Anybody used this?

I have currently been useing a Lansky system to sharpen my knives and was thinking about upgrading. I found this on the web and it sparked my curiousity. I am leaning towards the edgepro but figured I might as well see what you guys thought of this first.
 
in my experience the Spyderco sharpmaker is the best sharpening instrument found commercial.

Combining the Lansky with the sharpmaker will solve 99% or your problems
 
I'm not too good at holding an angle, thus the apeal of using systems like the lansky. How exactly does the Sharpmaker work? Is there some form of guide to help hold the correct angle? All my freehand sharpening attempts usually end in disaster. I can acheve great results with the lansky system but reprofiling takes forever. Also I've notices that the edge will be scary sharp but that actual look of the bevel will differ in finish. I don't see how this happens because the stones are always moved across the blade in the same direction and I make sure to make enough passes to acheve to finish of whatever grit stone I'm using. It's not that noticable with higher angle bevels with with say a 17 degree bevel it is plane as day. I just can't seem to get that perfect, uniform, factory edge.
 
will22 said:
I'm not too good at holding an angle, thus the apeal of using systems like the lansky. How exactly does the Sharpmaker work? Is there some form of guide to help hold the correct angle? All my freehand sharpening attempts usually end in disaster. I can acheve great results with the lansky system but reprofiling takes forever. Also I've notices that the edge will be scary sharp but that actual look of the bevel will differ in finish. I don't see how this happens because the stones are always moved across the blade in the same direction and I make sure to make enough passes to acheve to finish of whatever grit stone I'm using. It's not that noticable with higher angle bevels with with say a 17 degree bevel it is plane as day. I just can't seem to get that perfect, uniform, factory edge.
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The Lanksy suffers from an inability to hold the blade well. If you have a flat ground blade you can make it perfectly even on both sides. Sometimes the angle on one side can slightly differ than the angle on the other.. at 17 this is more noticeable, because an extra degree means a lot more material to remove. The wider the blade, the less this is a problem.

In actuality is makes little difference to the final sharpness, but it does bother me too.

If you get the xtra-coarse DIAMOND hone for the Lansky, it will make quick work of reprofiling, assuming you are careful to avoid the problem above.

Then you can finish up with the sharpmaker to apply the scary second bevel edge.
 
The other thing about the lanski is there is no comfortable way to hold it over long periods of sharpening. The edgepro looks good with the suction cup on the base although it would be much harder to sit in my recliner watching a movie while sharpening.

Does anyone know if the edgepro suffers from the same angle problem as the lansky?
 
will22 said:
The other thing about the lanski is there is no comfortable way to hold it over long periods of sharpening. The edgepro looks good with the suction cup on the base although it would be much harder to sit in my recliner watching a movie while sharpening.

Does anyone know if the edgepro suffers from the same angle problem as the lansky?
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Definately NOT. The EdgePro is infinately adjustable from about 12 degrees to 35 degrees -- and repeatable. Lansky ain't even in the same league in terms of accuracy and flexibility, though it's a decent setup for the price.

Shalom,
Mark
 
I also found out that the reason my Lansky has an angle issue, even on flat ground blades, is that it has been overtightened often enough to bend the aluminum clamp. Of course, I overtightened it because it would not keep the blades still. If it was made out of steel with alum pads to protect the blade surface it would be much better... but what do you expect for about 30 bucks?

Decent for the price, and good enough, but as mentioned above, the Edgepro and Sharpmaker rule the roost here. I just wish you could adjust the sharpmaker angles to whatever you wanted. I suppose I could build a new base for the rods.. hmm.... :cool:
 
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