Super Bite "True Splash and Go Whetstones"

I have the whole line of stones aside from the 30k stone and have used them for a bit over a year at this point with various knives and other tools. How these stones fit on the stone stage is fantastic and I love how simple changing stones out is.

I have used/own Shapton glass, Naniwa Chocera, diamond plates, and various ceramic and resinoid soaking stones. If I had to just stick with one manufacturer/type it would be the Nanohone stones. Each stone brand has it's own feel, and sometimes I like to sharpen with something else just to mix it up. But I continually come back to these Nanohone stones compared to the others.

70 Micron Stone: This cuts soo fast. Compared to other stones in this coarseness range it feels like it dishes much slower than other stones. It will still dish, and you will still need to flatten it. But not as much as other stones I've used. After flattening with an NL-4 plate the surface feels almost like 80-120 grit sandpaper. The finish it leaves on the knife is very even and the scratches doesn't appear or feel very deep. When sharpening various implements it feels rough but isn't very grabby, it lets you know when you're getting good contact with the stone. Very pleasant to use and sharpen with. I have the 4 layered version of this coming in the mail.

35 Micron Stone: I haven't used this stone as much as some of the others. But very similar to the 70 micron stone, just a less aggressive scratch pattern and doesn't feel to cut as fast.

15 Micron stone: If I'm sharpening kitchen knives for other I generally will stop on this stone. It feels very smooth to the touch. I have I resinoid stone that I have permanently soaked which I would describe as "creamy" This stone feels similar but not to the same degree. It can give a feeling of the knife "skating" across the surface but there is always slight feedback. You can still get a very polished edge, and with how hard this stone is you can easily apex and deburr a knife with practice. It will remove the scratches from lower grit stones quickly.

6, 2, 1 micron stone: For feel all of these stones feel very similar. Not as "creamy" as the 15 micron stone, but still has good feedback for how hard they are. All of them leave good polished edges. This morning I used 6 micron stone to touch up a knife and was able to apex and debur using just the stone. I got it hanging paper towel sharp in about 5 minutes. The 2 micron stone works well for carving knives and other knives used for slicing. I have successfully sharpened straight razors on the 1 micron stone.

Other stones may excel in other areas but I don't think that there is another stone that is as well rounded as these stones and as low maintenance. Even if you don't have the Nanohone stone stage you can still place these in a different stone holder thanks to the attached aluminum bases. Can't recommend these enough.

So at first I did not believe it would be able to cut some my harder steels ie rex121,maxamet, 15V any of the steels that typically require diamond abrasives but I was wrong it does cut them and quite well too! Now the Nano Hone strop thing is gimmicky and did not work for me at all, in the future I will be purchasing the entire set of these bench stones and or looking into some vitrified diamond similar to my Venev's

I was always “scared” of using stones to sharpen with. Well once I had someone show me and he had sharpened a lot, it wasn’t as scary. He began telling me the stones he used in the past and he stated these are by far the easiest and best stones to use. Since then my knives have had the laser cutting edge these stones provide. Thanks to Nano for the stones.

I have been using True Splash and Go Whetstones for 1.5 years and I have enjoyed using them. I recently bought the 70 micron stone. I am excited to use it.

I am continuously amazed by the quality of these products. Compared to my Naniwa and DMT stones, these are on another plane in every way.

Cutting speed is excellent without sacrificing polish or dishing too quickly. They flatten quickly, set up quickly, and produce an outstanding edge and finish much faster than I am used to, even on my harder knives.

Well made and well thought out products are a joy to use and what I have purchased from Nano Hone are outstanding. I am in love with them and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The price seemed high at first but after using them I would have paid more. I regret waiting as long as I did.

Service from Hap and the others at Nano Hone has been Stellar. Hap answered my questions personally and was generous with his time. Think of the way business used to be before the internet and that is how they do it here. It's a rare thing to find a company like this today.

I will be a customer for life, no need to look elsewhere. In the near future I will be purchasing more products for my woodworking shop.

Thank you to Hap and everyone at Nano Hone.