LanskyExtra Course Ceramic Knife Sharpening Hone (70 Grit) - S0070

Well made, easy to use and effective. Been using this system for many years.

Just what I needed

This stone is extra coarse and quickly provides a new bevel to restore a damaged or extremely dull knife edge. Having this as an option speeds up the sharpening process imensely. Just a few passes across the edge sets an even bevel to begin the process of getting a sharp blade. Subsequent grits go much faster for a productive sharpening process.

Good for establishing the angle you want on a blade. Will put a shaving edge on a blade without scratching it, if you use the follow up finer stones. Kind of slow, so I only use it for show blades.

I bought a Lansky Kit that didn't include the extra course stone. I realized then that many of the knives that I was sharpening really needed to be more aggressively honed to get started in the sharpening process. Since purchasing the extra course stone, I can re-shape a bad edge quite quickly and end up with a really nice edge after using the other stones in succession. I recommend it if you have a lot of bigger and dull knives. Gets things going in the right direction.

About a month ago, I bought the Lansky Standard sharpening system, as I wanted to try it out without spending too much. I was able to sharpen some knives somewhat, but wasn't completely happy. My knives are neglected, as I haven't been very good at sharpening them, and that's frustrating. So I thought maybe I needed the extra coarse stone to really reset the edges. Bingo. I sharpened a very dull Messermeister french knife this morning, which has been abused. The tip is broken off, and it has a couple of notches in the edge. Well, the notches are still there, of course, but as soon as I did 30 strokes on each side with the extra-coarse stone, it was sharp enough to be useful. Surprisingly sharp, in fact. So I followed up with the coarse, medium, and fine, and it's almost shaving sharp. With a little more attention, I think I could shave with it, but it's certainly satisfactory now. This extra-coarse stone made the difference.

Great stone I needed a stone for a knife that had been abused Ineeded a course stone to bring it back around.

Save yourself some grief and buy the extra course diamond grit stone. works better than this one. Not aggressiveenough if you have a real dull blade