Professional Knife Sharpeners kit – 400/1000 3000/8000 Grit Whetstone Knife Sharpener Set with Non-Slip Rubber Base, Angle Guide, Flattening, Leather Strop and Cut Resistant Gloves

what an amazing kit. it's just what I needed. no need to buy those rubbish sharpeners from the supermarket any more. This kit has everything you need , it's good quality and does a good job

It's a simple elegant thing and I'm convinced it sharpens my knives better than the pull-across cheapos that sharpen both sides at once. I enjoy using my new Whetstone and my knives are all sharper now.

Very slight use but happy with purchase.

Using the better pull through sharpeners or a steel keeps knives in a decent condition but every so often they do need to go back to a basic sharpening to restore that surgical edge. My father used to use an oil stone for plane blades and chisels, and I still have it, although it is a bit messy for knives. Oilstones are much harder and slower working but do give a fine, polished edge. This kit uses the much cleaner whetstones using water as the lubricant. It comes with a guide for chisels and the like, which I don’t need as I practice woodturning so have jigs and a grindstone which does the job, although grindstones are not as convenient to use for knives. The kit includes a guide to set the angle right for knives and two whetstones with a different grit rating on each face to give 400 (coarse), 1,000, 3,000 and 8,000 (very fine) grit compound stones. This gives you the range of sharpening and polishing stones to cover a wide range of blade types from scissors and shears to fine boning knives. With whetstones softer than oilstones they do wear out of true faster so a harder flattening stone is included to restore a perfectly level surface. The stones are placed in a bamboo frame with a non-slip base to give a fair degree of stability in use. Also included is a leather strop, another thing my father had and used back in the days when razor blades were resharpened. The strop comes with polishing compound. Polishing is not absolutely necessary but does give a professional looking finish to the job. The kit also includes a pair of cut resistant gloves which might be a safety feature but make holding knives for sharpening a bit cumbersome, so it is easier to work without them. I have not had the kit long enough to talk about durability, but it seems well made and does a fine job of sharpening and polishing. I went through our entire kitchen knife collection, some reasonably sharp, some less so, and brought each knife back to frightening sharpness, able to cut through a sheet of A4 and thinly slice tomatoes without effort. It does take longer than sharpening with a steel or pull though knife sharpener, quite a few minutes to get a fine edge, but it is far superior to other methods of sharpening and only needs doing every so often, depending upon usage, using a steel before each use in between sharpening sessions to keep the edge in decent condition. That being said, it is quite therapeutic, a slow-paced process with a satisfying result. My knives were not in a terrible condition, just not as sharp as they were when they were bought, the sort of bluntness that comes over time shown by, for example, force needed to penetrate tomato skins for slicing, or cuts needing more force to be clean. This kit has brought them back to light touch razor sharpness. There are other, similar kits around, which probably will manage the same results, but this was the one I bought based on price and contents and I am happy with product and the results.

After first use my kitchen knives are like new, super sharp! I was previously using a chefs sharpening stick which was ok but I just did t get that sharp edge like the knives had when I first bought them. It’s easy to use with the angle guide as well

It does exactly what it says it does and gives you absolutely everything you need from it for such a low price compared to other bundles. All it takes is a little read through or the guide leaflet that comes with it or if you learn through watching someone use it there are many videos on these tools and you can sharpen any knife in your kitchen. I used it to sharpen all my kitchen knives and my wood carving knife and the stones are still in great shape with some black marks but that’s unavoidable if your sharpening to its potential. Although I’ve only used the stones and not the belt or polishing stone I can say that if I should ever need them I have them along side the rest of the kit. For anyone who wants or needs this I highly reconnect this sharpening bundle in particular it has served me well.

What a great bit of kit works very nicely

Though you get a lot for your money it is three stars! Both stones had issues of being cupped and burs at the end. This probably why they provide a honing ston to help flatten them out. Do sort the stones before you work on your knives. The guide isn't all that useful as it'll not sit on the stone with most techniques. Overall, once sorted the stones do as expected and the 4 grit levels are fine for all uses.

Se pensate che sia semplice affilare un coltello con queste pietre, scordatevelo, ci vuole pazienza, precisione e, tanta dedizione. Per arrivare ad avere una affilatura in un certo livello, è necessario usare tutte e quattro le pietre. Non potete passare dalla 400 all’8000 per fare prima. Quando avete un’esperienza, riuscite ad affilare le lame con capacità di tagliare tranquillamente i peli sul braccio

Queste pietre sono molto utili per tanti tipi di attrezzi diversi. Facili da usare si affila di tutto dal coltello da cucina alle falci per l'erba. Arrivate in fretta e ben impacchettate hanno un buon rapporto qualità prezzo e le consiglio vivamente!

Bel outil. Il faut apprendre à l'utiliser. Le. Support permettant l'i'cinaison à 20 degrés facilite l'usage. Il faut travailler le tour de main

J'utilise ce kit depuis juin 2023, ce qui me permet de donner un véritable avis à long terme. Pour un amateur qui entretient ses couteaux à la maison, c'est un ensemble très satisfaisant. Mes couteaux ne sont pas des modèles haut de gamme, mais ce kit me permet de conserver un excellent tranchant. Les points forts: - La pierre 400/1000 est la plus utile du kit. Le grain 400 sert lorsque la lame est vraiment émoussée ou abîmée. Pour l'entretien courant, le grain 1000 est généralement suffisant. -La pierre 3000/8000 permet d'affiner davantage le fil et d'obtenir un tranchant plus propre après le passage sur le grain 1000. - La pierre d'aplanissement (grise) est indispensable. Avec le temps, les pierres se creusent et deviennent légèrement concaves. Cette pierre permet de les remettre à plat et de préserver leur efficacité. - Le support en bois (système de fixation) est très pratique, car ils maintiennent la pierre de manière stable pendant l'affûtage. - La cire d'affilage est correcte pour débuter si l'on ne possède pas déjà un meilleur produit. Les accessoires que je trouve inutiles - Le gant de protection : lors de l'affûtage, il faut régulièrement vérifier la formation du morfil sur la lame. Le gant n'est donc pas très pratique. La sécurité repose surtout sur l'attention et la concentration. - Le guide d'angle pour couteaux : je déconseille son utilisation sur de bons couteaux. Il a rayé certaines de mes lames et se révèle souvent peu utile lorsque la forme ou la largeur du couteau ne permet pas de maintenir correctement l'angle. - Le guide pour ciseaux à bois : je ne l'utilise pas et n'en ai pas l'utilité. - Le cuir fourni : il fonctionne, mais un cuir séparé collé sur une planche donne selon moi de meilleurs résultats. Conseils d'utilisation Les pierres doivent être plongées dans l'eau environ 30 minutes avant utilisation. Pendant l'affûtage, il est important de les maintenir humides afin de favoriser la formation de la boue abrasive, essentielle au bon fonctionnement des pierres. Conclusion Si je devais résumer, les éléments vraiment utiles du kit sont les pierres, la pierre d'aplanissement, le support et éventuellement la cire.

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