This is the double sided one piece, both the medium and fine stones are epoxied together. I purchased mine from Ironstone Hawaii. If I knew about them early on, well, I'm glad I know now.
At 5"x 1" and 1/4" thick, I chose this piece for its' portability and ease for my non knife family and friends. Also, it's a bit more field expedient.
The stone comes with an oversize very snug leather sheath and the stone itself is like a giant toffee bar. It's been a month or so since, I sold my 203 so I had plenty of knives to sharpen, about 6 actually. Ranging from a plain Delica to a meat cleaver.
I laid the stone on the table for this session and didn't really use the medium stone. In under an hour I was able to get a decent edge on the kitchen knives and scary sharpness on my Spyderco Moran (now my family's kitchen fave) and my Busse Basic #3.
The session did put a lot of steel on the fine stone. I was able to wipe up some steel dust with my finger. A quick scrub with Ajax and it was factory clean. Initially, this stone was actually easier to clean than the 203 stones. The only thing I would change is the thickness, I think a full inch would be better. Except for the residual steel gathering on the stone, it performed flawlessly. I really wish I bought one of these years ago but I'm glad to have one now.
At 5"x 1" and 1/4" thick, I chose this piece for its' portability and ease for my non knife family and friends. Also, it's a bit more field expedient.
The stone comes with an oversize very snug leather sheath and the stone itself is like a giant toffee bar. It's been a month or so since, I sold my 203 so I had plenty of knives to sharpen, about 6 actually. Ranging from a plain Delica to a meat cleaver.
I laid the stone on the table for this session and didn't really use the medium stone. In under an hour I was able to get a decent edge on the kitchen knives and scary sharpness on my Spyderco Moran (now my family's kitchen fave) and my Busse Basic #3.
The session did put a lot of steel on the fine stone. I was able to wipe up some steel dust with my finger. A quick scrub with Ajax and it was factory clean. Initially, this stone was actually easier to clean than the 203 stones. The only thing I would change is the thickness, I think a full inch would be better. Except for the residual steel gathering on the stone, it performed flawlessly. I really wish I bought one of these years ago but I'm glad to have one now.
