Best Knife Sharpeners

[TRfromMT]

Seadaddy1970 I bought a W.E. system 1 year ago (stepped up from a sharpmaker) and by the 3rd knife I was perfectly comfortable putting my Shirogorov F95T on it. That's a full flat grind and is supposed to be super problematic on the W.E. clamp - nonsense. It is just not that hard to figure it out. And I have the old style/basic clamp.

Get a W.E. while they are on sale.

 

[Seadaddy1970]

Seadaddy1970 I bought a W.E. system 1 year ago (stepped up from a sharpmaker) and by the 3rd knife I was perfectly comfortable putting my Shirogorov F95T on it. That's a full flat grind and is supposed to be super problematic on the W.E. clamp - nonsense. It is just not that hard to figure it out. And I have the old style/basic clamp.

Get a W.E. while they are on sale.

Thank you, sir, for your suggestion. I’m going to do some research on that system.

 

[vic2367]

Work sharp

 

[Seadaddy1970]

Work sharp

Learning curve?

 

[Rhinoknives1]

Learning curve?

Most everything that works well has a. Learning curve. If you want a power unit. Go withThe Ken Onion Work Sharp. Start slow with some low end knives until you get the knack of it. There’s a sweet spot in pressure & moving the blade towards you. When your confident, move to some of your folders checking how the Ricassio area etc will fit.

 

[Seadaddy1970]

Most everything that works well has a. Learning curve. If you want a power unit. Go withThe Ken Onion Work Sharp. Start slow with some low end knives until you get the knack of it. There’s a sweet spot in pressure & moving the blade towards you. When your confident, move to some of your folders checking how the Ricassio area etc will fit.

Thanks, all that advice about ruining some of my good knives spooked me. Understandably!

 

[PirateSeulb]

I wouldn't start with your good knives first on any new system just so you can learn without the worries

 

[Seadaddy1970]

I wouldn't start with your good knives first on any new system just so you can learn without the worries

That’s good advise for sure.

 

[Bghapb]

Thanks, Gents, for your feedback. I would spend 200-300 bucks for a better system than my Sharpmaker. Are there any manual sharpeners better than my Sharpmaker?

Wicked edge cannot be beaten. Check them out on line.

 

[Ben Dover]

MY advice would be to forget any kind of powered system.

The Wicked Edge or Edge-Pro are superb. I prefer the Edge-Pro, but the WE is a great sharpener as well.

 

[Whetstone39]

Use both the SM and the WE

The drawback to the Sharpmaker is that you only have two angles to choose from, 30 degrees or 40 degrees inclusive. One of the best features of the WE is that you can set the angle you want by re-grinding the edge using the diamond stones.

For most of my knives I like a 30 degree inclusive edge anyway, so I set the edge using the WE and maintain the edge on the SM.