Saker Honing Guide with Whetstone - Red Off-Center Upgraded Honing Tool and Diamond Sharpening Stone Set Kit for Knife, Short Chisels and Planes, Fine/Coarse Plate, 400/1000/Grit…

I initially bought this because it was the cheapest among the ones I looked at. Now that I've used it for a while I think it was a good decision beyond pricing. First, I can see how the single wide wheel is an advantage over those I was looking at with two wheels placed towards the outside edges. The "mono" wheel allows you to sharpen right up to the edge of the stone without tipping or having a wheel fall off the edge. It rolls smoothly and true, seems to be wearing well and I noticed that there are bearings inserted into each side of the wheel. I put considerable pressure on it and the axle remained strong. The first thing I sharpened was an old, very short, chisel. When I inserted it into the guide I could not achieve the proper angle because of the length of the chisel. I then realized I could just turn it around and with the offset roller get the proper angle. The clamping mechanism works well also. I had little to no slippage of the tool, which was a concern at first, but I did stop periodically to re-tighten just in case. It brought my old rounded and out of square chisel back to a nice straight and sharp condition. I recommend it confidently.

As expected, the product arrived on time, in great condition and well packaged. I used it today for the first time on three Stanley chisels from one of the big box stores. They have never been sharpened before so this was a bit of a challenge with sap, dirt and chips out of the cutting edge on each of the 1/2', 3/4', 1' blades. I did 40 passes on 1/2 the stone due to the projection of the blade from the holder, then rotated the stone and did another 40 passes. I hope this produces even wear on the diamond surface. Repeated this three times on each of the surfaces and ended with a gleaming, even, sharp, clean edge. Used them chisel out a small surface for a utility hinge on a simple home made box. Lovely outcome. I purchased this specific item because of a review of a different guide by another writer who noticed that the his roller did not spin and developed a flat spot on first use. this holder appears to have different type of bearing. it rotates smoothly and cleans easily. It may not be stainless steel and it may not have all the other bells and whistles. I am a home hobbyist, DIY user. My needs are quite different from a professional user. Yes I would by again.

Got this to straighten out my woodworking tools. Consistency is beyond anything I could do free-hand, especially on something like a 6mm chisel where it's really difficult to feel a face registering flat.From flattening on 80-grit sandpaper all the way up to a 6000-grit water-stone for a mirror-polish, you can literally read text in the reflection, and it's dead flat; no waviness on the edges that sometimes happens free-handing it. I flatten all the faces then put it in the guide and begin back at the bottom of the grit ladder, 80 or 150 to flatten, then 1000-grit water stone and 6000 to polish.To be fair, to completely re-face the 1" chisel by hand took probably 2-3 hours and 5-6 sheets of 80-grit. It can be done with the honing guide if you have the patience.Once it's flat, it takes maybe 20-30 minutes on the 1000-grit just cause I skip a lot of grits in between; (only had low-grit paper and two-sided water-stone). Then 10-15 minutes maybe on the 6000-grit for a mirror polish, depends on the size of the chisel too. That's all for a full-reface though, once it's done, it's much faster to do touch ups on a secondary 30 degree bevel after the 25 degree has been established.In that 3 hours, the chisel didn't move once after it was locked into the guide, only thumb-tightened. It doesn't required much pressure if you let the grit do the work. If you really put weight into it, it might slip but muscle is unnecessary imoWould recommend that you go through all the grits in one go after setting the chisel in the guide. There's no real way to set the chisel exactly back in the spot where it was if you mess with it in between grits. You can get close but we're talking a couple microns for dead flat mirror polish and if you tweak it in between you'll throw off the alignment. You'll notice your polish line will be ever so slightly higher or lower if you mess with it in between. Might not be a big deal depending but something to noteIf you're going to use it on slab+low-grit, it helps to put a piece of tape or paper down to protect the roller. On a polishing stone, it mostly just glides without damaging the face of the roller.Oiled the bearings regularly, idk if they'll rust from being used on a water-stone; looks like the pin can be hammered out so if they need to be cleaned or replaced should be easy enoughFor me, it fit a 6mm chisel, all the way up to a 2" plane blade.A minor issue is the roller is so closely machined to the body that it can accumulate lint/metal shavings in between the body and the roller. It's easy enough to dust out but with a little more clearance is probably avoidable altogether.Only wish there was a jig included to set degrees, like made of plastic or such. I'm definitely going to ruin the instruction sheet with the reference markings on it, so will have to make my own jig for 25 and 30 degrees before I lose the instruction sheet.Small issues aside, it works very well so far. Can't comment on longevity. Hopefully it'll last cause I can see this being one of those 'if it goes missing I'd buy it again immediately' items. Do not even want to attempt free-handing small chisels again after seeing how accurate a sharpening jig really is.

does exactly what it’s supposed to do and makes a beautiful sharp edge

Easy to use.

Works as described. May be out of alignment a tiny bit. For the price, it worked okay. If you are looking for super precision, maybe consider a higher end brand

This honing guide has worked very well for sharpening chisels. I'm not certain how long the the diamond whetstones will last. They're don't work nearly a well as they did after sharpening 15 wood chisels. I would suggest buying an additional coarser Whetstone to remove metal faster on very dull chisels, plane blades, or other cutting tools.

I've been hand sharpening my wood chisels for decades. I'm pretty good at it but you have to be sooo conscious of holding it at the same angle all the time. The old wet stones wear and need to be flattened or replaced pretty much annually. This lets you clamp the chisel (properly) and your angle stays the same throughout the sharpening process. Much easier. Don't know how long the diamond plate will last. I did 8 chisels and did not see a change in the plates. I find a few drops of isopropyl alcohol works as well as a light oil but easier to clean up. The only improvement I would make is the plate needs to be longer. Even an extra inch without abrasive would be helpful. But it does work as is. The base does make holding everything easier.