Dan’s Whetstone Tri-Hone Knife Sharpening System

The stones themselves are great. They're a tad small for sharpening plane blades or chisels with a jig if you use the supplied holder. You'll run out of oil before you're done with the first sharpening task. Don't use mineral oil from the pharmacy; it's too thick. Use baby oil. I used mineral oil, and the stones have begun to cake. Baby oil is helping to clear the gunk, but it will take time. The supplied holder *seems* great, but as you rotate the stones to use a different side, the oil and grit is held against the stone. The grit gets pressed into the wood. When you rotate the stone again, grit is tranferred between sides. The next time you use a fine stone with coarse grit embedded in it you'll have a very difficult time getting a keen edge. Build some sort of vice or stand to hold your stones.

great basic for many uses

This is the first whetstone ive owned and I'm new to sharpening this way... But it seems very good. It's easy to use. Cons are the label for the three stones comes off with a little water so I used a pen to label the stones on the side of the wood base. Also, the directions are very poor and I had to look online for better instructions on how to properly use the stones...

nice, compact unit

Easy to use. I was about ready to throw out a couple old hunting and fillet knives that I just couldn't get an edge on. Glad I held onto them, as I could shave with them now.