King Japanese Delux Knife Sharpening Stone Grit 1200

I've had cheaper whetstones before which were ok I guess but didn't realise till I got this king delux 1200 grit stone along with the 800 grit what these sorts of stones were capable of. I also got a 6000 grit to finish off. The 800 arrived first so started with that on a Japanese style blade with a factory bevil of 10 degrees either side for an inclusive 20 degrees. Never sharpened that low an angle before so looked around and found a set of angle guides which had a 10 in the set. Once I got used to what the angle should feel like I didn't need it any more so went free hand on the 800 stone and oh wow I thought the knife was sharp out of the factory but it put a scalpel like edge on it and then when I put it on the 1200 stone to really dial in the edge and finally polish the edge on the 6000 I didn't know a knife could get so sharp. Sure these stones take a while to get used to and can be time consuming to use properly but it's a cathartic experience and if you appreciate a sharp kitchen knife and like the idea of doing something in a traditional way it's worth looking into a set of these stones. Sure there are more expensive stones out there but at this price point they are a good option for learning on before investing in more expansive stones.

Used it today as part of the process of thinning and sharpening a vintage Sabatier cleaver. It's preformance was faultless, cut's quickly with excellent feel and feedback. I am a expert sharpener and worked professionally as a togoshi (Japanese sword polisher) so have a good selection of quality stone's. I am happy to add this to the pile, and therfore happy to highly recommend it.

It is indeed a Japanese King 1200 Grit Stone, but just thought I'd write a review to point out that it arrived very well packaged and no damage to box or product. Seemed worth noting considering the heft of it.

Good quality

Good quality stone, for sharpening kitchen knives. Grit 1200 is medium size grit which is most useful for knife sharpening. It comes with storage cardboard box. Dimensions of the stone are sufficient to sharpen even a big knife with ease.

Fast delivery and great quality

An excellent sharpening stone for fine sharpening knives axes and gouges ..

Brilliant stone... Does the job