What's your favorite sharpening system?

[pjenkins00]

So whaddayasay? I know it's been done before but I haven't seen it done with a poll. If i've left anything out let me know and maybe one of the moderators can add it.

[edit] Mine is (of course) the 204 [/edit]

 

[Josh Feltman]

gotta love that sharpmaker. It's not like I've thrown away my sharpening stones, etc.; I just don't use them as often as I once did.
--Josh

 

[Cosmic Superchunk]

I was partial to the Lansky types until I bought a Sharpmaker.

 

[knifenerd]

Sharpmaker is tops in my book. Easy to use. Inexpensive. And new diamond hones coming soon for rapid re-profling.

 

[Crayola]

I voted "other", as I love my grinder for sharpening!

 

[pjenkins00]

i knew i forgot something

 

[Charlie Mike]

I use a Smith's (name brand) kit that I got at Wal-mart when I was 14. Not as ggod as a 204, but it gets my knives hair popping.

 

[AnklePocket]

Edge Pro Apex (with $35 set of extra stones and you can't have too many polishing tapes). Makes a blade as sharp as can humanly be made, if that's important. The others are good as well, but that Edge Pro really does it for me. There's a few nuances to master, but it's not at all very difficult.

 

[ErikD]

The Sharpmaker is the easiest to use, sharpens just about anything, and is cheap. And as stated the new diamond rods will make reprofiling possible.

 

[glockman99]

Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker 204...Duh..

...Then the Lansky Deluxe.

 

[Paul Work]

I mostly use 4" diamond and ceramic pocket hones. I have more control by getting up close and personal with the blade and hone. I have a 4"strop made of a piece of leather glued to lattice.
Not sophisticated, but it worksbest for me.

Paul

 

[Ron Andersen]

Chalk me up under the "Other" category. The only knife sharpener I used is called "Vinny." He is one of the best knife sharpeners in the business and works here in our facilities. No one and nothing else touches my knives.

 

[Horus]

Spyderco Sharpmaker 204.

Uncomplicated usage, multi-functional and cheap.
My sole complaint relates to the relatively great amount of work to reprofile an edge. I hope the announced diamond stone upgrade will ease this work.

 

[aerius]

Silicon carbide sandpaper that's glued to plexiglass with spray-on adhesive. Makes for a budget 2 sided benchstone. May end up getting real benchstones at some point once all the sandpaper I have left over from various home, bike, and car repairs runs out, and when I finish college and have more money that I can justify spending on something other than knives