and not the one with a guide and base, make sure you have a surface that will provide enough friction to keep the rubberized base stable when the stone is wet and just be as consistent as possible with the angle and pressure. I found 10-15 swipes on each side was enough to make blades with visibly rough edges smooth and sharp once I got thee motion and angle down. I highly recommend getting this or the "upgraded" versions.

I bought these to sharpen my pocket knives and kitchen knives. However, the box had no instructions, but included a page with a link to their "free ebook" site. I had only sharpened knives with a "slot" style and wanted to make sure I was using these correctly. There was no direct download of the instructions on the ebook site, I had to fill out an online form so they could gather names and emails. The page wouldn't work because there were "hidden pixel" trackers to multiple data scraping sites. My adblocker and the Firefox Facebook container wouldn't let the form work without turning all that off. I used a throwaway email in a different browser to sign up and the email that came to me was also full of trackers and used a deceptive link to Dropbox that actually was to some click harvesting tracker. If you value your data privacy, I'd suggest another vendor.