Help on Ice bear King Japanese water stones

[Tobias Johnson]

Hi I've ordered Ice bear king waterstone set from this website 800, 1200, 6000 with a water stone holder,
http://www.tyzacktools.com/products/1411-ice-bear-king-waterstone-sharpening-kit-1200.aspx
I received king deluxe stones s-3x in 6000 king deluxe stone 1200 and king deluxe stone 800
as pictured below.

https://ibb.co/kEWwWc

the stones are not the same as what i've seen on other sites or this site and the boxes look different to the ice bear king waterstones.

https://ibb.co/j9kZHH

I'm worried there is a difference in quality between the stones and I've been miss sold the wrong items, these are my 1st set of stones and I'm buying them for sharpening axes and knives for bushcraft.

could anybody advice me please?

Thanks in advance for your time, any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[RadialBladeworks]

I don't know for a fact, but I don't believe they are any different. King makes a few lines, however: Deluxe, Hyper, and Neo. I suspect the Ice Bears will be exactly the same as the Deluxe, have heard as much, but cannot provide you any proof.

The Deluxe stones are fantastic stones, however, and the Deluxe 800 is still a stone I use so regularly that I have it permasoaked in it's own personal tub

 

[miso2]

Looks like Ice Bear sells different combinations of King Deluxe and finishing stones like what you have.
Just the packaging is different.

My concern with yours is that the S-3X is #6,000 stone.
There is a big jump from #1,200.
You may want to have a few more stones in between.

 

[HeavyHanded]

Stones look the same with different packaging. Yeah, the 4K would be a nice addition but not necessary.

 

[Jason B.]

The king Ice Bear were developed to be more like natural stones if memory serves.