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Your cart is empty.The Black Shade Series is a whetstone that subdivides the whetstone depending on the type and material of the blade, and pursues the grinding power, sharpening feel, and finish of each blade.
Cliente
Reviewed in Italy on March 28, 2025
Pietra dura e veloce mangia già dopo poche passate,il supporto è fantastico e la pietra tiene bene anche se usata a sola acqua
Susan
Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2025
easy to useknives have never been sharper
Great shelves, easy install
Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2024
So far, so good
reviewer
Reviewed in Canada on March 3, 2024
Good Product
Pat Bloomfield
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2024
An excellent whetstone that is a joy to use for refining the sharpened bevel, once an apex has been achieved. For a more polished appearance, it's necessary to progress to a fine stone, such as their 5000-grit whetstone.
Georg Fiechtl
Reviewed in Germany on December 31, 2024
Der 2000er Stein tut was er soll - natürlich muss man auf den gröberen Steinen gute Vorarbeit leisten, sonst bringen feinere Steine wenig, da sie nicht so viel Material abtragen.
Justin I.
Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2024
A consistent and durable stone that doesn't crack easily. Remember this isn't a soaker style stone. It doesn't need more than a splash to start and slurries up quick. Worth the money for grit
dropzone01
Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2024
Great stones with quite a bit of bite. Also love that they don't need to be soaked, just a sray with water.
Aaron
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2023
In the world of whetstones 1000 grit is probably the most popular grit level. You can do almost all normal/basic sharpening on a 1000 grit whetstone and be perfectly fine. A 1000 grit whetstone will bring somewhat dull knives back to life. As a sushi chef, my knives are never really dull but they do lose their sense of razor sharpness after about 1-2 weeks of work with regular honing and stropping.I found overtime that 1000 grit is fine but I needed something lighter to touch up the edge of my knives to bring them back to 100% without needing a 1000 grit stone. This 2000 grit Shapton ceramic stone does just the trick. Its not as hard as 1000 grit but just a step above to remove just enough metal to make a good cutting edge razor sharp again.The feedback of this stone is nice and smooth. Even at 2000 grit, this stone still cuts nicely enough where I was able to get a burr after only a couple passes, which is exactly what I'm looking for. It's a splash and go which is convenient, so no need to soak in water. Shapton does recommend you soak the stone in water for the FIRST USE for about 5 minutes. But after that no need to soak. It comes in a nice colored carrying case which also doubles as a stand you can use for sharpening.This is a great 2000 grit whetstone from Shapton. There aren't many 2000 grit whetstones out there from most manufacturers so I give props for Shapton for actually making one. Will this replace a 1000 grit whetstone, most likely no. But it is a nice supplemental stone for those looking for a nice tune up to their knives edges, especially for professional kitchen users.
Wenhai Hou
Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2022
japanese sharpening stones are perfect stones. Working is very well for v10 steel.
D. Brock
Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2022
Shapton makes great stones at a reasonable price that will last pretty much forever. I have a large selection of both synthetic and natural stones but I prefer the Shapton for the majority of the work on my straight razors. They are well regarded for being quality stones but it should be noted that the grits are considered to be lower than marked when compared to Naniwa stones, i.e. a 12K Sharpton is usually considered to be about a 10k Naniwa, and an 8K is considered by most to be around 5K. This really shouldn't make much of a difference for most people, but if you are trying to get a laser-sharp edge on a razor you might want to consider using a 12K Shapton followed by a 12K Naniwa.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020
These are the best stones on the market, and the cheapest. Cheapest in terms of the various top tier Japanese water stones (naniwa, suehiro, bester etc). I use them mostly for razors, chisels, plane blades, but mostly razors. The 1k is a metal eater, it’s fast as heck, hard, slow wearing. I hone razors commercially, roughly 300 a year plus all of my own and at this rate I’ll get 15 years out of it. That’s pretty great for a $40 stone. The 2k may be the star of the whole lineup. It’s got the best feedback, creamy feel, fast cutting, again slow wearing. The 5k is super fast as well and puts a bright polish on the bevel. Essentially a mirror finish. This 5k and the 8 and 12k don’t really wear at all. They will most likely last the rest of my life. The 8 and 12 are also super fast, hard and slow wearing. The shaving edges off the 12k are good, especially if you do 10 laps on chromium oxide after.For knives I really like the 1k, and especially the 2k. The 2k is a great finisher for most western knives, German, Us made stuff. For Japanese knives I like to go a little higher..The 5k puts a brilliant polish on a knife, but it’ just lacks feedback. It is feels kind of dead. The 8k is a little better in this regard. But overall, the finer stones all don’t have the greatest feedback for knives. But like I said, the finish is great. The 8 and especially 12k will leave a perfect mirror polish. But there really isn’t any knives that I would use the 12k for. 8k is the max.
Benjamin
Reviewed in France on February 22, 2018
Bien plus efficace que les fusils, cette pierre est idéale pour des couteaux aiguisés au poil. L'installation est un peu longue (il faut l'immerger une dizaine de minute dans l'eau) et la boîte ne sert de support qu'avec une efficacité relative (prévoir un achat supplémentaire), mais le résultat est imbattable.
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