Sharpmaker durability

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My dad wants a Sharpmaker since I'll be leaving soon, & he doesn't sharpen his knives, I do. How long do you think a sharpmaker will last? He has a CV Soddy, & I bought him a Buck Cadet (don't know if he uses it), & about a dozen paring knives. If you think it'll last him 2 years or more he'll be ok with that since it goes for around $60.
Thanks.
 
With simple cleaning should last a life time. I have had mine for four years now and is still going strong. WELL WORTH THE MONEY!
 
Ditto. I have had mine for years and I don't notice any wear and tear at all. Even if you drop one of the rods and break it, it can be replaced for a nominal cost.
 
My first Sharpmaker is well over twenty years old and still works fine.
The corners of the brown rods can wear down with lots of use. I saw one that a knife shop used almost every day and the corners were almost flat.
I don't think for your dad, wear would be an issue. Just don't drop them on the concrete shop floor:o

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jpvjr said:
My dad wants a Sharpmaker since I'll be leaving soon, & he doesn't sharpen his knives, I do. How long do you think a sharpmaker will last? He has a CV Soddy, & I bought him a Buck Cadet (don't know if he uses it), & about a dozen paring knives. If you think it'll last him 2 years or more he'll be ok with that since it goes for around $60.
Thanks.
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I have 1, since I'm too lazy to freehand a knife.:foot: It took me a day to get it going really well with all my knives, BUT it does work. In fact it works too well, my husband grabbed my Vic Cadet by the blade , & promptly went to the ER for stitches, it sliced him down to the bone.:eek:
 
I got mine in '93 or '94 I think. I used it to sharpen knives for staff and customers at two different sporting good stores that I worked at for about 7 years total, and for everything else you can think of since. The stones wobble a bit, but it still works great.
 
The device was called the Spyderco Triangle thirty years ago when I bought my first one. I keep that one in the camper now for travel, and it's going strong although two of the three corners on each stick are flat. I keep the third corner exclusively for serrations. You can put them in your will and pass them down to several generations.
 
If your dad hasn't been sharpening knives, the instructional DVD that comes with the Sharpmaker will also be a help.
 
lawp said:
The device was called the Spyderco Triangle thirty years ago when I bought my first one. I keep that one in the camper now for travel, and it's going strong although two of the three corners on each stick are flat. I keep the third corner exclusively for serrations. You can put them in your will and pass them down to several generations.
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I've had mine about that long, too. Even sharpening my kitchen knives and my collection of riggers, no flat corners on the stones.

Sometimes I do freehand on my Dad's Arkansas stones, though.
 
I've replaced the gray stones once in ten years, simply because I needed the proper geometry for sharpening ZDP-189, and the edges were flattening and not providing enought "bite" for that material. I use mine at least 3 times a week. On "normal" steel, it should last at least 10-20 years, just clean the rods regularly with Scotchbrite and Barkeeper's friend.
 
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