Review on 💎 DMT W8F Diamond Machine Technology by David Ruwala

The stone I bought, which is marked simply "one size fits all" is an 8" sharpening stone, fine grit (600 grit), color red because fine-grain DMT sharpening stones of red colour. The extra fine are green (1200 grit), the coarse are blue (325 grit) and the extra fine (220 grit) are black. Revain does not sell the last two. For kitchen knives you really only need this stone, a fine (red) stone, as long as you don't let your knives become too dull. You can buy a set of 6" DMT sharpening stones in three different grits for almost the same price as this single 8" sharpening stone, but I bit the bullet and bought the 8" sharpening stone because I like the extra size better and that it's fine-grained stone. I tend to dull my knives to the point where they can't easily cut through a tomato, then a few minutes with a whetstone and the blade again shaves the hair off my hand and slices the tomato easily. The technique I use is to keep the stone wet (a puddle of water on the stone, it should stay wet while sharpening) and move the blade across the stone as if cutting the stone while holding the blade hold. preferably at an angle of 20 degrees. The pressure when sharpening isn't strong, but you should feel some resistance as the blade moves across the stone. The same grind on each side of the blade (except for some Japanese knives). When you are finished with your sharpening stone, rinse and dry it. I've tried many sharpening systems and this 8" thin stone is my favorite.