Woodstock SteeleX D1130 1000 Grit and 6000 Grit Japanese Waterstone
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Woodstock SteeleX D1130 1000 Grit and 6000 Grit Japanese Waterstone
Customer Review: Sharpening Stone
Summary: 5 Stars
I always thought my kitchen knives were relatively sharp. But, now I know I was basically using stone axes to chop up my vegetables instead of razor-sharp surgical instruments that fall through the tomatos and make slicing potatos more like a ballet on spuds. Literally you cannot feel the cut, you just watch the pieces falling away. Study a few videos about knife sharpening, buy this beautiful and effective stone, and reach a level of culinary equipment efficacy that you may have thought was reserved for samurai warriors. Oh, and buy a box of bandaids. Everyone says a sharp knife is soooo much safer. That is only true after you mentally transition to the realization that even the slightest touch along the edge leaves a fine line of separated skin on your hand.
The pros online view this as an economy stone for beginners. You can spend a lot more money on waterstones. But, I'm a beginner, and this set was perfect for my beginningness. In a couple of years I'll let you know if I'm now eager to spend more and achieve an edge that will slice vegetables just by setting it on the block next to the crudites.
Customer Review: Sharpening Stone
Summary: 4 Stars
It pays to start off by saying that a sharp tool or knife is markedly safer to use than a blunt tool, which often requires more force to cut and has the inherent risk of slippage and injury. That is where a decent sharpening stone comes in and this stone is designed for use with a variety of tools (chisels, hatchets and knives to name a few) and whilst you can use also this to sharpen kitchen knives, there are other sharpening devices out there which will give you a better finish for kitchenware. This has two sides, a coarse and a fine side which will allow you to remove nicks and chips on one side and then you can flip it over to sharpen the edge up to a finer degree. This comes in a box which can be fixed to a work bench for stability. This needs oil applying to it before use and there are specific oils you can purchase from DIY stores, although a good 3 in 1 will work as well, but not optimally. All in all this is a decent sharpening stone which, if used correctly and with practise, will keep your tools in optimum condition and which will help you keep safer when using sharp tools for your various DIY and hobby needs.Customer Review: Smooth operator.
Summary: 5 Stars
This whetstone is great for typical knife sharpening and polishing maintenance. It is especially good if you have a great set of knives that you want to maintain, like Henckels, Wusthof, Shun, etc.
It can be used in about 5 - 10 minutes after being soaked in water. However, it takes about a full day to dry completely.
For typical knife sharpening maintenance, you first sharpen on the 1000 grit side, followed by some honing & polishing on the 6000 grit side.
Alternatively, you can skip the 6000 grit side and hone the knife on your steel rod instead. However, the 6000 grit gives the knife blade a polish that cannot be matched by the rod.
Note that this stone will not fix damaged knife blades. This stone is also not good for dull knives; I recommend sharpening a dull knife on 240 grit first, followed by sharpening on 1000 grit, then a hone & polish on 6000 grit (or hone on your steel sharpening rod).
If you are not concerned with polishing your knife blade, then skip the 6000 grit and get a dual-sided whetstone with 240 & 1000 grits instead.
Customer Review: Great Stone for sharpening!
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a wonderful waterstone. i would recommend anyone to try one of these. USE WATER (H2O) only on these stones, once you add oil to it, its never the same. i use it to sharpen almost everything. my kitchen knives, box cutter blades, and thats just about it, but if you need a edge on it, u can do it with these stones just as long as they are not super dull. they leave a very nice mirror like edge on it. to use it, soak it in water for atleast 30 mins, fully submerged (i have mine always soaked in a plastic tub with a lid so its available to use anytime i need it). it will start to bubble up right away showing that the traped air in is is getting overrun by water. if the blade still has a bit of an edge to it, just use the white part. but if its dull, start with the red side, so that you can put a edge back on. if your skilled enough (of have a precision tool), you can make blades sharp enough to shave the hair right off your skin.Customer Review: Good starter stone
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're looking for the ultimate sharpening system, this isn't it. If you're looking for an inexpensive but serviceable water stone set to learn hand sharpening, then it doesn't get much better. The bang for your buck is hard to beat.
1000/6000 is a good combination for knives that need a basic tune-up (I have used this to put a wicked edge on everything from a 2.5" Swiss army knife to my 8" Wusthof). The grit selection is a compromise when it comes to other tasks, though - 1000 is perhaps a little too fine (slow) for re-tipping or re-beveling, and 6000 is too rough to get a surgical sharp edge like you might need on a straight razor.