Double-Sided Diamond Whetstone / Water Stone 2000-5000 Grit.

Excellent quality stone. You can produce a mirror finish with the 2000/5000 stone and not even have to strop. Fast shipping too

Excelent

First off, this is not a Japanese product. I feel kind of cheated that I bought it thinking that it was, but the box clearly says Made in China. I am taking one star away because of that misleading marketing trick. Having said that, it does work. I can't tell much of a difference between the coarseness of the two sides, but I was able to sharpen a bunch of knives of different makes and sizes, as well as a pair of kitchen scizzors pretty well. I should mention that I don't own fancy knives - they're all from a set I bought at Target for $50 many years ago, but I was able to sharpen all of them much better than I can get with any other type of sharpener that I've tried (I have tried a few countertop knife sharpeners, but this was my first whetstone). But again, if you own fancy expensive knives, maybe buy a whetstone that's equally expensive so you can feel more confident that it won't scratch up your blade or something. But for me and my cheap knives, this did the trick and I quite like it. One other thing I do like about this whetstone is that it came with nothing that I don't need. The two rubber bases are good to have in case one rips or gets damaged. But otherwise, you don't need that knife holder clip thing that comes with other kits - most chefs and a lot of users say those things don't really work well anyway and you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly without one. Just watch a video on YouTube and you'll get it within few minutes. You also don't need a bamboo storage box. This thing is literally a brick - you let it dry out and then you can just put it in the back of the cupboard until the next time you need to sharpen things. Less junk! Okay, now if the price still $13 (which is how much it costs as of this writing), just buy it already! :)

Used it same day I got it knifes are razor sharp now for real can shave hair with them now

Very fast shipping! What great help in polishing my blades. Arigatou gozaimashita.

It feels good after sharpening. B

Nice stone. The 2000 side seems to be same as my king 1000 stone. The 5000 side seems softer than i would expect.

a little small but works overall