First sharpening kit/kit's

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davep90

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with christmas upon us and my sock drawer still full from last year, I have decided its time my loved ones invested in my first sharpening kit (for me) but which one do I go for?
my choices are simple and obvious;
spyderco triangle sharpmaker
lansky deluxe
lansky crock sticks??
I tend to use a bench stone, high grit wet and dry and a little fiskars ceramic pocket sharpener for the finished edge at the moment.
your help with the choice and views on the above please.
cheers
Dave
p.s I am in the UK
 
I never managed to get very good results with my Lansky so I recently purchased a Spyderco Sharpmaker. All of my knives are now shaving sharp. All I had to do was watch the instructional DVD a couple of times and practice on a few cheap knives. My cheap Wal-Mart kitchen knives are even scary sharp now.
 
If your new to sharpening, the versatility of the Sharpmaker is unquestionable and produces an exceptional edge; otherwise, the Crocksticks will also do very nicely to produce a nice edge.

Another great "V" style sharpener is the DMT DiamondVee (diamond hones, really nice) which doesn't have interchangable hones but will take a dull edge to hair popping in minutes. I have all of these devices and can vouch for all three.

Cost wise, the Crocksticks are least, DiamondVee in the middle and Sharpmaker is the most costly.

Personally, I prefer freehanding on bench stones.
 
The Spyderco Sharpmaker is a great starter kit. The learning curve is not too steep and after a few practice knives you'll get the hang of it. Lansky is another one I've used (over twenty years) and again not to hard to master. But when you really want to step up, (drum roll, please) get an EdgePro Apex or Pro kit and a stropping kit.
 
im in the uk my friend so think you could get one where you are much cheaper than they cost me?
 
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