SE 6" Dual Grit Sharpening Stone (Grit 120 and 240) - SS6

This stone worked just great on my sons super dull knives... I made a good choice here. I also read where some folks are using water for the lubricant and presoaking the stone, so I researched it a good bit and concluded that mineral oil was just fine, so I used mineral oil and it worked out fantastically.. This is a great stone at a decent price for those very dull tools.

Working great as advertised.

This is an excellent sharpening stone. I needed it to polish a katana sword and it worked beautifully. I also use it to sharpen kitchen cleavers and santoku knives. Not a very hard grit stone but rather soft and fine which does good job for honing. The two grit sides show wavering in the middle making the different grits mix. As this is in the middle shoudln't matter but the first time I have seen this. I have another stone that is combination but is much harder, rougher,that has perfectly aligned middle so that is what I am accostumed to. All in all great purchase and very pleased.Update: I bought a second one and it is a different grit. The first one was 400/600 this one is 120/240. That is TOO coarse for knife sharpening. Sharping stones that are $15-$20 are overpriced. Maybe $8 for a good kitchen stone but no more. Amazon sellers seem to be gouging customers by overcharging or including gimmicks like holders. I clicked the buy again when my old one wore out. It was dirty from sword sharpening and I needed something cleaner for my kitchen knives. I feel as though I have been switch and baited. It is not the same product I bought before.This stone will remove too much metal and leave a scratchy surface. Honestly when companies and online marketplaces get a reputation for shady practices it is usually a sign of bad management. I don't think Amazon will last longer if products continually upcharge.Further I do not think it is honest to hock expensive sharpening "systems" and oils when a cheap 600 grit stone works fine. Ridiculously high grit stones seem to be aimed at naive rich people. It is not the standard reliable quality that I am used to seeing in supermarkets.

When you feel this stone with your finger you cannot tell the difference from the two sides. When you run a piece of metal over it you can tell the difference. The dark side is the rough side and the light side is the fine side. This stone is large and heavy, which makes sharpening things easier. A lot of people complain about this stone arriving broken. I can understand how this would happen. This stone is heavy and fragile. Fortunately mine arrived perfect.

For the money I would recommend this product if you enjoy sharpening your knives on a stone. It's the only way I will sharpen any blade I have anymore. It is time consuming, but will get your knives the sharpest they have ever been.My only complaint with this would have to be the fact that it was a pretty lazy manufacturing process. When the mold was formed and subsequently taken out of the mold. It had about 1/32 to 1/16th of a lip of the stone on the long sides of the stone. It didn't make for sharpening very well. In fact it dulled my blades until the edges were knocked down. I fixed it by knocking the burrs down with some heavier grit sandpaper then going back and sharpening the knives. It took me about 2 hours to get it just right. But for the price, you can't beat it. Based on that I gave it a 3 star rating instead of anything lower.

This review is for the quality of the product which is awesome and very nice with the two different sides, make sure you get the special oil though that these type of rocks require. Shipping sucked (but Amazon reimbursed me for damages), and was packaged at the Amazon warehouse with a couple phone cases, was delivered with the rock corner broken off completely and all other items in shipment were destroyed. If you buy this make sure you ask for it to be shipped separately because apparently someone didnt have enough common sense to realize you do not ship an 8 pound rock with fragile items. Like I said... this review is for the rock which is great and I highly recommend it. As far as the shipping complaint I had... just a heads up.

Stones crumbles easily and leaves persistent sticky residue on blade. Only noticed after started using that package contains a lead warning. This warning was not listed on page at the time of this review.

Excellent stone for the job....SHARPENING!!Great price. Not all the frills, and who ha...I can shave again with my favorite knife.I broke my 8" stone in half so i have 1 in my backpack, and 1 in my gear bag.Cant beat the price, perfect stone!