I bought a pair of these to sharpen an axe. They get the job done and the different grit on each side is nice, but for me I have very large hands (XXL on most work gloves) and I found them too thin to hold comfortably without the dangling parts of the hand and fingers. closer to the blade than I would like. For the price I can't really complain, but for M/L hands that's probably not a problem. However, if you have very large hands, use this sharpener with caution.