Fallkniven Double Sided Ceramic Sharpener

Very nice stone and works well, fine grit is good for a sharp polished apex.

This is a high quality stone that can be used for honing and maybe sharpening. I have yet to fully get the hang of it so I am thinking this would be best suited for someone who is already familiar and comfortable with freehand sharpening, which I am still learning about. I've passed a few folding knifes across the surfaces and they work well to bring edges back to being sharp. I gave it 5-stars overall for the quality of the surfaces and the leather case. It's not a large stone so I would limit its use to just honing where the passes can be light.

If you’re looking for a small stone to bring into the wood that weighs practically nothing, and takes up almost no space, then look no further. The white ceramic side is perfect to bring that edge back to a razor sharp finish. The grey side is good for when you have to get the nicks out of the blade or rework the angle. It will work on a hatchet or small (Pathfinder) packable drawknife as well. This is a solid option for those who are into Bushcraft and want to keep their tools sharp.

I've had a troubled history with sharpening, but ceramic stones had always worked well. Having recently purchased a lovely pair of overalls and becoming enamored with filling the pockets with tools, I wanted a way to be able to sharpen my blades anywhere. I had great success with coffee cups and achieved some of the best edges of my life, so I decided to leave the pantry alone and switch to a pocketable ceramic rod. While the rod worked great for knives with smaller bevels, it was apparent when sharpening larger beveled fixed blades that the inconsistency would be a problem. This stone, just as pocketable as a rod, does wonders to the edge of any blade if you know what you're doing. Aside from full on reprofiling, the ceramic side can be used exclusively and should last for years. My hairless left shin is a testament to the stone's ability to get a great edge quickly. If it's not working for you, you likely just need a bit more practice! Sharpening is a science, and once you fully understand what's going on along your edge, you can sharpen anything.

It's absolutely capable to create a razor sharp edge. The medium side removes material rather aggressively. Fast enough to bring a rather dull edge to an apex within minutes. The fine side brings the edge to a mirror polish. the one I got has some ripple or pattern that resembles wood grain on the white side. It might not be necessary (or desirable), but I sanded mine flat.The bottom line is, it's a field sharpener. It produces a very nice razor sharp pragmatic edge, but it's very hard to produce a good looking edge. Practice will make it better. I advice using lighter pressure. Just don't expect it to replace a good set of water stone.Edit:After using it for a couple of days, I've came to a conclusion that... this stone actually is amazing... the white side, as I said earlier, is grooved, and I polished that out. I also made the center of the white stone ever so slightly higher than the sides by grinding it on a diamond stone and apply pressure off center. That's because the edge of the stone is sharp and rough. that creates an ugly scratch pattern on the edge when the edge is in contact with the edge of the stone. After that, the stone became amazing. It produces an absolutely beautiful mirror polish that out shines my 8000 grit kitayama water stone. I hope there's a full size version of this and I'll definitely use that as a final polishing stone.

I recently started wood carving and needed a better way to sharpen complex gouges and chisels than large diamond plates, so I looked for an inexpensive pocket ceramic stone. This one fit the bill perfectly and the course/fine grits are perfect for getting my tools back into shape after carving or getting new tools in shape to start. I am very happy with this purchase and highly recommend it!

Great stone. Small but easy to use. It does a great job of putting a finish edge on a blade.

Too small to be practical. Don’t waste your money.