3 Waterstones for £27 from Rutlands.

[Graham Orm]

I'm on a diamond stone phase at the moment, otherwise I'd have them.

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+woodworkin ... f-3+dk6710

 

[memzey]

Seems a good price. Most water stones I've seen are more expensive than that. I do wonder though; are they really worth it? I do all my honing on a set of ancient oil stones that seem to do the job perfectly well for my needs. All the American YouTube vids seem to be full of water stones though going up to grits of twelve squillion or thereabouts. Am I missing something or simply not getting the latest fashion again (my 10 year old daughter would not be surprised if that was the case)!

 

[bugbear]

That's a funny grit sequence - 600, 1000, 3000

The stones are also rather thin at 14mm, and a bit short at 7" long.

A basic King Stone is

http://www.amazon.com/King-Medium-Grain ... _89%3AKing

9.1 x 2.8 x 1.1 inches

230 x 70 x 28 mm

So not quite a super bargain, but probably "ok". Low end stones, low price, fair enough.

BugBear