Shapton K0702 Blade, #1000, Medium, Orange

This whetstone feels very well made. It's a medium coarse stone and was recommended to me as an excellent mid-grade quality stone; an upgrade over the very popular budget King 1000/6000 stone. If you only want to buy one affordable splash and go whetstone, the Ha no Kuromaku (Shapton) 1000 is a great buy. 1000 grit is a good all purpose grit level for general sharpening, 100-200 is good for major repairs, 200-500 is good for small repairs, and 5000+ is good for polishing very hard steel knives or razors. This is a fairly dense stone and does not seem to shed much. The stone is very easy to use, no soaking required. Just splash with water and start working. Very convenient to not have to soak and wait. The case is a nice touch. The case can also act as a holder while your sharpen and has rubber feet to prevent movement. I would still put this on a towel or anti-slip mat because there will still be water involved. Tip: If you only sharpen on the blank side you can keep the wording intact and always read what stone this is, but Shapton does color code there stones and orange is the color for medium 1000 grit stone. I would also get a lapping or flattening stone for future use. All whetstones will eventually wear unevenly and dish (become sunk in the middle) after many uses, when this happens it's very hard to sharpen properly. Luckily this stone is very hard and will not dish easily. The Atoma 400 diamond plate is a good flattening plate for 500+ grit stones and can also serve as a coarse sharpening plate for knife repair.

I spent quite a bit a few $$$ on much more expensive stones (e.g. Kingston) and had only mediocre to bad sharpening results, in spite of years of practice:(- . I simply could not get certain older (but then high end) German kitchen knives sharp again and was ready to throw them out. Then came the point when my newer Japanese V10 steel knives needed sharpening. An AI research (I believe Google Gemini) recommended that stone, and I decided to give it a last try. The results were excellent, the stone easily “attacks” German steel as well as higher quality kitchen knife steels like V10. It does not need soaking and is always ready to use with a splash of water. And I finally feel that I mastered the art of knife sharpening and can use my old knives again !

As expected from its reputation, this Shapton #1000 stone is a pleasure to use. There is a bit of a learning curve at first, but once you get the feel for it, the results are outstanding. A reliable and satisfying sharpening stone that you won’t regret owning.

Amazing sharpening stone. I use this to sharpen my dental instruments and it gets them incredibly sharp! The dark marks that show up on the stone after you sharpen something wipe right off with water so the stone will always look brand new. Highly recommend.

Good stone, i love it

Stone is very uniform and sharpens well. Size is perfect for larger knives. The case doubles as a stand to place the stone in during use so it doesn’t slip. Great stone

This is my favorite 1000-grit stone so far. Waterstones work quickly because they constantly expose a fresh layer of abrasive, by allowing the top layer to be rubbed off. This tends to make them fairly soft, and they don't stay flat. Most waterstones need to be soaked in water for a while before they work properly. Traditional American oilstones and Arkansas stones don't need to be soaked, and they don't expose a fresh layer of abrasive -- the abrasive stays on the surface and eventually becomes duller and is easily clogged, and the stone works slowly, but it remains flat. These Shapton stones are the best of both worlds. They never seem to get dull, so the top surface must be coming off and exposing a fresh new layer. But, they stay flat. I'm not how that works, but it really does. The Shapton stones are ready to use right away -- all you need to do is splash a little bit of water on top of them. There is no soaking, and no waiting (in fact, soaking is bad for these stones). They come in a great plastic case that is ventilated so the stones will not get moldy, and has a little border on top to hold the stone while you are sharpening. These stones are the Japanese-market version, called "Ha no Kuromaku." The same stones are sold as the Shapton Professional line by most US retailers, with a higher price. As far as I can tell, both versions are the same. They are good value for money, and I expect that one of these stones will last an average chef or woodworker several years of frequent use. You can get a much larger King waterstone for the same amount of money, but it will wear down faster, so I think the Shaptons are similar in terms of the amount of use you can get per dollar.

I'm just a home kitchen cook but own a lot of knives and enjoy sharpening my own . This is a Shapton Professional Ceramic Stone 1K which can be used to sharpen kitchen knives and by its self will produce a pretty decent edge . It will work on both Carbon and Stainless knives. Shapton also makes a glass backed stone 1K which is a little softer than this and may cut a little but not much faster (more expensive though plus you will need a base etc) . The ceramic is three times as thick in the Pro stone when compared to the glass backed stone . But don't drop the Pro model on a hard surface since it will break easier than the glass backed one . I know that since I own both stones . If you want a polished edge you can go to a K5 stone and if you want a K8 stone after that for a mirror edge . But you don't have too . The difference is, if you have good steel, going from an edge that will shave hair off fairly well to an edge that I say would let you shave the skin off, one layer at a time, if you wanted. Haaa This stone comes with a plastic storage box and the top serves as a base for the stone while sharpening, the bottom of it is vented so the stone can dry in storage. . You don't soak these in water, just splash some on it and go to work, adding more with your fingers as needed . When done to clean the slurry off, NEVER use bleach, kitchen detergent etc., you can use Bar Keepers Friend Powder and rinse well to remove the dark slurry . Dry then put back in the plastic storage box. The reason I explained that is, if you order direct from a Japanese Dealer while cheaper, the instruction will be in Japanese . I did that and didn't pay extra for shipping so took about 14 days shipped by boat, which was fine since I wasn't in a rush . .

Every knive, dull or sharp amounts to improvement while using the stone (keeping in mind The Angle of the blade). 1000 grit measurement is the perfect medium. Have gotten knives come back to live meanwhile inferior effeminately seem ready for re-cycle. KEEP SHARP

Avevo letto online che tagliasse davvero velocemente , ma ho l'impressione che tagli addirittura piú della mia 1000 al diamante ( che ho usato nel lato 400 per spianare la pietra ed era già quasi perfetta di fabbrica) Promossa a pieni voti , però taglia talmente tanto che forse una 2000 sarebbe piú adatta per un uso come " manutenzione " , questa a parte acciai HSS al vanadio ecc... mangia davvero tutto. Taglia piú della mia King 300 . Lascia il filo equivalente ad una 700 , con una passata per sbavare diventa un filo strepitoso.

This are great stones, easy to use (just need to wet them, don't need to soak it first). Give my knives a great edge. The 1000 and 5000 stones are my go to stones for sharpening kitchen knives, with the 1000 giving it a edge and the 5000 to sharpen it. The 12000 stone is mostly for fun since removing too much teeth will also reduce its cutting edge. Grit and teeth. The lower the grit, the easier it is for the knife to cut rope, boxes, or anything that is rough to cut. The higher the grit, the more teeth it is going to remove, so the knife can cut paper easily, but nothing else. So most of the time 5000 grit is great for many kitchen knives - grit to teeth ratio. With 12000, it is going to the knife a mirror edge, which for most purposes, it is for fun instead of any practical purposes.

love it

Delivery arrived earlier than expected. Awesome product.