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- Dec 16, 2012
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I bought a Worksharp a little over a month ago and have since used it to resharpen and reprofile a few knives. I must say that this thing is AWESOME. I was worried about the grit progression leaving a bad edge, but I was dead wrong. After a little stropping on black and green compound after the 6k belt my edges are getting hair popping sharp. They have a perfect balance between the toothiness of the low grit and the razor edge of the high grit. The edges feel and cut like a razor edge, but slice like a toothy working edge.
The edges aren't gorgeous. They have marks from the low grit and a lackadaisical polish from the high grit. Aesthetics aside, I get excellent performance. The edges respond well to finishing, and don't loose the bite from the teeth. A reprofile to finishing on the Worksharp takes a mere 30 minutes or so.
All in all, for the price tag of $70 I would call this is an excellent sharpener for the sharpener with less time to spend sharpening. I would call it a solid 9/10. My only real complaint is that the guides are really obtuse and sucky, and free handing isn't the easiest thing to do. Luckily I am used to it from my old sander, so the learning curve was pretty gentle.
The edges aren't gorgeous. They have marks from the low grit and a lackadaisical polish from the high grit. Aesthetics aside, I get excellent performance. The edges respond well to finishing, and don't loose the bite from the teeth. A reprofile to finishing on the Worksharp takes a mere 30 minutes or so.
All in all, for the price tag of $70 I would call this is an excellent sharpener for the sharpener with less time to spend sharpening. I would call it a solid 9/10. My only real complaint is that the guides are really obtuse and sucky, and free handing isn't the easiest thing to do. Luckily I am used to it from my old sander, so the learning curve was pretty gentle.
