Great bit of kit

Inte helt superplan, men den har fungerat väl. Har bara slipat 5st knivar och tycker hittills att den är prisvärd.

The integrity this company has to deliver only the best quality products is amazing. Trend's customer service is something that all companies should strive towards. Highly recommended. The stone's baseplate is incredibly flat and robust.

Revised my review from earlier based upon more use and experience with the product.The biggest issue is the diamond grain size is irregular. No matter how much I use it to try flatten out a chisel back to a consistent scratch pattern there are always large gouges from a few large grains of diamond present on the stone. And before anyone asks, yes I work clean, and yes I use a honing oil.The second issue, which would have disqualified this stone before, but I neglected to check until it was too late. It is not flat. Mine has a large bowl in the middle, or crown on the opposite side. Not noticeable to the naked eye, but a dealbreaker when you are trying to sharpen to a high level or to use it to flatten another stone.I had such high hopes for this product. My advice is to spend a few dollars more and buy once cry once on the Shapton diamond lapping plate.

I had watched piles of youtube videos, read articles and looked at pictures but was never able to get my blades as scary sharp as I had hoped. Bought this stone after having it in my wish list for way too long and it is a complete game changer! I'm doing the exact same process that learned from Youtube and the rest, but with a proper stone it actually works!! I was able to shave my arms and slice paper like they do in the videos with just going to the 1000 grit then a quick stropping. When I need "scary sharp" I just add a few strokes on a 3000 grit sandpaper glued to a piece of tempered glass before stropping and then my knives literally slice tomatoes on their own!

Sharpend quite well, rusts very very easily, gotta keep i dry.

Work great for sharpening hand plane blades. If you know how to sharpen you'll like those.

Affilatura rapida ed efficace. La grana è 300/1000 quindi non aspettatevi una cosa professionale ma per hobbisti va più che bene. L’affilatura risulta buona specialmente per legno dolce.

Perfecto para el primer afilado de cuchillas de cepillo o formones. Luego es necesario usar una piedra 6-8mil pero se gana mucho tiempo. Recomiendo usarlo con el líquido de la marca Trend específico para estas piedras de diamante

A very nice stone, a short break in period on it tooAfter extensive use: this is a great value stone, I use it to sharpen wood working tools and knives and it's an excellent addition, it hasn't worn out or anything of that nature and constantly delivers a good edge with the use of cutting guides. Coupled with sanding paper, total re-profiling of an edge is easy.

This is a good plate. If you have no others at all, start here and you'll get the most bang for your buck. The performance is very good.I have DMT, Trend, and Atoma plates, more than10 between the brands and the grits. The trend plate cuts the fastest, hands down. As somebody that has different types, I'll go so far as briefly explaining the differences that I see between them all. They are also advertised as having the most flatness of any of my diamond plates. Would I buy it again, yes. Having all of the different plates and if I could do it over again, I'd buy two different trend plates and then just move onward to my Shapton water stones. It would have saved a lot of money and I'd have still been happy with the results. I always follow water stones anyway. Be absolutely sure to use a rubber plate/stone holder to keep it in place and prevent the under-side from getting marred if you buy a double-sided plate.The gee-whiz comparison:The Trend is the fastest cutting plate that I have. It also has a consistent in the scratch pattern for the 300 grit side. Because it's double-sided, I didn't need to purchase two separate plates, less weight. The rest of my diamond plates are single surface and let me tell you, the entire collection is heavy. When using lubricating fluid, they work well. I don't have to apply fluid as much as I do with Atomas. Metal waste clears easily. These feel solid like DMT and overall best value. Could buy two different plates and get four grits. Best value.The DMT is a nice piece of steel, but the diamonds seem to fracture much more frequently and leave rogue scratches that are harder to work out. The DMT seem a tiny bit more susceptible to rust with a very faint reddish hue, even after using rust inhibitor in the lubricating fluid (hone right) and taking care to dry them with lint-free cloth as much as possible. When using lubricating fluid, The DMTs require the least amount of fluid and the metal waste clears easily. These feel the most dense and rugged of all.The Atomas are my favorite when I want a beautiful polished surface. With just a tiny bit more pressure, I can get mirrored finishes and the most uniformed scratch pattern of all. The plate is aluminum and the diamond plate substrate is steel, adhered to the aluminum plate. Atomas cut smoother and even though they are rated at 400, 600, 800, 1200, they actually feel like 600, 1000, 1500, 2000. I have to use lots of fluid continually as the metal slurry builds or the plate will dry and the tool will slightly stick. The steel substrate will gouge and scratch if you are abusive (I tested on one). The aluminum corners and base will ding and slightly bend if you drop it hard enough (tested too). These are lightest of all.If the steel is beat-up, I go to the DMT plates. If the steel is clean, I go straight to the Trend first because it's the fastest. If I need just the most gengle of touch-up work, I use Atoma. If I am putting a very good cutting edge, I then step through the shapton water stones up to 16000--depending on the tool--and will even finish on a stop that's equivalent to about 30,000 grit.

The Trend diamond plate is the most recent addition to my collection of diamond plates. To date I have used the Trend plate exclusively for flattening the backs of bench chisels and plane irons. The plate preformed exactly as advertised; it cut quickly and left my chisels and irons dead flat. While it shouldn't a surprise the difference a truly flat back makes, I was indeed pleasantly surprised at the improved performance of my planes. I finish my bevels with a 13,000 grit Sigma stone which provides a good sharp edge to cutting tools; but flattening with the Trend has made a noticeable difference in performance. I would give the Trend 5 stars (and this might be just me) but the plate seems to be more prone to rust than the DMT plates if not thoroughly dried after use.

Great plate that was dead flat and came with all advertised materials. Pouch, slip resistant mat, cleaning block. Spent an hour or so flattening, sharpening and then stropping every one of my chisels, plane blades and pocket knives. Even a few kitchen knives. Combination of 300/1000 is perfect for getting an edge free of nicks and flat, then a few minutes on the 1000 to create a useable edge. Paired with a finer grit stone and a strop gets razor sharp results. I was on the water stone band wagon for a while, but the durability of the metal plates and the consistency of flatness really changed my mind. After a few long uses the 300 may wear a little to a 350 - 400 grit and the 1000 to 1250 or 1500, but it still works perfectly fine. I'm a carpenter for my work and I prefer this product!