5 Pieces Diamond Sharpening Stone Set,Diamond Lapping Plate Coarse/Medium/Fine Grit Sharpener,400/600/800/1000/1200 Grit

These do a great job. I sharpened mother's kitchen knives and got "Why didn't you do this sooner?" They seem durable. I used a few drops of water to lube, they make a great edge if you follow the original grind angle of the blade, and are easy to wash off. Coarse plate cuts rapidly, don't overdo it. They were a great buy for the cost. Diamond surface seems flat and the diamond is bonded well to the surface. Working down through all grits I was able to get a very sharp finish on all the kitchen knives, as well as my Mora craftline.

Durable diamond sharpening plates. Good, graduated grits. Easy to use and sharpens blades better and quicker than wet stone.

I really liked the idea of these plates as I have many knives that I have "sharpened" over the years but those products never really worked that well. I saw these plates used in a YouTube video and figured I would give them a try. While they are quite thin, as another reviewer noted, they do work exceptionally well.I recently became obsessed with modifying a super cheap hatchet from Harbor Freight as they are well known as being dirt cheap and well made, albeit needing a few cosmetic and functional upgrades. My primary modification was to add a much narrower bevel to the cutting edge to make it more of a cutter and less of a splitter. This was easily achieved with some files and a rotary tool, however, re-sharpening the edge proved challenging with the equipment I had. That's where these plates came it. They allowed me to shave a consistent 30-ish degree edge to both sides of the hatchet through about 10-15 passes per side per grit plate. It was made easier by the fact I was able to use both hands to perform the work. Every other product I had used up to this point, I was only able to have one hand on the actual knife itself. After the careful edge work, I finished the edge with a leather strop and HOLY COW, the thing is now razor sharp. I could probably shave with it if I had to.These plates are great and I think I will get a lot of use out of them as they seem to manufactured quite well despite being on the thin side. The grip texture on the backside is a nice feature.

works good to restore the edge and finish to a razor sharp edge. Just personal experience. If you are new to sharpening don't get extremely caught up in the angle of the edge. Use the angle that comes naturally as in slicing a thin slice, that way it is repeatable and easily duplicated, Allowing you to quickly refresh the edge.

I was able to shave hair off my arm after only a couple minutes of sharpening

I've used these quite a bit to rescue dull damaged blades. They work really well and give me a very nice edge. Very durable, as I've sharpened 20 knives and 5 pairs of scissors. Using the various grits to deburr and hone the cutting edges is easy to do. I've recommended this set to several people as I think it's a great value to get a good product.

Grits are definitely rougher than labeling states. maybe as you use them they will be finer and dull some? They would be great for rough use tools that need an edge, or bringing back some tools with a really bad edge. But I wanted them for honing my fine finish wood carving tools and they will not suit for that at all. But i love the design. Might be decent for your lathe tools as well.

I am happy with the quality of the stones. Good price.