Overall this is a great sharpening stone to start with and arrived on time. My problem is that the included leveling stone to keep the sharpening stone level is broken. And there is no direction. I got this as a gift for my boyfriend and all the kitchen knives he has but he has never used it and I'm a little disappointed that NOTHING came with the whetstone. Not even like "Here are the basics" or anything like that. I don't mind using YouTube and the like, but as a gift to him and the fact that he sharpens your knives and doesn't include an instruction manual? Just a little disappointed.