I have an old WE system and an apex pro. The WE just isn't for me and i'm tired of holding the knives by hand with the apex. The systems from TSPROF/Hapstone/Kazak look like the best combination for me especially since my apex stones will carry over (I think). With the supply difficulties and overall uncertainty of whether these Ukranian/Russian companies will even remain in business or be able to reliably serve US customers my eye has turned to Kazak as they are based in Poland from what I understand. Kazak sharpeners looks functionally extremely similar to the competition and gritomatic seems to have adapters coming soon so clamp options should be plentiful.
Is there a reason I shouldn't go with one of the Kazak systems given the above concerns? Are there other competitors in this space I'm unaware of that I should be looking at? Their website is confusing and there is so little information available on them. I can't even tell what the pro's and cons are of their Model 100 vs Pro series sharpeners are. My goals are to sharpen everything from tiny Spyderco Manbug's to average sized folders to zdp-189 kitchen gyuto's and hopefully my Tungsten Carbide Sandrin kitchen knife set with the correct diamond stones/films:
Appreciate any feedback!
Is there a reason I shouldn't go with one of the Kazak systems given the above concerns? Are there other competitors in this space I'm unaware of that I should be looking at? Their website is confusing and there is so little information available on them. I can't even tell what the pro's and cons are of their Model 100 vs Pro series sharpeners are. My goals are to sharpen everything from tiny Spyderco Manbug's to average sized folders to zdp-189 kitchen gyuto's and hopefully my Tungsten Carbide Sandrin kitchen knife set with the correct diamond stones/films:
Appreciate any feedback!
