Stone holder for Ruixin Pro knife sharpening stones

I had an inexpensive knife set which, while serviceable, was not as sharp as quality knives I've used before.  

I already had basic sharpening stones up to about 600 grit, but it wasn't good enough.  Most people suggest kitchen knives need to be around 1,000 to 1,500 grit.

So, I went down the rabbit hole of learning about sharpening knives to a very fine finish. but was put off by the potentially high cost of getting a set of much higher finger stones/plates.

I didn't want to spend a lot of money to see if this was something that I really wanted to get into.

I found a set of eight sharpening stones for the Ruixin Pro knife sharpening system (180 grit to 10,000 grit) for about $16 and decided that would get me started.

I am happy to report that I now have kitchen knives that can easily and cleanly slice paper and can make clean thin slices of tomatoes and clementines. :)

I still need to improve my technique to get better angle consistency.  That will come with practice!

I place a wet rag under the stone holder so that it doesn't slide around.  These stones need mineral oil (sold as laxative at Target) unlike diamond plates.