Bora Knife Sharpening Stone 6 Inch, Aluminum Oxide, Coarse/Fine Grit

Does the job

Great sharpening stone. Its double sided with two coarse grits. I use this for my axe, garden tools and machete. It puts a quick edge on anything. But its coarse.

Like a number of other people have stated, the quality control on this stone is not always the greatest. Mine arrived intact without any serious flaws. It has pretty smooth corners, but it did have a few small elevations/lips along the edges. I used some 280 grit sandpaper on a flat surface and knocked them down, only took a minute or two.I soaked it in water for a few minutes and used a little mineral oil every now and again. I was taught that a water soaked stone will suspend the oil on top, some people say using oil with a natural or aluminum oxide stone like this should be considered a permanent decision to always use oil. Since I didn't soak it in honing oil, I think it'll be fine to just use water from now on. At these grits I didn't think oil was particularly useful, water was just fine. I learned how to sharpen edges from a Norwegian woodcarver on fine blades and chisels, using a method I have never seen in any YouTube video on sharpening using a stone (I push the blade spine side first, and use a wavy motion). After rotating through both sides of the stone, I stropped my knife on a leather belt. It is now much sharper. My point is there are many ways to sharpen your tools and if you're new, just work on becoming proficient with your method and keeping a consistent angle when you grind. Plenty of resources to help you learn if you're new to using a sharpening stone.The coarser dark side is 150 grit, and the finer light side is 240 grit. I wouldn't use this stone on my nicer kitchen knives, but it's serviceable for my beater pocket knives and would work well on other tools that are harder use like axes or pruning shears and such. The only time I would use this on a fine kitchen knife is if I somehow allowed it to get really dull. I'm going to invest in another stone with finer grits, but I imagine this one will last as long as I don't lose it. Even though it needed a little work on my end to make it ready to go, for the price I'm not bothered. It's a cheap stone which would work well for your heavy duty tools and be serviceable for other finer applications, but I'd really consider looking into finer grits if you want to really put a keen edge on your kitchen knives. This will work for more people, if you're really into putting a razor edge on your blades you're already looking at other products.

This is a really good product.

it was good! it sharpen knives quickly

This product comes in a box. Out the box it is not broken or cracked. No chips all corners are solid sharp edges.At first use the the course side has a very small section of contamination. Meaning it is not the same consistency as the rest of the stone. This is a small bit of something that is in the way of honing the knives. Might even cause to chip at the edge of the blade. I have taken picture to show this bit that is blended into the stone.I would not recommend this product as even as something as a stone should be an investment. Not the reason why you get a whole new set of knives.Besides that bit of material it works well. The bit of material that should not be in the stone was found on the coourse side of the stone. The fine grit side does the job to finish edge of what you sharpen.

I use this to sharpen my kitchen knives. it's an affordable product that does exactly what it's supposed to do. At the time of my purchase it was the cheapest stone on Amazon and had great reviews.I don't use honing oil, but just have it under a slowly running faucet so that water rinses it constantly. I take about a 20 degree angle to my blades and my wife has to be careful because they get so sharp.Something I'd love would be a way to have it stabilized with a mount or mat so that it doesn't slide around when I'm trying to use it on the counter.I'd buy again, but probably won't need to unless I somehow lose this one or drop it. It'll last a lifetime.

Very good,i will buy it again.

خشن جدا والغالبية ما حيحتاجوه ، لا تآخذه إلا اذا سكينك حدها مرة معدوم وممسوح والشفرة غير متساوية وشكل النصل زي موج البحر ، لإعادة تشكيل الحد فقط

Way better than the back of the leftover ceramic tile I am using to sharpen kitchen knives. Had to stack 2 pieces of tiles to get a comfortable enough elevation.Still, I wish the length is a few cm longer. But it does the job for me so no complaints. Slicing meat and veggies are much enjoyable now.

La verdad por el precio está súper bien, cumple su función se afilan muy bien los cuchillos y uso aceite de canola para afilar.Veo que no les agrada a muchos pero es que se necesita usar ambos lados de la piedra y se obtiene excelente resultado (vi varios tutoriales en Youtube)Lo unico malo es que si no se coloca en una base o superficie adecuada se resbala y dificulta el proceso, yo solucione poniendo debajo un trapo de cocina

Quality item knives all sharpened perfectly..

I've got a lot of sharpening stones, been learning sharpening for last 2 years, this one sucks.