guided knife sharpening systems

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I have one of these. Work Sharp / Ken Onion
Works too well as my wife bleeds everywhere after sharpening.

Have to ask, what does she do with it to bleed everywhere ??

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by svandamme

damn that guy in the video has an annoying voice...



150 to 200 bucks for what, a jig that holds your knife at a set angle from the grinding stone??

ffs, you can make that yourself from any box of meccano out there.

20 bucks
https://www.amazon.com/Erector-Meccano-Building-Construction-Education/dp/B074XP8VJL/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=meccano&qid=1617200554&refinements=p_89%3AMeccano&rnid=2528832011&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-6

Maybe, but will it hold the heavy stones securely? Im not adverse to spending a few hundred bucks on a quality tool that works considering ive already spent several thousand dollars on knives

the sharpener will pay for itself very quickly

knives and sharpening them to my preferences, is a hobby basically. If I lived in a cave in the forest, i would probably just sharpen my knife on a rock

[svandamme]

I don't see why it couldn't.
It's metal
It has nuts and bolts that can be tightened.
You can put in strengthening beams and make angled supports that will hold the weight of a grown man..

https://constructionmanagermagazine.com/students-bel2fasts-quee8ns-university-comp3lete/#:~:text=Weighing%20just%20600kg%2C%20the%20lightw eight,Meccano%20bridge%20in%20the%20world.

[ramonesfreak]

i guess it depends on how much $ value you assign to your free time. I dont want to spend my time building a sharpener when someone already has done the work to make something that works as a system

[masraum]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

for those curious about what im talking about, this is an example of a guided sharpener....NOT great for large kitchen knives but for everyday pocket knives it is....

I haven't watched the video, but looks like a fancier version of the Lansky that I posted above.



I normally hold everything, and I think the pedestal mount is optional.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by E38Driver

I have one of these and it works real good.

https://smile.amazon.com/Sharpener-Professional-Stainless-Sharpening-Whetstones/dp/B08GK6311V/ref=sr_1_22?crid=M7SEQN6RREHY&dchild=1&keywords=knife+sharpeners&qid=1617198963&sprefix=knife+%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-22

Dave

For large kitchen knives, or pocket knives??

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

i guess it depends on how much $ value you assign to your free time.

Well yeah, but you said it's your hobby to sharpen knives, so clearly you're not assigning that much value to your free time.. cause let's face it.. it's recreational sharpening knives , it's not your job

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

That is not a guided system....although I see a wheel with #s on it...to set degree angle?

You set angles and it comes with different belts. Need to make an edge in the appropriate angle for type of cut and then the belt on how fine you want it.
From lawnmower blades to stupid sharp.

Originally Posted by svandamme

Have to ask, what does she do with it to bleed everywhere ??

No idea. It's like she tests them. Like a kid with a wall outlet. lol

[flipper35]

I use a Lansky on all our knives including the larger butchers and carving knives but you do have to move the clamp as you go down the blade on longer blades.

I strop after sharpening as well. Not only do they shave, but I can run along the edge of a sheet of paper and draw 1/32nd off the edge cleanly all the way down. Any sharpener can make an edge sharp enough to slice down the middle of paper.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by flipper35

I use a Lansky on all our knives including the larger butchers and carving knives but you do have to move the clamp as you go down the blade on longer blades.

I strop after sharpening as well. Not only do they shave, but I can run along the edge of a sheet of paper and draw 1/32nd off the edge cleanly all the way down. Any sharpener can make an edge sharp enough to slice down the middle of paper.

Yes, Lansky goes to razor sharp for me.

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by svandamme

Well yeah, but you said it's your hobby to sharpen knives, so clearly you're not assigning that much value to your free time.. cause let's face it.. it's recreational sharpening knives , it's not your job

my free time is valuable because my job takes up most of it. And I dont sit around sharpening knives, but collecting them and maintaining them is a hobby. Not one of my primary hobbies, but unlike most people who maybe carry around a made in China folding knife from walmart, I buy expensive knives because I like them, and I dont want the edges anything less than perfect. Maybe Im a weirdo

Your build-it-yourself idea reminds me of my real passion which is collecting vinyl records. A lot of new records come warped. I dont like warped records. So, I paid the money and bought a tool (not accurate to call it a machine- I guess its more of a contraption) which consists of 2 very heavy steel plates, two round pieces of felt and a bag that has a heating element in it. You put the record between the two plates and felt, clamp it together and then place that in the heating bag. The bag heats to 120 degrees and you leave it plugged in for 3 hours etc....and then check to see if your record is now flat.

Many people would just say, make the metal plates or use heavy glass plates and stick the thing in the oven

No thanks. The $250 or whatever I spent on it has paid for itself many times over and im happy I spent the money because the contraption does the job properly

[MBAtarga]

I bought my used Lansky system at a garage sale for $3.
The best $3 I ever spent on one item for sure.

[VINMAN]

Very happy with my Smiths, which is basically a Lansky setup. I use a Crock stick for touch up between sharpening .For my kitchen stuff I have a
Chefs Choice.

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[E38Driver]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

For large kitchen knives, or pocket knives??

Both. I have Henckels knives for the kitchen and a ZT350 and a Smith and wesson that I carry. Keeps them razor sharp.

Dave

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I have one of these. Work Sharp / Ken Onion
Works too well as my wife bleeds everywhere after sharpening.

I have one too. It does a good job on abused knives, brings them back if you take the time.
But I recently got a sharpener similar to the Chef’s Choice gizmo in post 3. It’s great for a quick and easy touch-up. It’s like half way between the steel and the belt sharpener.

[ramonesfreak]

I ended up getting the KME. This one - with the wood base that is extra
https://www.kmesharp.com/rpshcombokit.html

i sharpened my wife’s kitchen knifes last night. didn’t think i could sharpen such long knives with it but i managed to get them razor sharp. now that i know how to use it, i can work on my own knives :-)

[masraum]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

I ended up getting the KME. This one - with the wood base that is extra
https://www.kmesharp.com/rpshcombokit.html

i sharpened my wife’s kitchen knifes last night. didn’t think i could sharpen such long knives with it but i managed to get them razor sharp. now that i know how to use it, i can work on my own knives :-)

Hahah, practice on her kitchen knives and then use your perfected process on your own. That's a good strategy!

[ramonesfreak]

well, i bought her the kitchen knives so i didn’t feel so guilty but yea, some strategy was involved

[vash]

This is today’s knife.

I can only sharpen it with the Lansky if I get it really full. It’s a good sharpener but I did go with the diamond stones.

[ramonesfreak]

^^^nice biblio flipper