lansky sharpening system

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I'm a poor free hand sharpener particularly when it comes to stainless steel. I'm looking for a budget sharpening system for the impaired..was considering a lansky ...this is temproary untill I master freehand sharpening...is this a good and relatively idiot proof device??
 
I have one. Its good for small knives, and takes quit a while. If I were you I would save my money for an Edge pro Apex. Its like a Lansky on steroids.

Good Luck!
Bill
 
RescueRiley said:
I'm a poor free hand sharpener particularly when it comes to stainless steel. I'm looking for a budget sharpening system for the impaired..was considering a lansky ...this is temproary untill I master freehand sharpening...is this a good and relatively idiot proof device??
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I have one that I NEVER use. I used it a long time ago. It's decent enough and easy to use. If you want it, send me your address and I'll send it to you.
 
for about the same price you can get a sharpmaker, way better, I have both and I love the sharpmaker. Easy to use, alot less pieces and packs up alot tighter. Plus in you are trying to learn free hand the sharpmaker is a more natural transition. Just my 2 cents.
 
Lansky is a pretty good kit to start out with, works best with small to medium knives, Free hand is nice but the lansky is much much faster especially if you get the Diamond kit. like every thing else it takes a little practice but in a very short time you'll be putting scary sharp edges on all your knives :thumbup: edge pro is top of the line gear but very pricey. neather kit does convex edges
every time i get enough Sheckels together to get an Edge Pro I spot enother Bark River I can't live with out LOL
 
Why wait to master freehand sharpening? It isn't difficult, despite all the hype. And far less hassle than all the various 'systems', IMHO. Get a set of DMT hones and you're on your way. A simple angle guide is useful for setting a bevel, but 99% of the time you don't need one.
 
Al

just want something to keep things functional without wrecking them while I practice freehand on my junkers
 
I have a Lansky kit and don't use it much, but when it comes time to reset bevels, it works like a charm.
I do regular maintenance freehand, but when it's time to remove material, the Lansky does it consistently and quickly.
It won't replace freehand sharpening, cause it's involved putting it together and messy with the oil, but if you have a vice to hold it, and some extra gritty stones, you can really get steel movin.
Oh, and you can get an unbelievable polish on you bevels too, if you work your way down in coarseness. Just like that fancy sharpener, but cheap and it takes a little longer.
Always dependable.
 
I have used Lansky for many years for my knives and my two blade broadheads for bow hunting. It does take a while, however, if you keep your knives touched up on a normal basis, half hour tops to get a 7" blade back to hair pooping sharp.
 
Rescue, the ceramic rods sets are the easiest to master. They work too. Lansky makes one as do some others. I have one. Have a regular Lansky sharpener too. I try about everything.
 
I just done 8 kitchen knives that were way dull. My dad tried to sharpen some of them just to make them much worse. I used the Lansky to put an edge on the knives got it nice and very sharp. But to realy finish them i used a 600 sand paper to put a convex edge on and a polish on the 1000. It took me about a couple of hours for all of them. Now they are scary sharp. Works very well for me for any sized knife and my axe. Using the sand paper as the last step the edge last more then twice as long. Every time someone passes the knife to someone else you can hear, be careful its very sharp. Which give me that warm feeling and a smile lol. I picked up that idea from this forum from you guys.


Sasha
 
I used one to start a convex edge, resetting the angle to take off the shoulder, saved lots of time when I moved onto the paper and mousepad.
I found the vise part a bit cumbersome and slipped off a lot on me, but when I went slower and let the stone do the work it was much better.
Also, if you don't want to spring for the diamond set, which I hear is much better, at least get the #1000 yellow stone, worked pretty well.
Right now, I just strop all my knives after I use them and it keeps them hair shaving sharp in about 1 minute, the lansky is just gathering dust.
 
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