JRE-EMS Sharpening kit

I purchased it for my sharpening needs when it was released, still is the best tool I have used for convex sharpening.
 
Can it be used without a vice? The shape looks like it would be difficult to set it on a bench and use like a bench-stone, I have been looking into getting one of these myself.
Thanks
 
justsomedude said:
Can it be used without a vice? The shape looks like it would be difficult to set it on a bench and use like a bench-stone, I have been looking into getting one of these myself.
Thanks
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This is actually a hand-held sanding block, as would ordinarily be used for prep work for painting or automotive finishing, just cleverly re-marketed to knife sharpening. Always looked like a decent kit, but the dedicated-use handle shape is what put me off of it. I like to use hand-held blocks for sharpening, but mine are just blocks of wood which could be just as easily laid on a bench. I'd think the functional equivalent of the JRE kit could be done with a simple block of wood, some neoprene for the 'pad', a piece of leather and some sandpaper and adhesive. A lot cheaper that way too.
 
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