Wazoo Gear Viking Whetstone Knife Sharpener, Norse Knotwork

It the best sharpener I have had in awhile and it’s portable I just used it on my bench made set of knives and it sharpens beautifully if you follow the guide it is even got an edge for fishing hooks for those who are interested works for hatchets and axes too🙏😌

Overall: - Perfect EDC size and form-factor - Engineered and manufactured to precise tolerances. Beautifully designed. - The Arkansas Novaculite is an amazing material, unlike anything I've really used before. Very consistent and durable. - Dare I say heirloom quality. I may not be Viking, but I might be buried with this LOL. I just received this last night as a birthday gift and I absolutely love it! Being a knife enthusiast (and starting collector) I have spent a considerable amount of time purchasing, researching and practicing with various knife steels, sharpening methods and materials and actuating/locking mechanisms. It has been a fascinating journey and I've really come to appreciate exceptional design, superior engineering and old-school methodologies. One of my more Zen-like hobbies is hand sharpening using whetstones and leather strops. And while I do indeed have several “travel” or portable sharpening tools, none of them are with me every hour of every day. Until now, that is! The Viking Whetstone Pendant is unbelievably convenient and exceptionally high quality. The leather strap/necklace is thin, strong and incredibly soft. While it was a bit long for me, I simply added 3 or 4 snake knots at the top of the pendant and it fits perfect (see photo.) I highly recommend this as a unique, high quality gift you can give someone interested in EDC, prepping or just a knife enthusiast. Well done Wazoo!

I am a huge fan of knives. I have quite a few of them (ok maybe a bit more then a few...like a lot) this is such a handy thing to have. I sat outside in the sunshine and just went to town on my favorites of favorites. My two favorite knife steels are: S30V ( S30V is a very high end stainless steel. Some would call it a “super steel🦸‍♂️“ it holds a wonderful edge, is very rust resistant and it can take an extreme amount of abuse, it’s also a chore to sharpen. I put the best edge I have ever put on my Benchmade Griptlion with just this stone. My next favorite steel is CPM-M4. It holds a better edge then S30V, it’s a lot stronger as well (S30V can chip... if you have abused it enough) M4 is not a stainless steel it is a high end high carbon steel so it can and will corrode🤷‍♂️ This also put a great edge on two of my M4 blades. It did take a long time to get there but it was absolutely worth the effort. Next I went to work on my very abused Cold Steel SRK 6” fixed blade made out of SK-5 a Japanese high carbon steel comparison to 1055 high carbon steel. Anything in the 10xx high carbon steel is very common for knives but it will rust most of them all. It will rust very fast in fact. It’s very important that the blade is completely free of rust or any other “gunk” all Arkansas stones are very porous and those particles will clog your sharper stone. I use a good ceramic for this. I also strop on glass (it’s an old jewelers technique) I highly recommended this product to everyone who needs to keep the knives ready. I wear this every single day, all day. the oil from your skin and any water source should work just fine.

I gotta say after watching a few YouTube survival channels (Fowler’s makery & mischief) I started to really like the idea of a micro stone to touch up my smallest knives in the field. At $30 my perception was this would be a “nice to have” not a “need to have”. Once I held the whetstone in my hand I changed my mind. Having the bit of leather to hang onto gets my fingers away from the blade as sharpening commences. The grit of the stone sharpens fast and leaves a nice tooth on the blade for fast cutting. The shaped corners helped avoid rubbing the handle against the stone on my smallest blades as I quickly touched up my knife to a scalpel. I hope to soon use the fish hook groove on my next outing. I gotta say I have never worn anything around my neck with any success. The lightweight stone with the high grade leather strap feel pleasant against the bare chest. This keeps the pendant under your shirt, out of your crafts and chores as you muck around camp. I highly recommend this product and will investigate more well thought out products from wazoo survival.

I'm writing this review after having this necklace since May 2020. As an accessory/jewelry I have liked this necklace ever since I received it, so much that I have seriously worn this thing 24/7 for the last 3 years with the exception of some instances. That being said of course the leather cordage has worn significantly, as seen in the photo provided; however, I never would have thought it'd last this long (it snapped today after I tested it's strength after all this time). As for the capabilities of the whetstone itself I have to say it's alright. Though I'm not great at sharpening with whetstones in general, I must say I'd rather have this necklace if it were the only thing available to me. There are better whetstones out there, but this is great if you were to go buschcrafting and needed something to sharpen a knife that's also lightweight. Also, with the abuse I've put this thing through I don't see any wear on the stone itself, just the leather cord of course. Overall, this is a great necklace that's lasted longer than I expected, and having some decent knowledge and skills with using whetstones would make it more valuable to me. I only wish the price was slightly less, since I'm going to buy another and I don't have any recollection of it being that much when I first bought it.

I'm a fan of the old adage: the best ___ is the one you have with you. It's why I love my iPhone's ability to take great photos most of the time for most reasons, as I don't always have a big body camera with me. Similarly, I love the Viking Whetstone from Wazoo. You never know when you'll have a need to sharpen a blade in the field, but if you're like me (an EDC person, but not a knife collector or hunter/outdoorsman) you generally don't have a whetstone around when you might have the need for it. Until now! I like that it is easy to wear as a pendant, though in my instance I looped it onto a supply kit I already have packed for camping. It's light and compact, and it sharpens well. I've tried oil and water, two different applications, one in the wild and one in the kitchen, and it performed equally well. It's going to work or it won't, right? Some have noted that the size of the stone can be problematic, depending on the blade. I think that's true, but it's a pretty generalized issue: if they offered multiple sizes, you could select the one that was best for your application, but again, if you have a variety of blades, and you want the stone with you at all times, I'd still go smaller. Anyway, fine product, and glad to have it with me when it could be most useful!

Truly beautiful. Truly a Masterpiece of a stone. It is so interesting that every 1 u buy is a random gamble. And truly is a sad thing u cannot pick the 1 u want. Thankfully for me I got to pick on ebay. However. I bought 1 in the past and it looks just plain white. Nothing interesting. However. This is the same company. And IS a Wazoo viking stone necklace. So. I have decided to show the 1 I got to pick on ebay in place of the review or the 1 I received from here on Amazon. As a I suppose potential of somthing u COOOOUUULLD receive. MABYE. I think in comparison to a boring bland pure blank white stone this 1 looks grand scale masterpiece. In conclusion. I hope when u all buy 1 u get somthing unique like this 1 an not some bland blank just all white stone. Either way its 100% worth the purchase. I keep this on my neck 24/7. I sleep with it. Shower with it. EVERYTHING. I NEVER take it off. Thanks to this stone my leathermans NEVER go dull. And if u pair it with the little ferro rod/ ceramic striker/knife sharperner/honer. U can't go wrong!!! I wear both on a 24/7 basis. I recommend u invest on both and do the same. Ur multi tools will thank and love u . And u will ALLWAYS be able to make fire. Trust me. An pull the trigger on this 1. .u won't regret it !!! Wazoo all the way!!! F the imitators!!! Wazoo or nothing!!!💯💯💯💯💯🤟🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁

So I was actually looking for a Viking sharpening stone.... and actually found one. I have multiple knives I take into the field at different times for different things. I like to go deep into the back country and weight of items is on my mind. i have several different wet stones that I rangerband onto my sheaths. Or I carry a triple stack of diamond plates. I was looking for something to stream line my kit. The Viking pendent was what I found to do the trick, around my neck, always with me and ready for any blade. I went over the knives in the picture with it, it’s a great mantance/finishing stone, it was particularly awesome on the Kukri, the rounded side is perfect for the tricky spot. The stone has a multi faseted surface for all kinds of blade needs. I was going to restring it out of the box, but ended up liking the leather lanyard. I would be interested in one exactly the same but twice the size as a large option, and a palm sized one for backpack etc. The company mistakenly called me thinking I had a complaint, in this day for a company to take the effort to call to make something right that quick is rare(customer, not me, stone was broken during shipping) very nice people. I will be looking out for future products.

Erg gave wetsteen. Ik ben er erg blij mee

Been wearing this for several months now. Used it in my YouTube videos. Must have.

Love the look and very handy to have.. I wear this daily as it looks great, as well as very handy to have to hand…

Amazing shipping time came with in 10 days, all the way to Australia from the USA, the leather is nice and strong the stone is nice and sturdy

Ich mag den Naturstein. Er schleift mein Messer und hält die Angelhaken scharf. Gleichzeitig ist er schick und macht sich gut beim Tragen.