Rob Cosman does an excellent review of this stone on Youtube. Loosely following his method, I use the 300 grit side to flatten my 6000 grit Shapton and the 1000 grit side to do most of the work preparing chisels (although with a particularly hollowed chisel, starting with the 300 grit can speed things up considerably). It is easy to use. It is not too expensive. It is solid and sturdy, and sits well on the non-slip mat, so does not seem to need a stand or holder. I use it with the Trend sharpening fluid (I would get the big bottle if you have a lot of chisels to sharpen) and, to make things easier, a Veritas honing guide. I have not been doing this for long but now have a box full of chisels that really will cut through paper without tearing it. (I am sure it would work equally well with plane blades but this is not something I have tried). Using this sharpening stone has made me a big fan of Trend.Read full review
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I have not had real time to evaluate the sharpening stone but what I have had it seems very good I am looking forward to using it a lot more. regards j.i.
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A strong heavy duty and very effective way to sharpen knives.
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This is the second one I've had, it seemed obvious to buy another when the first one needed replacing
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Great trend product that does what it says on the tin, happy man
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