Extra Fine Sharpening Hone

I bought the Gatco portable sharpening kit. It's fine for outdoor equipment but to sharpen cooking cutlery, you'll want the extra-fine stone as well. The ceramic, pull through, style sharpeners can't hold water to the diamond sharpeners and this extra-fine stone.My only wish is that they guide bar collapsed all the way into the handle the way they do in the portable set. There doesn't really seem to be a need for the much longer guide. I may just cut it and re-shape the end myself.

Good addition to the basic set. After using the Gatco system for years I bought a Spyderco Sharpmaker and am not going back. With the Sharpmaker you can see what you’re doing and there is no honing oil slurry flowing into the lock mechanism.

I bought a Gatco Edgemate that came with Coarse, Medium and Fine hones. That was my choice and I should have spent the extra money for a set which included the Extra-Fine hone.In case you haven't figured it out by my giving this hone 5 stars, it really helps to refine the edge. There is one hone that is actually finer than this one but this gets me where I want to be with the Gatco. I sometimes use an 8000 grit water stone afterwards and even a strop after that but the Extra-Fine hone gets me a lot closer to those steps than the Fine hone ever did.

This works great, but I bought ceramic finishing hone shortly after this and it is way better if you ask me. This is a good step, but the finishing hone is needed to put a mirror polish on the edge.

Used with the sharpening system, this stone is great. The overall flaws of the system itself apply, though the stone is top notch. I use it for kitchen cutlery, and it gives a great edge. I wish there was room to star this edge in the system case--there are no empty slots. Otherwise, it works as intended and gives a great, consistent edge.

Have not had this stone long. Can't give much feedback other than to say the difference between finishing with this and finishing with the "Fine" stone is 30-40% on routine quality kitchen knives.

Compliments the stones that come with the basic kit.Quality is similar to the other Gatco stones.A must have if you use the Gatco system and don't already have this grit.Follow with the 15010 Ultimate Finishing Hone for near mirror edge bevels.

For that extra little edge for another few days between sharpenings.

This is a Gatco GA15006. It arrived sealed in a Gatco blister pack marked as 'Extra-Fine Sharpening Hone'. A worthwhile investment for anyone who is a bit obsessive about sharpening blades. The hone itself is mauve in colour and includes a guide rod. Confusingly the hone itself carries the embossed legend 'Ultra Fine Finishing Hone'. This is a 600-grade grit hone, the next finer stone to the red Gatco GA15005 'Fine Sharpening Hone'.I've used the Gatco system for about twenty-five years and consider it superior to the Lansky system which I've also used. The Gatco GA15006 gives a very fine finish which will please anyone wanting a superior blade polish.The next finer hone to this product is the pale blue Gatco GA15010 'Ultimate Finishing Hone' which is a 1200-grade grit hone. The GA15010 hone is also embossed 'Ultra Fine Finishing Hone' which initially caused me—and many others apparently—some confusion. Be reassured that the hones are different grades of grit.

works great, gives a nice refined edge

... offenbar...habe seit Januar 2000 das Gatco Schleifset mit den fünf Steinen...damals war dieser noch nicht dabei, mit seinen 600 Grit. Der "Feinste" war der rote mit 320 Grit. Habe gerade mein Buck Tops CSAR geschärft, das ist schon gut hart (61 HRC), eine Rockwell-Härte, die das Schleifen zu einer Performance werden lässt...jener Stein hat mir bisher ganz klar gefehlt, ohne es zu wissen, bis jetzt...Mit diesem Stein ist das Ergebnis wirklich richtig klasse, eine sehr gute Schärfe, da ist es meinem Eindruck nach fast egal, ob ich mit dem 1200 Grit Keramik Stein noch anschliessend arbeite...mir jedenfalls...ist wohl eher etwas für Menschen (der blaue), die Messer sammeln und sie in die Vitrine legen, da muss es schön blank sein, damit die anderen sagen, hast Du da geile Messer, sind die schöööön! Sind sie ja dann auch...Der Kunststoffteil ist übrigens auf keinen Fall pink, sondern violett...

Pierre de remplacement, parfait pour l'éguisage de couteau