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Okay, I'm looking for a cheap, easy, good sharpener for my blades. Yes, I know I'm being picky but help me out guys! :)
 
I have a sharp maker and it's a good product but I don't think I would classify it as cheap. My vote for something on the cheap would be a Japanese whetstone, with fine on one side and medium on the other. I've picked ones up at a kitchen supply place for pretty cheap.
 
Good and cheap: Lansky standard system + a diamond extra coarse or a DMT Aligner. Make sure you read tips on the marker trick to find the best angle. The Sharpmaker is fine if (and only if) you buy the diamond rods (total cost is then $100+).

Good sharpening,
Dave
 
Another vote for the sharpmaker, but only for touching up. For not too much more you can get a KO work sharp, which is very impressive and sharpens and reprofiles easily. Your definition of cheap would help:)
 
Guided setup or freehand? Guided setups your looking at things like lanskys, gatco, dmt aligner/magna guide, spyderco sharpmaker (for touch ups), and I think the worksharps may have a guide though I haven't looked into them much.

Freehand is a bit cheaper as you can pick up some norton economy stones (silicon carbide and india are your choices) and you just need to flatten them and you good and pair it up with some compound and experiment on applying to different materials to find what you like such as MDF, leather, paper, etc. And make your own strops as it's cheap to do, and work on your technique and your good. If you want to buy higher quality stones from the get go the norton combo cystolon or india stones are good stones to start out with. As an added perk freehand is far more versitile and your only limit is your skill.
 
Bob6794 said:
Guided setup or freehand? Guided setups your looking at things like lanskys, gatco, dmt aligner/magna guide, spyderco sharpmaker (for touch ups), and I think the worksharps may have a guide though I haven't looked into them much.

Freehand is a bit cheaper as you can pick up some norton economy stones (silicon carbide and india are your choices) and you just need to flatten them and you good and pair it up with some compound and experiment on applying to different materials to find what you like such as MDF, leather, paper, etc. And make your own strops as it's cheap to do, and work on your technique and your good. If you want to buy higher quality stones from the get go the norton combo cystolon or india stones are good stones to start out with. As an added perk freehand is far more versitile and your only limit is your skill.
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I'm looking into a guided sharpener. If I were to get the sharpmaker from spyderco, would I be able to maintain my knives as long as I am not "restoring" one?
 
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