Viking Whetstone Pendant

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!

Saw this baby on Fowler's Makery and Mischief Youtube episodes and was sold. I recommend watching Wazoo's instructionals on how to properly keep and use it, yeah, it is rather naturally intuitive but wisdom is the better part and all that, so take the time to do it. It is quality, lovely and lightweight--an awesome modernization of a past bit of kit for every day wear or for stashing in your bag for adventures. Given the low cost, I recommend getting more than one--that way you can have one for both areas. I put in for the 'pattern' stone and I got a really good looking spotted stone that has light grey, dark grey and purple--colors are even better when you use water on it. Very happy. The stone is definitely quality and easy to use, love all the different parts that let you sharpen all sorts of blade shapes (and hooks). This is a very well thought out tool. I very carefully used some Snowseal on the leather cord (with looks really good with the knots and is easy to shorten by moving the top two) and will wear it regularly. I'm keeping it a water only stone for ease of availability. Will be back to buy more--for my various kits and for family. Thanks, Fowler and Wazoo!

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.

This was one of my brother’s Christmas Wish List items. So I got it for him. He loves it. It’s exactly what he was wanting and is something that he says is the perfect quality and size. He is very pleased with how well it’s made and says he would absolutely recommend it to others looking for the same kind of item.

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.

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.