Is the Accusharp the Best Inexpensive Simple Sharpener?

[kwackster]

I'm a big fan of the Accusharp and comparable edge ruining contraptions, as the continued use of these things eventually brings in good money for me.

 

[adamlau]

I am tempted to pick up that Rada sharpener just to see what type of edge is actually produced across my user blades...

 

[singularity35]

I'm guessing the OP has already made up his mind

 

[mycough]

Bluntcut had an interesting thread about his own sharpener a while back. He made it a game for people to try to figure it out. In the end he revealed that it was a piece of medium hardness wood that he had drawn a knife through the end grain of. Then he sprinkled abrasive grit into the slot that the blade had cut.

Making a very quick "custom" pull through sharpener with the grit of his choice.
Luong is the man. If you use a fine enough diamond paste and are careful, you can achieve a pretty respectable "polished" edge in no time. He made me a significantly better knife sharpener from 3000 miles away, I will always be grateful for that...

Russ

Brian.

 

[bucketstove]

Hi,
summary, pull through sharpeners can be useful (best howto below), but dont pay more than $5

Hey guys and gals.

None of these are the one I am talking about. I already have an ACCUSHARP and it works for me fairly well. I don't claim to be an expert at sharpening....nor anything else for that matter. I am just looking for something easy that works well for someone like me that never learned how to sharpen a knife free hand.

What got me interested in it was comment after comment about how awesome it is. Everyone that bought one said it was awesome. I believe the guy said they were $4 each. If you took a flat piece of aluminum and mounted 2 wheels flat on it and left a tiny space between so you could drag your blade thru it, that's what it looks like. They claimed that it beat the pants off the Accusharp and every other one of these drag thru sharpeners that he has tried over the years. I'll try and find a pic of it and post it later so you all will know more about what I am talking about.

NOT saying anyone here is wrong, just trying to get you all the best info so you know know what I am talking about so you can comment appropriately. That's all.

Back later.

Thank you for your time.
Larry

Hi,
The rada pull through sharpener is basically like a smooth chef steel,
works for unrolling and realigning an edge, maybe even burnishing a little,

You can accomplish the same using a coffee cup or a plate,
Or if you want to kick it up a notch use the unglazed bottom of a coffee cup for extra abrasion.

Accusharp style tungsten pull through sharpeners are a better deal than rada
but they require a little more knowledge to get the most out of them ,
and most instructions are less than inadequate,
but even those I wouldn't pay more than $5 locally (again),
as on the ebay you can get a tungsten/ceramic/diamond rod sharpener for under $5.

You can see some magnified pictures here
Long term carbide scraper use
This guy flattens his carbide scraper to improve results, that is hardcore
The 6 dollar carbide scraper and you! (with micrographs)

Steve Bottorff gives a short review of a few, the rest of his free book also makes good reading eventually Knife sharpening with slot devices

This review and video explain how to make the best use of pull through sharpeners
Sharpener Review : Everyday Essentials Two Stage Sharpener
video on how to get the good results

the discussion thread is Tungsten Carbide Sharpener it links other videos, like, this next one,
How to get the bad results (press harder), starts of with very sharp knife, pulls through a few times, its still very sharp, then presses harder, and its snag city

Edge Retention (kitchen,wk-13) : Martha Stewart Chef's Knife - CliffStamp