Shapton Glass Stone 500 Grit Sharpening Stone, Double Thick

As above, it's a great starter stone for undamaged, just dull, kitchen knifes. Does not remove as much material as course grades. Puts a nice bead on before the next step, 1000 grit.
With proper use and care this double plate will last a long time. To keep it flat, as it happens, it's the minimum approved grit for the Shapton Diamond Glass Lapping plate.
Works well, great price.

Shapton stones are the best for their price point, they are very good quality. Glad to have a Canadian source to buy them. Service was extremely fast. Only good things to say about Pauls.

I really like the feel of the stone when sharpening with it. It gives a lot of feedback and I find it easier to get my angle. Moves metal very quickly.

I have multiple different stones most of them naniwa, this is my favourite coarse stone it cuts as fast as my 220 and 400 grit naniwa traditional and professional but is a bit smoother and does not load up. Very impressed with this stone extremely good value and it seems to work well on my rock hard fujiwara denka and on my German knives as well. Great purchase I will buy shapton again for sure.

This is a quick stone removing metal nicely without loading up.
It is a great stone for German steel kitchen knives and all anyone really needs for most knives.
A finer stone would be required for raw meats and such but the 500 is a workorse.
Great stone!!