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LT Whet

On this page
  1. Editions
  2. Quick setup
  3. What the demo import adds (Pro)
  4. Pages in the live demo
  5. The sharpening guide: the store-type page
  6. What is in the theme
  7. Section patterns
  8. Page layouts
  9. Colour styles
  10. Fonts
  11. Store-type notes: Purpose store
  12. AI kit (Pro Unlimited)
  13. Before you go live
  14. Questions about LT Whet

LT Whet is a WooCommerce block theme for shops that sell whetstones and knife care: water stones sorted by grit, strops, angle guides, kits and a mail-in sharpening service. It has a macro wet-stone hero with a grit scale bar, a stone grid with large grit numbers, a coarse-to-polish grit guide, an angle guide drawn per knife type, sharpening steps, stone care, a knife steel chart and a kit builder, all on WooCommerce's own blocks. Pro Unlimited adds the AI kit, so an assistant can rebrand and extend the store safely.

Editions

  • Free: the LT Whet theme package: all templates, the section patterns, page layouts and colour styles. No demo content or demo import; the footer credit stays.
  • Pro Standard ($29 a year): + the complete LT Whet demo store with one-click import, one year of updates with a licence key and ticket support; the footer credit is removed.
  • Pro Unlimited ($49 once): + the AI kit, unlimited websites and lifetime updates and support.

See the editions table.

Quick setup

  1. Install and activate WooCommerce, then upload and activate LT Whet (Install the theme).
  2. Pro: Appearance → Demo import → Import (Demo import), then add your licence key in Appearance → Licence.
  3. Free: build the pages with the theme’s patterns and page layouts (below).
  4. Pick a colour style in Appearance → Editor → Styles, set your logo and menu.
  5. Replace the sample content and go live (Going live).

What the demo import adds (Pro)

Appearance → Demo import shows one demo, Whet: A slate-and-copper shop for whetstones by grit, with a grit scale menu and filter, a stone grid, grit and angle guides, sharpening steps, stone care, a knife steel chart, a kit builder and a mail-in sharpening service. It adds:

  • 15 products (7 variable, with options, 3 on sale)
  • 6 product categories: Coarse stones (120–400), Medium stones (800–1500), Fine stones (2000–4000), Polishing stones (6000–8000), Strops & stone care, Kits, guides & service
  • 6 pages: Home, Shop, The sharpening guide, About, Contact, FAQ & delivery (WooCommerce’s own Cart, Checkout and My account pages are used as they are)
  • The main menu: Coarse, Medium, Fine, Polish, Strops & kits, Guide, Help
  • The style Slate, the site title and tagline and the announcement bar text

Existing content is never changed: anything whose address is already taken is skipped. Prices are marked “Example prices”.

Pages in the live demo

Open them on the live demo:

PageWhat it shows
HomepageMacro hero with the grit scale, stone grid, grit guide, angle guide, sharpening steps, stone care, mail-in sharpening service, knife steel chart, kit builder and FAQ.
ShopThree-column WooCommerce product grid with the Coarse / Medium / Fine / Polish grit filter on top: stones, strops and care, kits and the sharpening service.
Product pageA variable stone with Standard and Large sizes, the grit, use, water and size details, care notes and a safety note placeholder.
The sharpening guideA niche guide page: grit guide, angle guide, six sharpening steps, stone care, knife steel chart, kit builder, mail-in service and guide questions.
Cart and checkoutWooCommerce Cart and Checkout blocks with a distraction-free checkout header.

The sharpening guide: the store-type page

A niche guide page: grit guide, angle guide, six sharpening steps, stone care, knife steel chart, kit builder, mail-in service and guide questions. This is the Purpose store page of LT Whet: see it on the live demo. Pro imports it with the demo; with Free, create a page and insert the The sharpening guide page layout from Patterns → LT Whet: full pages.

What is in the theme

  • 21 section patterns and 5 page layouts, including a sharpening guide page
  • Grit scale (120–8000) as section divider, header menu marker and linked shop filter
  • Stone grid with large grit numbers and a coarse-to-polish grit guide table
  • Angle guide with six knife line drawings and a sample knife steel chart
  • Mail-in sharpening service band and a kit builder (sample prices)
  • Three colour styles: Slate, Strop and Wet stone (dark)
  • Fonts self-hosted (Inknut Antiqua + Inder), no Google Fonts requests
  • WooCommerce blocks for shop, product, cart, checkout and account

Section patterns

Add them to any page from the block inserter: Patterns → LT Whet: shop sections. Every edition has all of them.

PatternWhat it is
Angle guide (six knife types)Six cards with a line drawing of each knife type and its edge cross-section, sample angle per side and a note.
Bench drop-off and hoursBench address, drop-off hours and two buttons next to an image.
Brand storyImage beside the shop story, values checklist and a signature line.
Contact cardsFour cards: phone, email, bench and mail-in.
Stones on offerProducts that are on sale, with sale badges, a heading row and a button.
Delivery ratesDelivery options and example fees in a card.
FAQHeading on the left, expandable questions on the right.
Grit guide (coarse to polish table)Graded grit bar above a table of stages: grit range, what it does, when to use it and sample soak times.
Grit scale filter (Coarse to Polish)Graduated 120–8000 grit bar in four linked segments that open each stone category. Also used at the top of the shop.
Mail-in service bannerDark banner with headline, two buttons and a square image.
Macro hero with grit scale barWet stone macro photo with a copy panel and the Coarse / Medium / Fine / Polish grit scale across its bottom edge.
On the bench (image and text)Image on the left, kicker, headline, text, checklist and a button on the right.
Kit builderFour option cards (medium stone, finishing stone, strop, extras) beside a dark kit summary with an example price.
Mail-in sharpening service (sample prices)Dark band with four steps, a sample price card and two buttons.
Newsletter bandDark band with a headline, short text and a sign-up button.
Stone grid with Shop all (live products)Heading row with a Shop all button and a three-column product collection (newest first).
Reviews (sample)Three review cards on a soft band. SAMPLE TEXT: replace with real reviews you may publish.
Sharpening stepsSix numbered step cards with icons, plus a placeholder safety note.
Knife steel chart (sample)Generic steel types with sample hardness ranges and the grits to start and finish on.
Stone careDrawing beside four care rows: flatten, keep wet, dry slowly, store flat.
Stone grid (grit numbers)Three-column cards with a stone drawing, the grit number large in the corner, use, chips, example price and link.

Page layouts

Full pages in Patterns → LT Whet: full pages. Create a page, open the inserter and pick one to start from:

  • Home: Whet (sharpening stones and knife care): Demo homepage: macro hero with grit scale, stone grid, grit guide, angle guide, sharpening steps, stone care, mail-in sharpening service, knife steel chart, kit builder and FAQ.
  • About page: About page: intro, brand story, on the bench, sharpening steps and bench drop-off.
  • Contact page: Contact page: intro, contact cards, bench drop-off and quick answers.
  • FAQ & delivery page: FAQ & delivery page: intro, questions, delivery rates and the mail-in service (sample prices).
  • The sharpening guide page: Niche guide: intro, grit guide, angle guide, sharpening steps, stone care, knife steel chart, kit builder, mail-in service and guide questions.

Colour styles

Change the style in Appearance → Editor → Styles (how). LT Whet has 3:

StyleMain colour
Slate (default)#2F3C38
Strop#4A2E1F
Wet stone#141917

Fonts

Bundled with the theme (self-hosted, no Google Fonts requests). Change them in Styles → Typography.

Used forFont
HeadingsInknut Antiqua
Body textInder

Store-type notes: Purpose store

  • The home page has only the sections this kind of shop needs; add more from the theme’s patterns if you want them.
  • Every fact in the specialist sections (guides, care notes, times, prices) is a sample: replace it with what is true for your shop.

AI kit (Pro Unlimited)

With Pro Unlimited, an AI assistant reads the theme rules and can swap in your stones and grits, update the angle guide and steel chart, set your service prices and build landing pages without breaking the blocks. It can also import the demo, switch styles and create draft pages through WordPress Abilities.

Example prompt: Set up this LT Whet store for my sharpening shop "Keen Bench" in Bristol (sample business). Stones from £22, mail-in sharpening at £8 per knife with a one-week return, bench drop-off Tuesday to Saturday. Use the Strop style, replace the sample stones with my five stones (220, 1000, 3000, 6000 and a 1000/4000 combination), keep the safety notes as placeholders and write my returns policy: unused stones within 30 days.

See AI kit for the files, the prompts and the Abilities.

Before you go live

Everything in the demo is sample content: products, prices, specs, reviews, addresses and opening times. Replace it with your own, or delete it, and follow the going-live checklist. Pro Unlimited: python3 tools/check-theme.py --launch in the theme folder lists every sample left.

Demo photos

The live demo of LT Whet shows real photos; the theme uses its own illustrations and placeholders. The photos are from Pexels, free to use under the Pexels licence (credit is not required, but we thank the photographers):

Questions about LT Whet

How does the grit scale filter work?

The Coarse, Medium, Fine and Polish segments link to the matching product categories. The bar sits in the hero, the grit guide and at the top of the shop and category pages, and the first four menu items carry the same stone colours.

Can I sell a sharpening service?

Yes. The demo sells mail-in sharpening as a WooCommerce variable product (number of knives and finish), with a service section that explains the steps and sample prices. Shipping and return postage are set up in WooCommerce.

Are the angles, grits and hardness ranges real data?

No. They are sample guidance marked as such. Replace them with your own advice and your stones' own ratings.

Does the theme include safety instructions?

No. Safety notes are placeholders for your own wording, and the art and demo photos never show blood or unsafe handling.

Can the kit builder sell custom bundles?

The kit builder shows the choices and an example kit. A live picker needs a product bundles plugin; the demo sells two ready kits as a variable product.

Do the demo photos come with the theme?

No. The live demo uses Pexels photos; the theme ships its own stone drawings, line drawings and illustrations.

Ask AI about LT Whet

Ask in your own words. The assistant answers from these docs and links the sections it used.

AI answers can be wrong; check the linked section. Never share passwords or licence keys. Open a ticket