Gränsfors Bruks Ceramic Grinding Puck

I've purchased a few stones, Sharp Pebble 400/1000 which I received with this, and a Chosera 3000 which is on the way. My experience with stones is limited to cheap crap from hardware stores and a nice unknown old school 1x1x6 ish hand me down from my grandfather (which isn't flat by any means). Needless to say IDK where the cheap one's went (trash I assume) and the work horse was my possibly 800 grit ish water stone hand me down. I have every day carry knives that I use... most would say abuse... and need more aggressive grit, and more than I wanted to do with this old stone. I have a field bag and now a nice THAWK axe I got for Christmas and thought I wanted a nice travel stone. This is it, I haven't received my Chosera yet, but I can say to date right now this Bruks is the nicest stone I've ever purchased. I wouldn't use this without water, I soaked mine (don't know if that's really bad for this stone or not) and had to keep adding water to the surface to keep water on top. It just seemed to leak right through (on the bench), was better when i got smart and put the rubber cap on the other side. Physically feels very nice both dry and wet, and the feed back is very nice with water on top and even when it has soaked in. Works great when used the way it was designed to, in your hand and dragging it along an axe. Though I am still learning that technique. Over all first impressions are that it's very high quality and no noticeable wear after a few sharpenings. Clear case of you get what you pay for.

Expensive but if you have a quality axe money shouldn't be an object to buy a fine sharpening stone.

This thing is great! To get axes this sharp before was a quite laborious process involving several stones and strops. This one compact unit does a great job by itself. I will keep my Lansky puck on hand for machetes and such, and for repairing nicks, but the GB puck is now my go-to for axes. I would also be comfortable using it for field-maintenance for convex-grind knives. The design and form factor are also really nice. Small enough to take in the field. The neoprene (?) case not only protects the stone from drops but also makes it easy to hold with your fingers far from the edge.

If you’re looking for a way to sharpen your axe, then you know that overtime flat grind becomes slightly convex.I’ve tried many different methods to establish flat bevel on my axe and this is the only solution that did the job perfectly and easily for me. See the video. I did use the 2000 grit wet dry sandpaper to polish.

This is a very high quality sharpening puck, but I do wish it was a little bigger around which would make it more ergonomic for bigger hands. For smaller sized hands it probably would feel pretty great. My wife thinks it is perfectly comfortable, but for me, I find it a little too compact. It's hard to knock it more than one star though, because it is otherwise quite nice. The case it comes in can be used as a grip, which stays secure and makes it easier to use without too much worry about slipping and cutting yourself on the blade.

This sharpens significantly faster than I expected. I like that it’s portable and I can just throw it in my pack. It’s light weight. Both grits are nice and usable for somebody that just wants to maintain axes and knives in the field. I was worried that the price was more likely due to Gransfors Bruks’s name and import taxes, but after using it I’m happy to have paid it.

I'm certainly not new to sharpening. I've been sharpening my plane blades, chisels and knives long enough to have it down to a few simple steps. Axes have been a challenge. Until I bit the bullet and bought the Transfers Bruks Ceramic Grinding/Sharpening stone. I had a hatchet I'd worked on for days with diamond sharpening plates and diamond diafold sharpeners. I could get it sharp, but never as sharp as I felt it could be. Today I used the Transfers Bruks stone on the hatchet and it was slicing through paper with ease in a matter of minutes. It's just easier to use this little puck on an axe head than it is to try it with plates and the like. Comes in soft case that holds the stone while you use it, fits in a pocket or pack with ease so you can take it with you for touch ups on the go. I can't recommend this enough. I'm sorry it took me so long to spend the money and get it. I do not regret the money I spent, only the time it took me to decide to spend it.

Quality product as expected, Gransfors Bruks doesn’t disappoint. The stone and the container for transportation and storage are top shelf in design and functionality. Everyone wants a deal, but quality costs and you get what you pay for. Buy it once at a reasonable investment and take care of it; no reason it should last a lifetime of average use. Obviously commercial or hard use will accelerate wear and require replacement, but the average camper, hunter, and outdoorsman will enjoy years of useful service.