Gokumyo should be used with water as a lubricant

Shapton Pro 5000

It's a perfect first-purchase honing rod

The central part features the three-point guide similar to Hapstone V7 knife sharpener

It creates no heat

slide guide for edge pro apex Gokumyo should be used withSlide Guide gives you 2 points of contact on the knife. This improves blade stabilization and allows quicker, more repeatable blade placement. One piece extends from one edge of the blade table to the other, while the center piece slides back and forth independently and can lock into position to accommodate a wide variety of blade shapes and sizes. It works well by itself, but when combined with a magnetized blade table it makes sharpening on the Edge