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

It's a perfect first-purchase honing rod

Suehiro W8 8000 sharpening stones are used for finish sharpening knives on Hapstone and Edge Pro knife sharpeners

Gokumyo should be used with water as a lubricant

This improves blade stabilization and allows quicker

slide guide for edge pro apex The central part features theSlide 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