WHETSTONES
Our PRO Whetstone Set – for sharpening at the highest level. Perfect for beginners and professionals alike.
ABOUT OUR WHETSTONES
Professional sharpening with the PRO Whetstone Set
Sharp blades not only make cutting a pleasure, but also increase safety. But even the best blades eventually become dull. With the PRO Whetstone Set, dull blades are a thing of the past. It contains everything to bring your blades to a hair-splitting sharpness and keep them sharp over a long period of time. The superior sharpening performance not only helps professionals, but also makes it easy for beginners to quickly achieve good sharpening results.
How to Use
SHARPENING
1. During sharpening, material is removed from both sides, in order to obtain a pointed cutting edge again.
2. The knife is held at an angle of approx. 10-15° to the stone.
3. The blade is moved back and forth at a 45° angle to the stone until a burr is created along the entire edge.
4. On the rear side only, the rear end of the cutting edge must be moved at a 90° angle.
REFINING THE EDGE
As soon as a burr is created on the coarsest grit, the cutting edge is refined by sharpening on the finer grit stones, which increases the sharpness.
As on the other stones, it is recommended to sharpen the blade in 3 sections, first the tip, then the middle, and finally the heel of the blade.
DEBURRING / STROPPING
After sharpening on the finest stone (#6000), the cutting edge must be completely deburred. This is done by stropping, with alternating strokes (front and back) first on the finest stone and then on the leather stropping block.
EDGE MAINTENANCE
To maintain the sharpness, the knife must be stropped on the stropping block as soon as paper or a tomato can no longer be cut cleanly.
If stropping is no longer sufficient to restore the sharpness, it must be sharpened again on a whetstone, using the 6000 or 1000 grit, depending on the condition of the cutting edge.
Set Components
WHETSTONE 400 GRIT
The 400 grit has the fastest speed of abrasion and is used to grind the cutting edge into the desired shape and angle. It's also used to repair a chipped cutting edge.
WHETSTONE 1000 GRIT
The 1000 grit is used to refine the surface of the cutting edge after sharpening on the 400 grit. When the edge is only worn slightly, sharpening can also be started on this grit.
WHETSTONE 6000 GRIT
The 6000 grit is used to further refine and pre-polish the cutting edge. It can also be used to restore the sharpness when a leather strop can't bring the edge back any more.
LEATHER STROP - FLESH SIDE
The cutting edge receives its final refinement and polish on the flesh side of the stropping block.
A polished cutting edge glides through food with little resistance and not only increases the perceived sharpness, but also the measured one.
LEATHER STROP - GRAIN SIDE
The last sharpening step is the final deburring on the smooth grain side of the leather. This will leave with with a perfectly clean, sharp and polished cutting edge.
In everyday use, blades should be stropped on the grain side whenever they start losing their sharpness.
CLEANING STONE
Over time, the pores of the whetstone become clogged, which reduces the cutting performance. The diamond cleaning / dressing stone will clean it quickly and effectively.
In addition, when the stones will start dishing, the cleaning stone can be used to flatten the stone and restore the original sharpening performance.
SHARPENING BASE WITH NON-SLIP FRAME
The practical sharpening base has rubber feet to prevent slipping and brings the stones to a comfortable sharpening height. Its inner space can collect the sharpening slurry and additionally be used to store the sharpening accessories.
The silicone non-slip frame holds the stones on the sharpening base. It can also be used as a non-slip base without the sharpening base, e.g. with the stropping block.
ANGLE GUIDE
The angle guide is placed on the back of the blade and helps to keep the angle steady during sharpening at about 15-20°. Holding a steady angle is essential for a good sharpening result.
Benefits
FASTER CUTTING
In the CST process (cold sintering technology), the stones are sintered at low temperatures, which increases the density of abrasive particles. This enables faster sharpening on par with high-end Japanese whetstones.
The improved cutting ability also helps raising a more pronounced burr more quickly, which makes sharpening considerably easier, especially for beginners.
SPLASH AND GO
The higher density also reduces the porosity of the material. As a result, the stone absorbs less water and does not require a long soak in water like conventional stones. To prepare the stones for sharpening, it's usually sufficient to just sprinkle water on the stone.
STABLE AND SAFE
Since most sharpening stones are usually designed for use on both sides, the stones also dish on both sides. If so, they will no longer lie flat and wobble when used, making sharpening more difficult and worsening the sharpening result.
Our glass stones are mounted on glass plates so that the stones never wobble when used. This allows you to always grind safely and with maximum power and speed.
REDUCED WEAR
Since the higher density of the material reduces the sharpening time, subsequently the wear of the stones is also reduced. This not only increases the service life, but also reduces dishing of the stones and thus makes sharpening easier.
