TormekSJ-200 8-Inch Japanese Waterstone for T3 sharpening system

La rueda la utilizo en un afilador tormek, para dejar los cuchillos acabado espejo, con grano 4000 queda el acabado muy bien, recomendable

Mirror sharp knife edges. Need I say more?

Habe den Stein kürzlich gekauft. Nach den ersten Küchenmessern und Schnitzmessern kann ich ein gutes bis sehr gutes Ergebnis bestätigen. Vielleicht kann man mit reinem Handschleifen noch leicht sauberere Ergebnisse erzielen. Aber die Schärfe ist absolut ausreichend und die Schleifflächen sind wirklich spiegelblank.Update - nach etlichen Messern und Schnitzmessern und Stechbeiteln - er ist wirklich sein Geld wert und eine deutliche Verbesserung zur Verwendung des Standardsteins plus Lederscheibe. Lediglich für Drechselmesser bringt er ehrlicherweise nicht wirklich viel Mehrwert - zumindest bei mir.

I guess I wouldn't be complaining as much about the price if I hadn't waited so long to get it and then the price went up. But in fact I was waiting, because it was already expensive at the previous price, and I was hoping that the price would go down (as it sometimes does on other items sold by Amazon). It didn't, and I finally really needed the stone to do a lot of sharpening in a hurry, so I got it at the current price.In any case, I'm pretty fanatical about keeping my large set of nice kitchen knives in good condition. In the past, I would hand-grind on a very fine grit, very large oilstone, followed by final polishing on a beautiful hard arkansas (no longer available anywhere in the 12-inch length that I have). Then, always using a steel and never cutting on anything but a nylon or wood surface, our knives stay sharp for a year or more. But when I do have to sharpen one, it takes me up to 1/2 hour for each blade (on average), and that doesn't count the setup and cleanup time (so I tend to batch them up, which means that some of them really need it badly by the time I get around to it).When I got the Tormek T-3 a year ago, I was pleased at how fast I could get a beautiful edge using the regular stone, followed by hand polishing on the hard arkansas (I tried the leather wheel, but it was actually harder to use than the arkansas stone and didn't work as well). But the Japanese stone looked like it might be able to get a polished finish faster than hand polishing.So now that I've finally gotten it, I can say that it's an amazing stone. The mirror polish is so close to what the hard arkansas does that it's well worth the time saved. The combination of a very light grind on the regular stone (remove as little metal as possible!!!) followed by the Japanese stone gives a near-perfect, razor-sharp edge. What a pleasure to be able to have razor-sharp knives all the time. Preparing food is so much more fun with sharp knives! And I know that the Japanese stone will last for many years (if not abused).

Pricey but if you are fanatical about your tools being sharp this is a must addition to the Tormek T-4. I am a professional Chef and my knives are an essential and expensive investment and an extension of my hands. I expect my knives to perform like my diners expect me to preform. The Japanese waterstone helps ensure that. Literally, when I'm done working the blade it's sharper than new and more highly polished.I examined the edge under magnification and was stunned at the mirror reflection. If you know anything about sharpening you know that the more polished the edge the more durable it is. Once you have your tools to the level of sharpness you expect you will take it to the next level when you finish with the Japanese waterstone. After that if you maintain the edge this will be the only wheel you will really need.