I hate sharpening...

Vermilion

Vermilion

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But, I need a new sharpener. I currently use some cheap ceramic rods inserted at 45 degree angles into a piece of wood. They don't really get a dull knife very sharp unless you spend a lot of time on it.

Looking for a sharpener that is easy to get into and provide good results relatively quickly. I could careless about shaving hair off my arm or splitting a hair lengthwise. I just need a good sharp knife for day to day things.

What say ye?
 
Time = Results.

Now having said that.......The Sharpmaker is easy, fast, and provides fairly good results on a knife that's not too badly dulled.

More time consuming but much better results (and my personal favorite) The Edge Pro. Ended years of sharpening frustration for me. Usually once I take some time and place a good edge on my knives once with the Edgepro, I can maintain them and touch them up quickly with the Sharpmaker.

My 2 cents.

Bill
 
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I like the Lansky Turn Box Four Rod sharpeners, cheaper than Sharpmakers and almost as good. As long as your knife doesn't get spatula-blunt this will be good enough for your needs.
 
I believe its mostly technique. I can get my knives scary sharp on just about anything. I even use my rough palms to touch up strop.
 
Vermilion said:
But, I need a new sharpener. I currently use some cheap ceramic rods inserted at 45 degree angles into a piece of wood. They don't really get a dull knife very sharp unless you spend a lot of time on it.

Looking for a sharpener that is easy to get into and provide good results relatively quickly. I could careless about shaving hair off my arm or splitting a hair lengthwise. I just need a good sharp knife for day to day things.

What say ye?
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Is this a homemade sharpener? I've never heard of a commercial sharpener that used a 45 degree angle. That angle might be ok for an axe, but not a knife.
I've used a Spyderco Sharpemaker for at least 25 years, and it's never failed me. Get the one that has the diamond rods with it.
EarlFH
 
Diamond srones would speed things up dramatically; I prefer dmt myself. Ceramics work well but are considerably slower. I generally use ceramics for the finishing touches and burr removal. Just my .02
 
I have lots of sharpening toys but lately I've been using a 2x2x6 block of maple with 3 sides leather strop, one side naked. I use 2 thumb tacks to secure wet and dry sandpaper to the ends of the block so that I have a consistent flat surface. I then work from 320 (or whatever grit is applicable) up to 2000, and move onto stropping compounds. It'd be awesome for someone to make a hinged box like this so one can store a little bottle of wet and dry or a silicone rag, stropping compound and various wet and dry grits-it'd be an all inclusive grab-and-go freehand sharpener. The Lansky Puck is an awesome tool for hatchets, machetes and general beaters, at around 7 dollars. The 15 dollar 3 piece Smith's Arkansas Stone kit is great for high carbon blades up to about RC59. I guess the biggest factor is what types of steels you are sharpening and which type of grinds you are going for.
 
The Spyderco Sharpmaker is my personal favorite. It really makes sharpening an easy thing to do IMO. I have gotten pretty proficient with it in a short amount of time and am able to get a hair popping edge on any knife I take to it.

I would take a look at the Sharpmaker it is very fairly priced and is a great system :)
 
I've got the DMT Aligner Deluxe with Extra Coarse, Extra Extra Fine, and curved stones purchased separately. I'd like to buy an Edge Pro when I can afford it. The Edge Pro looks like it will make sharpening my recurve blades easier.
 
I'm kinda old school I guess.I use a Smiths Tri-hone.It works awesome for my ESEE's and everything else I have.
(currently nursing a wound from my Condor Hudson bay that I got while wiping the blade down after sharpening.)
 
Got a Edge Pro a few weeks back. It's awesome. Polished screaming sharp edge.
For quite a bit less you can get the Sharpmaker, great device too.
 
Try bench stones. A set of those (I use DMT diamond hones) and an angle guide is all you need for most blades.
 
spyderco sharpmaker - just hold the knife vertical and "slice" into the rods several times. it's the same system you're using now except the angle is more suited for a knife and with finer grits to get it sharper.

if you want free-hand, then dmt diamond stones or the diafolds (they're really cheap). go on youtube and see which one is more to your liking/skills.
 
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