Review on 💎 Diamond Whetstone with Dual Grit - SHARPAL by Ryan Olsen

To be honest I was skeptical until he got his hands on it and has literally sharpened every knife I own. Any knife fanatic knows that finding a quality diamond sharpening stone is an ordeal. Nine times out of ten you're lucky if you can get a pair of pocket knives and a fixed blade before the only good thing the damn thing is good for is a paperweight. It's not just cheap junk that's often disappointing. From the complaints I've seen, and there are MANY, even some well-known diamond sharpening stone manufacturers are disappointing from time to time. get a better sense of how hard it is and how strong it is. There was one concern in particular that I've only had with Sharpal in general: you'd have better luck stealing the Hope Diamond than finding any information about Sharpal. Serious. rzunimag. this is no exaggeration. There are several videos on YouTube about this particular product (they make several products but this was the only product I researched) but MAYBE 5 in total, three from Sharpal and one video from each. very small canals. As far as I can tell, this particular product has been on the market for a long time. So, that's a little strange. Don't get me wrong. I don't blame myself. I LOVE the product! But if anyone from Sharpal sees this, I would suggest contacting a few mid-range YouTubers and sending out a few of them to forward this to the next YouTube reviewer. The small channels aren't seen by anyone, the super big channels take weeks to see and frankly I don't believe in the impartiality of the super big channels. Just a small constructive criticism, the product is amazing. So after he arrived I got all my knives (don't worry I only have 10), put them on my desk and got to work. Three of my knives are C35BH, not that Chris Reeves is hardened to soft shit. I'm sorry brother. But the point of the S35VN is that it's rugged and can take a beating. If you heat it up to almost 440C, why spend extra money on it? Excuse me. rzunimag. Anyway, three S35VNs, super powerful, and I went from not shaving my arm hair or cutting paper to shaving my facial hair with no pain or blood. rzunimag. Of course, being a diamond sharpener, I pierced all three in less time than I spent on one knife to make it at least half as sharp as these three put together. Then two Cold Steel Bushman Bowys. A cheap knife, but I assure you, strong as a nail. No problem! Five minutes, BAM, shave facial hair, DONE! Then two Mora Companions: one made of stainless steel, one made of carbon. It was done quickly during a commercial break for The Walking Dead. Of all my blades, they were in the best shape, but still. maybe 5 minutes total. Right to! Next is my Esee 5. It was badly beaten up so it was in a rough state. But since it's carbon steel, it only took about 5 minutes. Mind you, I'm not good with sharpness. And I mean I suck! LAUGH OUT LOUD. All thumbs. If I don't check my angles every few hits, I'm screwed. So Sharpal not only quickly knocked them all out, but also quickly knocked them out while that idiot was in control! Finally a Swiss Army knife and a Gerber folding knife from the early 90's. Both were used daily. I don't often sharpen small blades so this was confusing for me. But when I got back on track I was able to knock them out in 4.5 minutes max despite the mistakes I made in the beginning. has sharpening skills, I think you can AT LEAST cut my time in half. Before writing this, I took my everyday SOG column (one of the S35VN blades) to its thin side, went through it with a few puffs and brought it back to dramatic hair loss after about three days of infrequent to moderate use. What about Sharpal? Slim and mean! It hardly looks like it's been touched at all. If you are unfamiliar with diamond stones, remember that after sharpening the first pair of knives, it won't be as rough when it's first unpacked. You have to run metal over it a few times and chip the tips off of these microscopic diamonds. I don't like using a new diamond whetstone (well, really rough sides meant to quickly remove steel) on my favorite knives. I use a fly knife, maybe a machete. But that's just me. I'm not very good at sharpening so I rely a lot on "feel/feedback" and until it breaks in I'm having trouble. Places where the diamonds have worn off and he still spins and spins. I was able to find out that Sharpal does indeed use single crystal diamonds and the diamonds are attached to a metal plate by electroplating. That's great. Both are highly desirable, and there simply isn't a better way to ensure quality and durability, at least not yet. There is a handy little corner guide. For someone like me, that's definitely a bonus. And he's small. So I take it with me when I'm not at home, I just put it in my bag. If I have to, I pull it out along with my pocket stone, catch my corner, and I'm ready to go. That's actually very smart. After using the manual a few times I get better, I get this "muscle memory" that I rely on the manual less and less. Pretty cool idea! It has its own plastic body. Pretty tough. The grippy rubber portion is on the bottom of the case, and the top portion is slightly recessed so you can set the stone and prevent it from moving. I am already planning to get another and a few other products from them. I have to say I'm really impressed. I'm a big skeptic by nature. Well, I'm the kind of guy who goes out of my way to look for mistakes, and to be honest, I just couldn't. LAUGH OUT LOUD. If that damn thing doesn't explode and spontaneously ignite tonight, I'd definitely recommend it. Good product Sharpal! 🤙