DMT W250EFNB 10-Inch DuoSharp Bench Stone Extra-Fine / Fine No Base
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of DMT W250EFNB 10-Inch DuoSharp Bench Stone Extra-Fine / Fine No Base
Customer Review: Great sharpeners!
Summary: 5 Stars
DMT sharpeners are the best on the market! Although a little pricey, the quality is unmatched in my opinion. Why would I want to keep replacing a lower priced model when I can buy DMT and know that it will last me years and years. I sharpen my kitchen knives and pruners- saves me from havng to go out and buy new ones. My husband sharpens his pocket knives, chisels, and lawn mover blades. DMT is worth the investment!Customer Review: Great stone
Summary: 5 Stars
I researched quite a bit before buying a stone & a steel and I am glad I did.
Oil Stones? forget em they are messy and not nearly as good as the Japanese water stones they wear down and they are slow.
Have a hardness of around 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale and on good knives that have a Rockwell hardness 56-60 and up to 66 they just dont cut it.
Water stones? these are good do a fine job, need to be soaked in water for a few mins, no mess but a good quality Japanese water stone will cost just as much if not more as this diamond stone and most are single grit, they also wear down rather quickly and become useless until you flatten them back out and what do you flatten them with? A big Diamond stone! or Aluminum oxide sand paper like maybe 120-220 grit glued to a piece of glass, which BTW makes a fairly decent sharpening stone on its own (in finer grits 800-2000) that are better than the oil stones.
These are made of Aluminum Oxide in a resin bond, aluminum oxide has a hardness of 9.2 (Mohs) these work better on good knives. These also need to be dried before storing them or they will deteriorate much quicker.
Ceramic Stones? These are good, dont need to be soaked and wont wear out as fast as regular water stones as they are in a "ceramic bond" instead of resin, these are either aluminum oxide or silicon carbide, the carbide is slightly harder at 9.5
These stones will still wear down just not as fast as the regular resin bond water stones.
Both resin bond and ceramic water stones rarely if ever come larger than 8X3" (I have yet to see one, if they exist they would be even more expensive).
This is the only non-diamond stone I would recommend and even then just for a super fine 5000-8000 grit to hone & polish the blade.
Diamond stones? Well this is the only way to go as far as im concerned, no mess at all and if you use water on it the water fills in the pockets and the blade just glides over the stone and stays constantly lubed and cleaned.
These stones cut faster than any other stone have a hardness of 10 (Mohs) and stay flat these are perfect for good steel knives especially the 60-66 (Rockwell) hardness.
The 2 best features of these stones are they stay flat and they are 10X4" which you just cant beat, it gives you nice long easy strokes.
Properly taken care of by the average home kitchen user just sharpening his/her small quiver of knives and in between using a fine steel this stone should last decades.
Using a fine steel everytime you use your knife you should only need to use your stone just a few times a year.
I would suggest this stone DMT 4"X10" Extra Fine & Fine with the Duobase holder which makes it easier to use, then a fine steel like the "F. Dick 11" Multicut Sharpening Steel" which I got here at Amazon also, using this steel makes a HUGE difference and keeps my knife razor sharp.
If you want the perfect polished razor sharp edge also get a Global Ceramic Whetstone, Fine Grit (5000grit) then finish it off with a "Leather Strop" glued to a wooden paddle with a bit of very fine metal polish like white jewelers rouge or flitz and you will have a truly razor sharp and long lasting edge.
Customer Review: I like the way it works on hand plane blades, nice large surface
Summary: 5 Stars
The large surface is great for sharpening hand plane blades, and smaller blades as well. You won't be sad that you spent the extra for the larger surface. The dual grit works well. I purchased all 4 grits, (two stones) and sharpen all my hand plane blades, chisels, and router bits with these.Customer Review: I recomend this stone
Summary: 5 Stars
the large size is great, makes it much easier to sharpen longer / wider knives, but also works great for average sheath knives, I use it with and without the stand, both work well.Customer Review: Retreat From The Stoneage
Summary: 5 Stars
I discarded all my old sharpening stones, stropes, laminated leather wheels, plate glass, powders, Japanese wet stones, slipsticks, and my husband of twenty years, after discovering the DMT sharpening system.Simply the best sharpening system ever invented.
I own almost every product they produce. The 4" X 10" "Dousharp Extra Fine and & Fine Diamond Whetstone" is a must have for any professional. I use the fold-up model to extend the life of my utility knife (two strokes on each side) and to attract men.