Fantastic for the kitchen, even full-sized chef knives; still dialing it in for my woodworking tools. For chisels and plane blades, you still need a flat stone (or diamond plate) for the back side and the approach doesn't work well for narrow chisel blades. Here I still prefer a Veritaz (type 2) jig and sandpaper or diamond plates. If you're careful you can use it to touch up jointer knives and "disposable" blades (Rali hand planes; Dewalt 13" planer blades). Haven't figured it out yet for gouges either.
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The plastic base is cheap! The end hole for sharpening scissors and other edges at 12.5 degrees is NOT stable and wobbles and works loose when attempting to put an edge on them. The grey stones are NOT very aggressive for re-profiling you have to purchase the "coarse" stones to accomplish this.. NOT IMPRESSED and would much rather spent money elsewhere. Just like all my other Spyderco purchases... Disappointment! Get it together Spyderco, Benchmade is leaving you in the dust!
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Very easy to use Sharpens faster than what other people had to say about it. just hold the knife straight up and down, can't get any easier than that. Mounts to the bench I would recommend to anyone who needs an easy and efficient way to sharpen any knife. I am using this in my sharpening business.
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I purchased this based on many different knife forums and wanting what should be an effective, simple and very user friendly sharpening product. The materials are of obvious quality, and with some practice I was able to achieve the utility of the product, however it isn't as "easy" as touted. Clearly maintaining a consistent angle is the key to achieving a sharp blade, which is the basis of the very product itself. While it would seem logical that pulling the knife down the rod in a slicing motion is easy enough, there is still a chance for variation of knife edge contact along the stones, which can result in an uneven edge and thus not a sharp knife. This may seem a little overly critical, however I wanted to provide an honest assessment. With practice and attention this is a very useful and effective sharpening system. It should be noted that I have several sharpening tools, from two sided Norton stones to professional level diamond bench sharpeners and I am proficient with free hand sharpening. Thanks for the opportunity to review this product.Read full review
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This sharpener is fairly easy to use. It puts a very sharp edge on knives. Some of the finer kitchen knifes do better with the 30 degree angle, while most of the folders sharpen nice with the 40 degree angle. The rods build up metal pretty quickly so regular washing helps keep these working good.
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