What's a good starter sharpening system?

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Hi, I very new to all these knives stuff and have got about 5 folders, spyderco and benchmade, both PE and SE, a temperence PE, a karambit, a battle rat and a 18" khukuri.

Anticipating a couple more folders and fixed blades not more than 10" (blade length) to come.

What's a good system to get me started on sharpening my knives?

I was looking at either the spyderco sharpmaker or the lansky deluxe? are they suitable for my purpose. currently leaning more towards the spyderco becuase of the inclusion of an instructional video.

Are these 2 systems good or suitable or is there something better out there for my needs?

My knives are now mostly bordering on the frustrating not blunt, but not sharp area...

Please help..
 
edge pro, ezesharp bladesharpener, handamerican hones/scary sharp system, or tormek. each will last a lifetime. I use the edge pro and handamerican stuff the most.
 
I would start out with a Sharpmaker as I think it is a better entree to freehand sharpening, which is a valuable skill (not to mention that the Sharpmaker is easy to learn and works great). When you want to try sharpening with clamp systems, the Lansky may be a good place to start or maybe go right to the Edgepro if you have the do-re-mi to lay out a couple of hundred for a top of the line system.
 
To start off a Sharpmaker! Easy and effective for maintaining edge.
Later an Edge Pro - Great for reprofileing, etc.
I would not be complete without them both.
 
All I use is diamond sharpeners from DMT, EZ-LAP,and SMITHS. I use grits that range from coarse to ultra fine and I can aquire scalpel like sharpness. I have use tons of different systems in the past years and Diamond stones are the best.
 
Thanks for all the hlpful replies guys.. seems like the sharpmaker is pretty popular here... I don't suppose it can sharpen an 18" khukuri can it??

What about those handheld tungsten carbide sharpeners by lansky?

any good??
 
Avoid the carbide sharpeners like the plague ... start with the SM and then learn to freehand on a stone. You'll never look back when you do ... :)
 
I did my homework and searched around a bit here in the forums and pretty much went with what most mentioned - the Spyderco Sharpmaker and the EdgePro Professional kit. Both will give you the chance to get your cutlery razor sharp after a bit of a learning curve. The Sharpmaker is neater because you use the stones dry whereas the EdgePro uses water stones. I enjoy using both systems.
 
OK guys, thanks for all the input.. just pulled the trigger on a Sharpmaker!!!

Looking forward to getting all my knives razor sharp..:)
 
The Edgemaker is very simple to use, and affordable. It works well, and is USA made.
 
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