KINGJapanese Knife Sharpener Whetstone Grit 6000 Ht-43/S-45

Arrived on time and is as described. However, I had to pay another £13 in VAT and customs charges which makes it expensive for what it is.

Good brand, good sharpener. There are so many stones for sale that it's a mine field. I have some cheap and very expensive stones and this one comes closest to my expensive ones.

I use to work in the culinary industry and never finished my knives with a 6000-8000 grit (polishing) stone before. Mostly 2000 grit was good enough for me and I would usually run it by the stone every 2 weeks to keep the edge sharp. By no means do I see myself as a expert at sharpening knifes but it was a necessity and I can do it. I purchased this just to see if there was a difference and man is there. With a 2000 grit stone, you can still feel the burrs/slight edges that form from the sharpening process (especially if you didn't take care of your stone and formed a lot of uneven surface). You can see the removal of the burrs/edges after running your knife through this stone just on the first pass. It makes the knife buttery smooth and glide through food. Although I don't work in the restaurant business anymore, this stone has definitely improved the quality of my knifes and how I enjoy prepping meals at home.As for the knives I sharpen, I have Shun/Miyabi knives as my main day-to-day and this works great with it. I also have a very heavy tang, German-steel knife that I mainly use for protein with bones, which works pretty well also but does take a few extra cycle to polish vs. the Japanese steel knives.

This stone is useless, my blades dont get sharrpen at all. Stay away from this product as much as possible. Not sure why other 5star rrating which i rread to purchase this.

This is a great item, it put the perfect razor sharp edge finish on my knife. I will never order stones from anyone else. I have told all my fellow chef colleagues about king stones and they are going to order from them as well now.