DMT WM8FC-WB Duosharpplus Bench Stone Fine/Coarse with Base Knife Sharpener, Grey

It works. I think I will supplement with an extra fine stone too. The base is sturdy and holds the stone securely.

Have been using this mostly to keep a draw knife sharp during heavy use. Has been working very well. Was worried about the base a bit but no movement or rocking with a very heavy hand-forged tool. I appreciate the handle on the bottom, I use it to work on the bevel side.

Having the needs to sharpen my knives is very important to me. I have many sharpening tools but needed to add this to my collection.
I love it and will get a lot of use out of it.
Shipping was free, fast and wrapped securely.

Einfach perfekt zum Messerschrfen. Es ist zwar nicht gerade billig, aber wenn man bedenkt was ein guter Schleifstein kostet dann ist man davon nicht mehr weit entfernt. Hier kann man gleich trocken das Kchenmesser drberziehen und es wird Rassiermesserscharf.

Vorab eine kleine bersicht der Krnungen dieser DMT Platten:
Es handelt sich um ca. Angaben, manche Krnungen gibt es so nicht genormt aber die Zahl zeigt wo sie ungefhr liegen.
grob=45Mikron/ 325Mesh/ P320/ F235/ J360
fein=25Mikron /600Mesh/ P600/ F340/ J650
extra fein=9Mikron/ 1200Mesh/ P2500/ F700/ J2000

Ich habe jetzt schon einiges an Schrfzubehr (Tormek, Bandschleifer, Lansky, verschiedene Steine etc.) ausprobiert und muss sagen dieser DMT begeistert mich enorm.
Primr habe ich ihn in Fein/Extra Fein gekauft um meine Zwilling Cermax Kochmessersammlung mit ca. 66 HRC (z.B. Zwilling Twin Cermax Kochmesser, 200 mm (Pulverstahl, Micarta, genietet) schwarz mal eben schnell in der Kche nach zu schrfen und das funktioniert wie geschmiert.
Hrt sich allerdings nicht so an!!! 🙂
Das einzig negative was ich beim DMT gefunden habe, ist das kratzende Schleifgerusch welches er verursacht.

Aber nun zum schleifen:
Messer stumpf (schneidet nicht mal mehr den Kchenschwamm)
-> DMT auspacken, Schluck Wasser drauf, das Teil steht dank der Gummife die anfangs etwas chinesisch riechen bombenfest
-> 5x drber ziehen pro Messerseite Krnung Fein = 10 Zge
-> DMT Platte mit 2 Handgriffen umdrehen
-> 5x drber ziehen pro Messerseite Krnung Extra Fein = 10 Zge
-> 5x pro Seite Abziehen auf dem Lederriemen mit Polierpaste = 10 Zge
Messer rasiert innerhalb von 5 Minuten.

Der DMT erhlt meine absolute Empfehlung. Schnell, einfach, sicher.
Mikroausbrche lassen sich mhelos rausschleifen.
Fr grobe Kerben sollte dann aber schon was anderes her. z.B. der DMT in Grob oder halt schnell und einfach der Bandschleifer 🙂
Dank der enormen Gre von 152 x 67 mm auch fr groe Kchenmesser geeignet.

This stone is so great! Perfect size and high quality. What a pleasure to use. I am very happy I bought it! Dont think about it just get one, you wont regret it!

As advertised. Fine ranking is a little more course than I’m used to but its a quality product. DMT WM8FC-WB 8-Inch DuoSharp Plus Bench Stone – Fine/Coarse with Base

Great sharpener. It is super simple to use and is incredibly flat. Just a little bit of water and the occasional wipe down to remove the leavings and you can sharpen forever. I used it with the Robert Larson 800-1800 Honing Guide to completely rework 4 old chisels and my block plane. The combination resulted in better than new tools.

The only warning I’d give is that the “coarse” side is slow at removing a large amount of material. So reworking an entire face (like I had to do with the chisels and plane iron) will take some time and elbow grease. But it’s a good workout.

In short: I had to use a diamond stone to flatten my water stones, so why not use diamond stones for the entirety of my honing process? After a lot of reading on what grit of DMT stone I needed to mirror my old waterstone process, I finally settled on this as the centerpiece of my workflow. And I couldn’t be happier. The results I get equal my previous waterstone set-up, and I spend a lot less time and hassle getting there.

I highly recommend buying this set-up, in addition to a DMT course stone. With those 3 grits, and a honing strop, you’ll easily equal a 10k+ waterstone produced edge and spend a lot less time re-setting bevels, or removing large imperfections.

I was going to buy a new paring knife but I decided to try this first. I watched a few YouTube instruction videos and then sharpened all my non-serrated kitchen knives. I can now easily slice soft tomatoes. The fine/ultrafine is all you will need unless your blades are nicked up. The included stand is helpful and has rubber feet to prevent slipping. Very easy and quick to sharpen and maintain your knives.

Super nice stone. I have a box full that I use for kitchen, hunting and butchering knives. Decided I would spend the money for a high(er) end stone and base. I love it. You can feel and hear the difference with the first swipe. The stand is plastic with quick release clips to flip the stone. Does not move at all while using on a standard countertop. If the clips actually last several years, it will be an even better value. No oil is a plus, especially for a quick touch up during butchering… just swipe, wipe and continue cutting. The coarse/fine ratting isn’t really standard compared to most others. I would say medium/fine would be more accurate. An extra coarse/extra fine stone would be a perfect mate. Probably can see that in the future. Wouldn’t hesitate to spend the money again.

These are well-crafted and durable products from DMT. My only complaint is about the item’s packaging – why is an item sold as new arriving with the manufacturer’s packaging torn open, leaving me to wonder was it a return, and resold, and if so, why? I notice a trend of this, and I am just enough of a stickler that I expect an item purchased and paid for as new to be that – including the packaging being intact. Otherwise I’d buy on eBay…

For woodworking chisels and panes, unless in terrible shape, I use the DuoSharp, first a few passes on the fine side and then more on the 1200 mesh side. I finish off with a Shapton 5000 stone. I use to take my tools in to be sharpen but now am using this method. This method appears to work well. I restored by grandfathers plane, 1903, that I found in an old tool box. After rust removal, I flaten the sole with a progressive sandpaper, sharpen the blade to 5000 and also worked the cap iron a bit on the DMT fine side. It is my best plane. My kitchen knives are now very sharp after a few swipes on the DMT. My advice is once a sharping session is over, to dry the DMT before storing.

A good sharpener for your knives that have a decent (but dull) blade. The holder and “stone” are good quality, holding the “stone” firmly and being stiff. It’s taking a little “getting used to” to sharpen my knives with this diamond stone (vs the traditional honing stone), but after a few less than successful attempts I finally have the hang of it and can (and have) put a decent edge on all the kitchen straight knives and my pocket knives.

Don’t try to use this with a serrated blade, it won’t work, otherwise, it’s goof for most normal blade lengths.

You may want to consider a sharpening guide if you’re getting this, like me, without much experience. The guide will help you avoid scratching the finished surface of the blade (if that’s important to you) and will help put the right angle on the cutting edge so you don’t round the current one or blunt the edge.

I’ll never use anything but these DMT stones again,
only 1/4 the effort and time of any other method.
I liked the fine/extra fine so much I bought the coarse/ extra coarse.
Now I can sharpen everything from an axe to a straight razor.
I see these products as an investment and money well spent.

After using water stones and sandpaper to sharpen my woodworking tools for the past few years, I began to get frustrated, in particular after trying to regrind a moving fillister iron, and decided to go another route. The DMT has been held in high regard so I decided to give it a try and it has not been a disappointment. I’ve reground several older plane irons in just minutes using the DMT. Had I used water stones alone, that process would have taken far longer. A quick honing can be achieved in just seconds. I still use an 8000g water stone for final honing, and a leather strop for carving tools, but all of the main work is now done with the DMT Duosharp. Another important feature is the fact that the system requires no maintenance and can even be used dry, though I use water, or window cleaner. Since I purchased the Duosharp my tools have never been sharper, and more importantly, have never been this easy to sharpen.

A great sharpener that comes with its own stand. If you do not have experience with diamond sharpners, please go lightly. My wife used a large quantity of bandages the week I took my diamond to the kitchen. I was kindly asked to keep it out of the kitchen unless she invited it in.

Wow this tool is amazing! My knives are like new, with the exception of my kitchen shears. That was a lesson learned, and completely my error. I did not realize I would ruin them at the time of sharpening all my other knives. I was so excited about the results of my knives there might have been some overkill to my shears. lol This product refreshed my knives like a new set and I would totally buy it again.

j aime bien le s deux pierres tres efficaces pour mes couteaux de bushcraft et autres!!!!

This thing works great… For the price you cant beat it. It sharpens fast and is easy to clean and super easy to flip the stone over. The holder almost seems like it would not be able to hold the stone in place because of how easy it is to snap it in place but it will not budge…. There is a handle on the bottom if you want to hold the stone or use it to sharpen a large blade such as an axe or lawn blade…..

I got this for a person who has a leather craft business. He actually chose it and passed along the gift suggestion. He was delighted to get it and says it does an outstanding job with keeping his many knives sharp.

This is a great stone. I use mine along with a Veritas guide to sharpen plane irons and chisels. As with any sharpening, keeping a constant angle is essential. One advantage with these diamond composite stones is they don’t need flattening. I dip it in water every few minutes. you can’t go wrong with this double sided stone.

This sharpener did what it advertised. You need to know how to hold your knife before it works. But once you learn that, it only takes a few strokes. Am pleased with it and will take to our daughter’s place this weekend to sharpen her knives with it.

It made all my knives and cleavers sharp….easy to use too. I keep this in my kitchen drawer, so I can use anytime I need.
I hate dull knives and I cooked a lot. So far, before I found this I was using ceramic knives…still using them but now the other knives useful too

Easy to use – didn’t take much practice to get the hang of it. I was able to put a razor sharp edge on my chef, santoku and filet knives. Worth the money in my view.

I have two of these. Keep them clean and use them with care…..the sharpen quickly. Should last a long time. A couple of them take the place of a while pile of sharpening stones.
Anybody need about twenty stones in a box?

I bought this based on the comment from the user who said it was great for their Global kitchen knives. I bought it for the same reason. It puts a fantastic, functional edge (e.g. slice a piece of paper without tearing) on the blade in just a few swipes. I have not managed to take anything to a razor-sharp (e.g. shave hairs off your arm) edge. I think I need a finer grit for that. However, I do know what I’ll be getting my dad and FIL for Father’s Day.

I bought this to go with some new Japanese knives I previously bought. Works so well I have sharpened my old knives and now use them and keep the japanese knives out for show. Once you get used to sharpening your knives on this a few licks is all that is needed every so often to keep them sharp

I have the fine, extra-fine. It’s all the sharpening I need. Hand lopping takes practice but results in a durable long lasting edge. This stone is far better than the blue or white stones. Puts an edge on faster. It seemed expensive at first, but after using it for a coup,e years, I can’t go back.

I thought this would be the best product to sharpen plane irons and thus far it has performed to my expectations. I thought it would get them fairly sharp, but it doesn’t get them razor sharp. I will have to buy a high grit waterstone to achieve the level of sharpness I’m looking for. I would recommend this for all types of sharpening. The plastic holder has a handle on the back side so it is versatile.

Received the product promptly and I’ve got to say, I’m impressed. I’ve used a decent number of tools and techniques for sharpening knives over the last couple of years (oil-stones, water-stones, alum. oxide, multi-thousand grit automotive sanding papers, etc…) and this is one of the faster and more efficient products I’ve used. It took me all of ten minutes to go through a number of knives that I had started sharpening up and put a fairly good edge on them. I think I could do with some finer stones for polishing, but so far I don’t see a need beyond professional pride.

Every DMT Sharpening product I’ve used has been excellent. The 8-inch DuoSharp Plus Bench Stone in Fine/Coarse is no exception. It sharpens knives quickly and well. The plastic base is more sturdy than I thought it would be, and holds the bench stone well. This is a fine product. Thumbs up!!!

I have several Chroma 301/Porsche knives ( Chroma Type 301 Designed By F.A. Porsche 10 Inch Chef Knife P01 , for example), and they’re great. But keeping them sharp is kind of a pain because the only thing they tell you is NOT to use a Chef’s Choice-type electric sharpener. I bought a Japanese water stone, but they’re quite expensive, it arrived broken, and they’re not very easy to use or take care of. I decided to give the DMT DuoSharp Extra Fine/Fine a try, and it seems to fit the bill. I’d never seen this type of whetstone before, but it’s a good size to allow for long even strokes, it sharpens my knives quickly, and it’s MUCH easier to care for than the Japanese water stones. I agree with another reviewer who said it would be more helpful if they actually printed the grit size (fine or extra fine) on each side of the stone rather than the color-coded dots. Nonetheless, I suspect once I’ve gotten used to it, I won’t have to think about it.

I was using a cheap pull through sharpener before purchasing this stone. What a difference!

In a short time it revived my cheap kitchen knives so they were usable. I was also able to sharpen a newer Forschner Fibrox chef’s knife to an edge that was a little sharper than it came from the factory.

I like it better than oil stones because you can sharpen dry on the diamond stone. I haven’t tried sharpening on waterstones yet to compare to the diamond stone.

I bought this stone from amazon.com at a great price. it arrived on time like everything I buy from them. I bought it because I have an old set of henckel knives that are all in great shape but are now very dull. Well let me tell you now that I have this stone all my Knives are razor sharp with very little effort. I actually go around the house looking for old knives just to sharpen them. I think it’s a great product. I hope it lasts as long as they say it should.

I use this sharpener for my kitchen knives. Fine is actually rather coarse and it works super fast on a dull edge, and extra fine is fine enough that I can get away with no polishing. The sharpener needs a few drops of water and it cleans easily under water, the bench comes in quite handy. Highly recommended, much faster and less messy than your regular whetstone.