NORTON Knife Sharpener Whetstone Japanese Sharpening Stone with 4000/8000 Combination Grit, Wet Stone Sharpening Stone: Sharpening Stones: Tools & Home Improvement

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No featured offers availableWe feature offers with an Add to Cart button when an offer meets our high standards for: Quality Price, Reliable delivery option, and Seller who offers good customer service “No featured offers available” means no offers currently meet all of these expectations. Select See All Buying Options to shop available offers. The Norton 24336 Japanese-style 4000/8000-grit combination waterstone creates an abrasive slurry for effective sharpening, with 4000 grit on one face for maintaining and refining a cutting edge, and 8000 grit on the opposite face for polishing cutting edges; this 1 x 8 x 3 inch (H x W x D) stone, suitable for bench use, cleans up easily with water, and comes encased in a blue plastic hinged box. (H is height, the vertical distance from lowest to highest point; W is width, the horizontal distance from left to right; D is depth, the horizontal distance from front to back.) The box protects the waterstone and provides a reservoir to keep it moist. The removable box lid, with no-slip rubber feet, acts as a sharpening station to hold the waterstone in place during bench use. This synthetic waterstone is created by grading abrasive material to a consistent particle size and blending it with bonding agents. It is then molded and surface-finished. Waterstones have a finer grit and softer bond than oilstones, and use water as the lubricant to develop a slurry, a thin paste of abrasive grains and water that removes metal with less pressure than an oilstone requires. Cleanup is easier than with oil as lubricant. The use of waterstones originated in Japan, where such stones occur naturally. As a result, some synthetic waterstones may be called “Japanese-style.” However, whether natural or synthetic, and whether labeled “Japanese-style,” all waterstones have the same basic characteristics. This stone conforms to the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) for waterstones.Sharpening stones, or whetstones, are abrasive surfaces used to sharpen and hone the edges of steel cutting implements such as chisels, knives, scissors, hand scrapers, and plane blades. Sharpening is the process of creating or re-establishing a cutting edge by grinding away portions of the metal to adjust the angle of the edge and reform the shape. Honing removes small imperfections. Stones can be flat, for working flat edges, or shaped, for edges that are more complex. Sharpening stones are made of natural or synthetic materials that range from softer to harder, and are categorized by the size of their abrasive particles, known as grit. A stone with a coarser grit is used when more metal needs to be removed (e.g., when sharpening a nicked or very dull blade); the stone with the finest grit produces the sharpest edge. Where numbers are assigned to specify grit, they range from coarser grit (low) to finer grit (high). Some sharpening stones are designed for use with a lubricating liquid, some can be used dry, and others can be used either wet or dry. When used with lubricating liquid, a sharpening stone can be called a waterstone or an oilstone, based on the lubricant required.Norton Abrasives manufactures sanding, grinding, and polishing abrasives, and has been located in the United States since 1885. Norton, now a brand of Saint-Gobain, meets ISO 9000 and 14001 certification for quality and environmental management standards. Waterstones are synthetic stones designed to be softer than oil stones. These softer grade stones are used with water as the lubricant (versus oil) to develop fast-cutting slurry. Designed in a carefully planned and efficient sharpening sequence. You get the level of abrasiveness that you need at each stage, without wasting time trying to sharpen your knives on a grit that is too fine, too soon. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness."...to some degree, but the lion's share of the credit goes to how well this stone works and how easy it is to use...." Read more"...are made in the US and are the best in my own humble opinion, a great finisher for that real good sharp edge you're looking for" Read more"...The previous stone was amazing and put a great edge on not only my knives but also my axe, machete, and even my snowboard...." Read more"Great product. One of the best honing stones you can get for the money. Excellent place to buy it. Fast shipping." Read more"...Either way I am sure you'll be getting some super sharp edges on your Knives, Razors, chisels, or what ever other tools you choose to hone...." Read more"...Bottom line this is a great final cut/polishing stone... if you just need a stone for sharpening tools I'd go with..." Read more"...It’s a great stone and very good for beginners to learn on. If you take care of straights you’ll end up using the 8k side the most." Read more"...little different than the standard stones, but if you want a truely 'razor sharp' blade, this is the only way to get it...." Read more"Delivered quickly. Well packed. No chips or cracks. This is my second 4k/8k. Italian and USA made...." Read more"...The protective box is very sturdy and will last for years. (My brother's box has.)..." Read more"...I was immediately impressed with the quality of the stone. There are no irregularities in the stone and it is dead flat right out of the box...." Read more"...use using the Norton product since they come not quite flat and a bit to abrasive...." Read more"...do a lot of honing, consider getting the full kit its definitely worth the price...." Read more"...1. because it was also a Norton 2. because it was the cheapest stone I could find for the 4000/8000 on Amazon..." Read more"Great product. One of the best honing stones you can get for the money. Excellent place to buy it. Fast shipping." Read more"...out fashion for some in the age of Shapton and others, however, it’s affordable and I really do like the smooth edges they produce...." Read more"...the best in my own humble opinion, a great finisher for that real good sharp edge you're looking for" Read more"...fixed with a tabletop and some sand paper, this stone did an amazing job on my straight... First time honing a razor and this stone made it easy......" Read more"...The stone was very easy to use and put an extremely sharp edge on my razor with very little effort...." Read more"...I use it to hone my straight razors to a premium cutting edge, I am very satisfied with it...." Read more"...Looking back that was a mistake. Now that I see how easy it was to learn honing (about 2 days of practice before reaching good results) I plan to..." Read more"...amazing job on my straight... First time honing a razor and this stone made it easy... This stone is soft and isn't made for grinding out more of a..." Read more"...It’s a great stone and very good for beginners to learn on. If you take care of straights you’ll end up using the 8k side the most." Read more"...It has enough heft to keep it in place with a minimum of effort...." Read more"...studied from the forums, my razors came out super sharp with a smooth polished edge which gave me a comfortable shave...." Read more"...The only drawback to this type of stone is that they are softer and wear faster than other types...." Read more"...pulled her out after about 20 minutes and began to stroke her soft, smooth, moiste surface... PERVES... Well after all of my fondling I notice that..." Read more"...others, however, it’s affordable and I really do like the smooth edges they produce...." Read more"...I laid my razor across it and sure enough it is not flat on either side... I can use about 3/4ths of the length on the stone so I just stop before..." Read more"...As other reviewers have noted, the stone does not come flat...." Read more"...Thankfully, it can be made flat again by using 600-1000 grit sandpaper and a flat surface to rub the stone on...." Read more"...This stone was not flat from the factory and needed resurfacing...." Read more

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