If you like a sharp knife

[Speedy!]

I tried all kinds of stuff and this has made it fast and easy.

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[3jakes]

Nice review.
I hope this is still available next Christmas for my 2 sons.
70 bucks on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVN8HV5/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Curious if you tried out any of the less expensive brands?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C9VMG75/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Speedy!]

Nope, haven't tried the cheap ones, but with the Work Sharp only being about $70 and the quality of the tool (and reviews) I'd not bother.

 

[Ed_EOD]

I use the Ken Onion version on my kitchen and utility knives. Works great.

 

[383]

I have the cheap version, not the Ken Onion. I might be able to get a better edge in an hour or so with a set of stones, but the Worksharp will get any knife shaving sharp in around a minute. Love it!

 

[Chucktin]

I've got an earlier version of this under my work bench. Tried it on some kitchen knives for Wifie. Neither of us were impressed. I think it's staying there.

 

[noid]

I'm just going to leave this here:

 

[McFarmer]

I'm just going to leave this here:

So have you used it ?

 

[doublearon98]

I'm not a big fan of the belt sharpeners because they remove waayyy to much material.

Natural Arkansas stones are the way to go. I can sharpen a badly beat up knife in 5-10mins. They leave a very nice edge. Leather strop after.

I suppose if you just want to be able to run your knife through something and it be sharp, that's what you'd want.

Either way, do a service to your knives and NEVER use those **** metal washer "sharpeners", please.

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[Tinner]

I'm just going to leave this here:

That's pretty darn cool. I may get one.

I'm not a big fan of the belt sharpeners because they remove waayyy to much material.
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Belt sharpeners work fine if you know how to use them and use appropriate belts. Arkansas stones work good on softer steels, but they wont touch some of the modern blade steels in a reasonable amount of time.

I've had the Work Sharp KO for about a year and love it. There's a bit of a learning curve, but it's pretty easy to master.

 

[doublearon98]

That's pretty darn cool. I may get one.







Belt sharpeners work fine if you know how to use them and use appropriate belts. Arkansas stones work good on softer steels, but they wont touch some of the modern blade steels in a reasonable amount of time.



I've had the Work Sharp KO for about a year and love it. There's a bit of a learning curve, but it's pretty easy to master.

I've sharpened a **** ton of knives and have had a pro belt knife sharpener for years and use it for certain knives. I've sharpened plenty of stainless and high carbon knives. It's not time consuming if you know what your doing but that's with anything.

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[Speedy!]

That Russian thing would take longer to put together than it took to sharpen both knives I did LOL. I want quick and easy. I agree using a belt sharpener appropriately is the key to not removing too much material. I've used it on my SOG knife several times and haven't noticed it removing very much at all, but I'm careful to keep the angle right.

If you have one of these and didn't have good results, I'd say it's user error. I mean you saw it take my knife from dull to shaving my arm in about 2 minutes.

The automatic knife was admittedly a bit more tricky as it's double edged so I had to be more conscious of the angle the knife remained to the belt, and it was dull as a butter knife out of the box. 5 minutes to sharpen that one to slice through rope no problemo.

 

[gtsgarage]

I also use the Ken Onion Work Sharp as well.

 

[freudianfloyd]

I tried all kinds of stuff and this has made it fast and easy.

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I posted about these a couple years ago. They are great, I could make a sharp knife dull with a sharpening stone, but with this I can make a butter knife to shave with. I actually used mine today as my dad stopped over and I asked him if he needed me to sharpen his pocket knife. He said "last time you sharpened it I cut myself all over because I was expecting to use it like a dull knife."

 

[Jigstick]

Wicked Edge Sharpening System for me.

 

[eyeball]

I like the Lansky system myself. It’s a simple and efficient setup.

I would like to imbed a video but have no idea how...

 

[Fuelboat]

Wicked Edge system for me also. Hand sharpen yard tools.

 

[tanukiboy]

I use a Shapton Pro ceramic Japanese waterstone, followed by a leather bench strop charged with chromium oxide. It only takes a couple of minutes to get a knife razor sharp.

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[Speedy!]

Checked out the wicked edge stuff....pricey.

 

[FishingMan]

Wicked Edge is pricey but so are my knives. Im not taking a belt sander to a custom knife i waited 3 years to get and costs more than a new carry piece.

 

[killahog]

Wicked Edge Sharpening System for me.

I have one as well I can get them scary sharp.

 

[Speedy!]

That makes sense. Mine aren't very expensive and have to live life cutting through cardboard and all kinds of junk like that. I just buy a new one when it's had enough LOL.

 

[Ray-CA]

I ordered one Saturday and it arrived Monday. Spent about 45-minutes and sharpened every knife in the house and shop. Man does this work well!!!

Thanks for the post and the review.

Ray

 

[Speedy!]

LOL, I did the same thing!

 

[Danglerb]

I still use crock sticks, but good steel does make quite a scree and take some time.

 

[sberry]

I remember sharpening knives when I was a kid, I wasn't fond of it then. I havnt sharpened one in decades due to the Stanley utility blade.

 

[kctyphoon]

I dunno if its only me - but i just dont see the point in investing time into a knife edge that you actually use a lot, for work anyway. I mean i can see an expensive kitchen knife, or just a hobby knife you carry as a toy, ($200 knife that only opens $0.02 envelopes its entire life) but i cant see much of a point to making an edge ultra sharp when youre just gonna use it again and again. A few pulls on a cheap handheld or countertop sharpener and its good to go.

Its like investing a lot of extra time into a chainsaw blade, where all that extra work with the expensive and “accurate” sharpener is lost after 2 cuts - and youre right back to where you woulda been with a quick sharpening on a cheap HF sharpener anyway. Just my feeling..

The finer the edge, the thinner the metal, the easier it dulls. Is it worth all the extra time?