Diamond Sharpening Stone, 5 Pcs Knife Sharpening Stone with Extra Fine/Coarse Plate and Non-slip Base, 400/600/800/1000/1200 Grit

This does an excellent job of keeping our kitchen knives, safely sharp. No slipping. The knife cuts where you put it on a vegetable, after sharpening.I like that it has a quick, carbide draw sharpener for garden and rougher knives, or for repairing a damaged knife. The 1000 grip panel is the extra touch for good kitchen work and hunting knives. My pocket knife, which is a tool and used as such, is quickly brought back with just a few strokes on the 400 grit and 600 grit. A few swipes on the 1000 grit panel if it is the end of the day.This sharpener is NOT meant for sharpening scissors or shears, but if you understand what you are doing, it works great for that chore. If you haven’t been educated to know how different scissors need to be sharpened, don’t do it, you will ruin you scissors. This knife sharpener will not ruin them, you will.I pulled my neighbor’s hedge shears out of his garbage, spent 5 minutes with it, then set it by his garage door. Now, he loves it.This is not a, “no-brainer,” sharper. But, a no-brainer sharpener will not get a knife half as sharp as this will if you take 15 minutes to learn how to properly sharpen a knife. It is very reasonably priced, and safe to use. I will buy again

Surprisingly nice Stone set. They are thin so they do Flex. But they cut very fast and very well. Well worth the money. I haven't used them for very long so I don't know how long they'll last. But, I use my cheap one I have from harbor freight for several years and it did the job, but these cut way way faster than the harbor freight one ever did.

Works well in a hobby setting. Not sure how well it would keep in a professional shop.

Arrived quickly, well packaged, just as seller described.I use these to sharpen my cnc router bits.I also sharpen my knifes and hand tools.I would suggest using a lubricate with them but they work great with water.They are a good quality and stifness

I am only giving these 5 stars because I cannot give them 6 stars. Hey, I'm joking about what people sometimes write about 1 star. Seriously, I don't think I'd give them 5 stars if they were in a contest beside other sharpeners, but for the PRICE, they are five star. The coarseness MAY not be perfectly graded, and they MAY not be perfectly flat (although neither issue jumped out at me) I am very happy. I am going to purchase again for gifts.I guess, don't get these if you literally want beyond scalpel sharpness or if you want to sharpen a maul/ax or something, but for the average person who wants to sharpen knives, these are beyond adequate. And I basically use them as needed and put them away when done. I don't mount them to the table or such.If I had a complaint, I think all the textures/gradients are overkill. I would rather have two thicker stones -- coarse and fine-- than all the steps and grades of stones provided. I have never known anyone to start on coarse and work their way up thru the steps from coarse to fine. Yeah, either make 2 of them thicker, or sell two of them at a cheaper price----- But I'm just splitting hairs here. (Rimshot)

I bought these because I simply was not in the mood to spend $40 and up on the whetstone products I’ve been using for years. Frankly, I was curious and enjoy trying new stuff. Although I’m not disappointed exactly, I’m not doing a victory dance around the kitchen either.The stones do just fine and sharpen knives quickly with little fuss. Unlike other reviews, I do find differences in the grit markings, just perhaps not exactly in the order the manufactures seems to think.They are best for smaller knives, i.e. paring knives and utility knives. For larger chef knives, they are awkward. Flat-out wonky. The anti-skid pads are meh, especially for an 8” knife and my longer slicing knife.Yes, they may need some getting used to *and* they did sharpen my knives well. I do feel that for the price I received a decent product. Not an excellent product.In the future I will either purchase a more expensive diamond set or go back to a more “traditional” stone.I strongly recommend that you keep them dry or they will spot.Finally, neither a two star nor a four star rating from me would feel honest or fair. For now, they’re good enough. Time will tell. I spend a fair share of my work-life in a restaurant kitchen and sharp knives are a high-priority daily imperative. So three stars it is.

A screaming deal at this price. I have various stones, steels, diamond sharpeners to keep my kitchen knives sharp. Some are pretty expensive but none compare to these. The 1200 grit "stone" is still pretty coarse for a really fine edge but getting a knife from dull to pretty sharp is quick. The "non slip base" is not very non slip but I mounted them to pieces of 3/4" wood with double sided tape to raise them up and provide a better non slip surface to work with. They need to be kept dry or as the instructions say they will rust and pretty much ruin the system.

These are a full set of diamond sharpening plates. They are inexpensive so I was a bit skeptical since I wanted to sharpen the little "disposable" carbide inserts that I use in my lathe tools. Carbide can knock loose the diamond grit on some sharpening plates. I used honing oil and gently slid the flat side of the inserts around on one of the more coarse grits and then worked my way up a couple levels to finer grits. Use just a little pressure and make sure you have a film of oil. It only takes a minute on each plate and you have a razor sharp insert ready to go. The plates do eventually wear, so try to use the whole surface evenly.