KING Whetstone, 6000 Grit

First, you barely need to soak this one, maybe 5 minutes. I gave it 8-10 since it was the first time, but after then, it has been 3-5 minutes each time. Secondly, this is an amazing stone. It polishes the edge, will even get near a mirror-finish if you take the time and leave the slurry. A bit soft, you can cut it with the edge, but feels good and does its job well. Great for most anything that isn't a modern steel with more than abut 2% Vanadium carbides. UPDATE: do not need to soak more than a minute or 2. Mostly splash and go, soaking a longer time will degrade the stone! It is really a great stone. A little soft in its feedback, but mostly just smooth, and when there is a hiccup, the stone doesn't freak you out, it just kinda lets you know. Like The Dude, y'know, The Stone abides man. Very forgiving and easy to work with, and capable of scary sharp. I have tried 55HRC, 57-59HRC, and 1 VG-10 60-61HRC (UPDATE- I have since done D2, S35VN, CPM154, and several others on these stones). It polished them all. As you can see, I also got a King 1200 with this stone, and I used that stone first, then this 6000, for each knife. If you are looking at waterstones the 800-1200 grit range, I recommend the 1200. If you don't need to fix a bunch of chips (I tried, 0.5mm chip took 15 minutes to grind out) even though it will do it, it is slow. But if you just have dull knives, especially something like Calphalons, Wusthofs, or anything that is an AUS-6, X50CrMoV15, or general basic knife steel that gets only about 59HRC at best, these stones work as a great team. I only stropped on some newsprint each time, so I could better check the edge from the stones, but a full strop with some compound is next on my list. If you just need a polishing stone, and have a gap from 10K and say, down to 3000-below, this 6000 is the bees knees. It doesn't quite match most quality 8000's, so it will still fit in most lineups, but this is really a great stone for any collection. It gives good feedback, wears slowly, polishes a fantastic edge, and will work on the most common knife hardnesses out there. I know that a lot of this is skill and such, but with this stone my edge cuts paper while I barely hold onto it. It cuts plastic wrap just by SETTING the knife down on it. I will be getting the KING 300 to round out the set, and make sure I have something for my most common problems and desires. A strop with 3-micron compound on the suede side and maybe some 1-micron diamond emulsion on the smooth side. If you are looking for the best value combo you can get, get the KDS 1K/6K combo stone. If you want the next best thing, but better longevity and more real estate to work with, get this 6000 stone and the 1200, IMHO. The King 300 is as good as the others, if not better, I used Kings for a long time and supplemented them with other stones like vitrified ceramics and diamond stones. They are that good, for that cheap. I am a convert to waterstones. EDIT - I have since been converted to vitrified ceramics and Diamond stones. The convenience is just too much to ignore. These waterstones are still a great value, I just almost never use them anymore!

The KING 6000 grit whetstone offers an ultra-fine finish for sharpening. 1 Made with clay-bonded abrasive, it avoids plastic compounds. 2 The stone is permanently based, providing stability. 3 It's designed to deliver a polished, razor-sharp edge, suitable for general sharpening tasks. 2 A solid option for those seeking a high-grit finishing stone. 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.

This was purchased to replace a similar 30-year-old stone that dried out and cracked before separating from the base and disintegrating. The pieces will be handy to supplement this new stone. There was no question in my mind whether I should buy a replacement. These are excellent stones that leave an incredibly sharp, polished edge. I have many shaped India and Arkansas stones that are OK for honing the molder and shaper knives that I grind, but for chisels and hand plane blades this is the one I use for a scary sharp edge. Start with a coarser stone to remove nicks in the blade and finish with this. In 35 years doing architectural woodworking, I haven’t found better stones. I know there are even finer grits, but this stone makes a good chisel as sharp as a razor.

It's not a top quality natural Japanese whet Stone, but it doesn't cost anywhere near what one would, either. This is a reasonably well made, reasonably priced sharpening stone that works well.

The received package included the 6000 stone and a small nagura stone, in manufacturer's box, wrapped with plastic wrap, and placed in delivery envelope. Stone was not damaged; this version has the stone attached to a small, sturdy stand. Retail box had instructions in Japanese and English. First use of nagura to raise slurry clears off raised print brand/model on the top of the stone.

The stone brings your edge to a near mirror polish and it feels really refined. I went from a king 1000 straight to the 6000, it works slower than I like but it's also my first stone past 1000 so I don't know if that is normal. Overall it is a class king stone with great quality. Lastly, I wish it didn't come glued to the base.

I recently went to a knife skills class taught by Bob Kramer and of course had to go out and purchase whetstones and a 12 in ceramic hone like he had. I purchased this whetstone and a King 1000 Grit whetstone because I didn't think my knives were dull enough to require a 250 grit stone. Now that I have sharpened all of my knives, I think a 250 grit stone would be in order also. Because I am very new to sharpening my own knives it is hard to review this whetstone too critically. However, I think it is a good stone for a good price which is why I purchased it and it has met my expectations. I have used this stone after first using a 1000 grit stone exclusively on my kitchen knives which are mostly Shun and a few Henckels.

Fine stone, works as advertised. The base holds the stone securely. It puts a sharp highly polished edge on a knife. Would buy again.