RISEMART Knife Sharpening Stones Set, Professional 400 1000 3000 8000 Grit Whetstone for Sharpening Knives with Flattening Stone, Non-Slip Base, Angle Guide (8 Pcs)

Amazing thank you

I've tested 400 and 1000 stones so far, each kitchen knife was put under pressure for few minutes, that included Ikea knife, some custom ones and I must say it did a decent job despite it being my first set and me being a complete beginner at this. They didn't reach my desired sharpness but I assume I simply did not do this for long enough and patience is required, plus my technique probobably sucks. The only complain I have about this set is that the rubber base does not fit the wood base. Whilst 3000 and 8000 stones have the opposite situation, they are slightly loose. Not sure if simply production fault or all will have this issue. Then again, I didn't have much expectations considering this item is from Aliexpress, so the quality is debatable but overall it does the job in my opinion, great for a beginner who want to start sharpening their own knifes.

Absolutely fantastic set.

I was a bit dubious about this since I'd read some bad reviews of products like this. But I'm glad I took the plunge anyway and decided to give it a try. If you actually follow the instructions and take your time with the product you will have some very satisfying results. I originally was using one of those pull through knife sharpeners. At first they seem to work, but then over time they end up destroying the blade as they actually take material away from the blade. I got to the point that my knife was getting blunter and blunter and the pull through sharpener was not cutting it any more (see what I did there?) Soak these in water first, and gradually work from the coarsest grit block up until the finest one. Using the included angle guide actually helps - as you can keep the sharpening action consistent on both sides of the blade for perfect results. I still haven't quite got to grips with the optimum honing action to use with the included leather - but again it's worth taking the time to master it, as removing burrs from the blade between uses helps keep the knife cutting at it's best. The only thing missing from the kit is some plasters - as both my wife and I have since sliced our fingers open using the knife, forgetting how sharp it is - as we'd got so used to cutting with a dull blade. - On the plus side, I was able to do the 'tomato test' and now my test tomato is sliced into 100 slivers. Far too thin for a sandwich - but it was a great challenge none the less!! Now I need to go through my knife drawer and sharpen some of my others!!

I have no idea what the strop is for. I also cannot use the edge angle because my knives are too small. I have a small knife for fishing but the angle thingy is obviously meant for big chef knives.

Good quality

Have used the kit to sharpen aroiund 10 knives of all sorts from paring knives through Santoku to carving knives and can happily report that the stones work. The coarse stones have been used to restore a well chipped blade to near perfection. Its important to take your time and be patient, the leather strop works well to remove any fine burrs once the edges are keen. However there are a couple of things to be aware of: 1. The angle guide does not give you a consistent angle when switching between knives, the angle is dependant upon the width of your blade, the narrower the blade the steeper the angle (and the less sharp it feels) learn and practice with sharpening a wide bladed knife using the angle guide, then practice without the angle guide on a smaller narrower knife, manually maintaining the same angle. With some practice this will work! 2. The whetstones themselves are relatively soft, and after honing 10 or so knives they are showing considerable signs of wear. You can use the flattening stone to remove any low spots, this does however take some time and also wears the whetstones down even further. On the whole this is a reasonable set to hone your knife sharpening skills (pun intended!) but I think for the long term I'll be buying some higher quality stones.

Very good stones neatly cased give a good soak and off you good I am very happy as my old stones after 59 years were getting to thin