🔪 Waterstone Sharpener for Natural Honing and Sharpening Review

I used to sharpen my knives with a 1000/6000 grit combination sharpening stone. It was pretty sharp but I decided to buy this stone to see if it could be sharpened. The result is amazing. The blade seems to become shinier and more precise. I can easily make cuts on paper that I often find difficult with a 6000 grit stone, and as a novice knife sharpener, I can also achieve a nearly mirror-smooth edge with this Japanese natural stone. What I don't like about this stone is that it's not flat and…

I am a professional chef who uses my knives for several hours each day and I sharpen my knife at least every two weeks. Poorly; This stone is not 12,000 grit. I bought a Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x high power LED pocket microscope (MM-300) to see the scratch pattern. This stone is slightly better than my 4000 grit stone in terms of scratch pattern. This stone has a few tiny inclusions that don't seem to affect the scratch pattern, but the feel of the feedback is a bit off. As others have…

I have a Dovo straight razor. Due to my own mistakes, I dulled the blade. Then I bought 6000, 8000 and 10000 grit sanders and realized the less pressure the better. I learned that the core and the edge of the blade are in the same plane. I recognized the polished bay that made the blade beautiful but also weak. If you use too much force, you can bend the blade and pull the tip away from the surface. It took a lot of effort to get the blade back, but it's something that needs to be done. Little…