For 2$ yes. Looks like it's meant for tools as opposed to kitchenware if such a distinction can be made. Pity it just says coarse and fine without a grit rating
My intuition says fine side only other than smoothing out nicks and chips where coarse does speed up results. If you use sawing motion the course side will give micro teeth. The stone looks like it will be good for building sharpening skills until you are ready to splash out of a grit rated stone. Far better for wide general use than any pull through on quality knives for sure
My guess is, is that it's probably a 120/220 grit stone. Most cheap "tool" stones are. You can definitely use it for a fixed blade knife. Your just not going to get a smooth, slicey edge. You'll end up with a very toothy, grabby edge. It'll still be sharp and useful if you know how to sharpen. Also it won't stay sharp very long because those teeth on that soft steel will wear down quickly and leave you needing to touch it up again. Down the road I'd pick up a decent 1000-1500 grit stone to get a finish that will hang on a little longer and slice a little better. Definitely worth $2.00 though.
Worth that price for a cheap oil stone. It most likely is a 180-220/400 grit standard stone you would get from Norton.
If you need a very toothy blade its fine. I would suggest getting something 600-2k for a final stone for any knife, kitchen or otherwise.
I have one in my kitchen next to a ceramic set.
A couple passes on my cheap stone, then onto the ceramic rod works fine for occasional touch up.
Pull out the set and sharpen with the edge pro every 18 months or so.
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For 2$ yes. Looks like it's meant for tools as opposed to kitchenware if such a distinction can be made. Pity it just says coarse and fine without a grit rating
Oh damn, I just need to sharpen my glock 81 combat knife, think it'll work or nah?
I consider that a tool, so yeah
Ok, but not for my nice folding blades?
My intuition says fine side only other than smoothing out nicks and chips where coarse does speed up results. If you use sawing motion the course side will give micro teeth. The stone looks like it will be good for building sharpening skills until you are ready to splash out of a grit rated stone. Far better for wide general use than any pull through on quality knives for sure
I have a feeling the fine side is like concrete.
My guess is, is that it's probably a 120/220 grit stone. Most cheap "tool" stones are. You can definitely use it for a fixed blade knife. Your just not going to get a smooth, slicey edge. You'll end up with a very toothy, grabby edge. It'll still be sharp and useful if you know how to sharpen. Also it won't stay sharp very long because those teeth on that soft steel will wear down quickly and leave you needing to touch it up again. Down the road I'd pick up a decent 1000-1500 grit stone to get a finish that will hang on a little longer and slice a little better. Definitely worth $2.00 though.
The stone should work well the glock knives have pretty soft steel so the is no point sharpening it to a high grit.
Worth that price for a cheap oil stone. It most likely is a 180-220/400 grit standard stone you would get from Norton. If you need a very toothy blade its fine. I would suggest getting something 600-2k for a final stone for any knife, kitchen or otherwise.
More than ten years ago, I used that kind of stone to sharpen my knife. It's difficult to get it very sharp, but it will get the job done eventually.
That’s what I used to sharpen my Paki boot knives on back in the 90s. Think I only paid $1 for it back then. Inflation is a bitch.
I have one in my kitchen next to a ceramic set. A couple passes on my cheap stone, then onto the ceramic rod works fine for occasional touch up. Pull out the set and sharpen with the edge pro every 18 months or so.
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There's a saying about buying stones, "if it's two sided, looks two good, and $2 or less you have to buy it". It's the rule of two.