Lansky sharpening system?

[Armenate]

I am considering buying the landlubbers sharpening system. I already have a sharp maker but was wanting to do the landlubbers on some of my higher end knives because it has more stone options and has the option of a leather strop. I am still not good at keeping an angle so freehand is kinda out of the question. Haven't head much hype of this system so I was wondering what people think of it. I would probably get the ceramic stones not the artificial diamond coated ones.

 

[Rappy]

I use the Lansky frequently and I am happy with the results every time.
sharpened just about all of my Kitchen knifes.

My gripes with the system
it's a hassle to un-clamp and move it up the blade, re-clamp.
and continue sharpening on larger knives.
One of the screw in's for the ultra fine stone popped out, might need to epoxy that back in place.

I am happy with mine though.

Here is my Kit.

 

[Armenate]

Thanks for the info

 

[Bob6794]

Pick up one of the coarser diamonds at the very least to do the reprofiling work you have to do to set the angle on the system. That will speed things up greatly.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Pick up one of the coarser diamonds at the very least to do the reprofiling work you have to do to set the angle on the system. That will speed things up greatly.

^This. Especially if some of your 'higher end knives' come in more wear-resistant, slow-grinding steels like D2 or S30V, etc. The standard non-diamond hones will be very, very slow in attempting any reprofiling or grind-thinning tasks on those steels, and the hones might be dished or otherwise damaged/glazed in the process. A supplementary Coarse or XC diamond hone could be very useful for those jobs.


David

 

[Kai Winters]

I'm a big fan of the Lansky system and have been using it for some time now.
I have the coarse, medium and fine diamond hones, both ceramic hones and the natural hones.
I also have the leather "strop"...save you money...it does not work at all.

If you are going to be sharpening super steels you will need the diamond hones.
If you are going to be reprofiling you should get the coarse diamond hone to save time and wear on the medium hone.
The ceramic hones are for "polishing" rather than sharpening and they do a good job though I still finish all my knives with some "stropping" time.

I have a "wire" for each hone and don't take them off. I don't use the wing screws. I use a set screw with a bit of blue Loctite...get a bit more of the hone to use and they don't loosen. Also the wire stays flat and parallel to the hone because I took the time to bend the wire well and leave it on. I use a modded fishing tackle box to hold all my stuff.

Need to update my Lansky system pics...these are old but do the trick in a pinch.

Here's a couple of pics: