Upgrading Lansky to KO Worksharp

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After years of on and off trials to learn free hand sharpening (and still trying) I find I almost always revert back to my Lansky system. It seems like this is the only way I can keep a consistent angle and get reasonable acceptable results. I need to replace two of my Lansky stones but when I went to a local outdoor store, they had the KO on sale. For about $65 more than my Lansky replacement stones, I could get the WorkSharp. I am asking any of you with experience of one or both systems, do you think it would be worthwhile to upgrade and go through another learning curve ( lots of kitchen knives to practice on :):)). Thanks.
 
The Ken onion work sharp is an great tool for sharpening and maintaining your blades. There's several threads already I've replied to with pix and such. Use the search option to pull em up.

Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple and yields great results. I use the blade grinding attachment mainly and after stropping I have an edge that'll whittle hair easily.
 
Yea definitely worth it, it's probably one of the best investment I've made. When I can get an edge that whittle or cut straight thru my 5yr old daughter's fine blonde hair I know my knife is ridiculously sharp. Thou I typically don't take em that far, I only did this to win a $50 bet with a guy who said the work sharp couldn't do it.

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Bobby3326 said:
Yea definitely worth it, it's probably one of the best investment I've made. When I can get an edge that whittle or cut straight thru my 5yr old daughter's fine blonde hair I know my knife is ridiculously sharp. Thou I typically don't take em that far, I only did this to win a $50 bet with a guy who said the work sharp couldn't do it.
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I had read the other thread links (one multiple times) but did not get the feeling it was worth spending the extra money even with all the positive comments for the Worksharp.

However, your last post is most impressive! I have never come close to this degree of sharpness with the Lansky. I'm sure there is a lot of additional skill involved but the potential for improving what I'm currently doing is there. I'm going to make the jump. Thanks for your help.
 
It's all about technique, you'll quickly discover what works for you. I've also found once you wear down the belts to where they're no longer effective you can take em and apply a lil stropping compound to em and use it as your final step. You'll end up with close to a mirror polish and a hair popping sharp if not hair splitting sharp edge.
 
If you buy it you can look into buying an abrassive belt cleaner to help extend the life of the belts, it shouldn't cost too much to do and it will pay for itself with use. And if you don't like the KO Worksharp it will still save time reprofiling the blades before you take them to the Lansky for the final sharpening process, I would say go for it if it interests you and you can comfortably afford it.
 
Yup any hardware store should carry a gator stick, and deff helps prolong belt life, but also keeps em from clogging up which will hinder results.
 
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