DMT B8250 DuoSharp DuoBase - bench stone base

• DMT W250FCNB 10-inch DuoSharp Bench Stone Fine / Coarse - No Base
• DMT W250CXNB 10-Inch DuoSharp Bench Stone Coarse / Extra-Coarse No Base
• Complete Guide to Sharpening
• Robert Larson 800-1800 Honing Guide
• DMT D6FC Dia-Sharp Double-Sided Fine/Coarse Diamond-Surface Sharpening Stone

Just to add my 2 cents, this base works with the 10" duosharp as well. I could've asked for the base to be more sturdy, but it performs just fine. I received rather vague results when trying to find the answer to this, but it does work. I recommend the use of the provided grip pad to ensure that the duosharp is rock solid on the base.

This thing works as intended, but I find that I really don't use it. I just use a plastic tub with water in it.

It enables one to get an excellent bevel on a straight and to carefully control the bevel on kitchen knives and the like. So far I've sharpened kitchen knives, pocket knives and straight razors with this. I've done this with waterstones in order to get a flat surface. Finally, there is a handle on the bottom of the stand that allows one to hold the base with whichever stone you might require and move the surface over a stationary item. This is just about the perfect height for sharpening all kinds of stuff. I've not used any kind of jig, it's all by hand. Works great, I'm very pleased. The rubber feet on the bottom hold the stand steady and the rubber feet under the stone anchor the stone in place.

The little rubber mat that came with the duosharp stone I bought was better. This is made out of plastic with rubber contacts to prevent it from slipping. I must admit I was expecting something heavier and better quality. I placed my duosharp stone on it and placed the whole thing on my tile counter tops. I did like the fact that it raises the stone so it makes it easier to use. The rubber feet do slip after the countertops get wet (which they will since you need the water to lubricate).

However the duo base requires 12 rubber cushions and only 10 were in the package. Fortunately their individual packages prevented any damage. I tried to make Amazon aware of this but their website will only let you 'return' items. I was able to find similar cushions and the stone with base work like a champ. I ordered this and a combination diamond stone but they arrived loose in a box. I sent two emails to DMT about this and received NO response. I only want to make them aware of the lack of communication from the manufacturer and this review area is the only apparent avenue to do that. Not even an acknowledgement to the emails.