Did I get a good sharpener?

[Zakkaery]

Thanks, I would've thought that just taping the guides would work but I guess the stick tape will attract grit

 

[jpm2]

Just like the old saying "it's not the arrow, it's the Indian".

I hate that saying, as any decent archer will tell you, try and hit with a warped arrow.

 

[Peter Hartwig]

Sorry bud, but this is awful advice.

It's not the sharpening tools, its you. If you cannot sharpen with a stone or belt grinder then its not the tools fault.

I agree, but some seem to match up better with one system vs another. If you don't get a good match you can either work on the skills needed to get good results or try something else. There are loads of options. There is no reason the OP can't get good results with this system, but that doesn't necessarily translate into him getting good results. On the flip side no matter how bad the system is there is some guy that can get fantastic results-often the guy selling it.

 

[Bobby3326]

I have a wicked edge, worksharp with blade grinding attachment, and this worksharp guided system...

Its a good system for what it is, thou the angle guides will vary knife to knife as blade thickness and profile changes.. when I do use it occasionally for quick touch ups I don't use the guides.. 20/25° is way more obtuse than I care for, I go 15/20°. Not a bad system.

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[MartinJ]

I just got one myself. I have a Spyderco Sharpmaker, but I'm not too happy with it, especially if a knife gets too dull. I got the Work Sharp system partly to try to learn to eventually use just a stone by itself. But I wanted a system that was not a big production to set up. This one is pretty simple, and pretty compact. Initial trials have been pretty good to quickly get a knife pretty sharp, and I ordered the upgrade kit with the extra stones. I plan to use the extra coarse to reprofile some 20 degree bevels to 17 or less.

I agree that electric sharpeners can be destructive. I've never had a really good one, though. I have an early Chef's Choice, and noticed a few old knives are wavy. I think it's because sometimes the knife binds a little near the handle and cuts too much away in that area. Or it may have been me being too slow at the beginning of the cycle. Anyway, I'd just as soon avoid electric sharpeners anyway.