Thread: Knife Sharpening

Lansky 3-stone is probably the easiest, most fool-proof way I know.

Man, you guys are killing me.

Edge Pro system = the best guided system, but slow to setup and expensive.

Sharpmaker = good for touchups only, won't help a thick edge that needs to be reprofiled/thinned.

Lansky = too small for larger knives, you have to reclamp the blade to sharpen the whole length.

Electrics remove too much metal per sharpening session, and they tend to create "bootheels" on forged knives, especially softer carbon versions (Sabatiers).

Diamond & Ceramic steels work pretty well on softer German knives, but eventually they will get thick and need to be reprofiled.

My vote is for waterstones, don't most of us have these already??? Yeah it takes a little practice to learn freehand sharpening, but the reward is lifelong, everyone who learned to sharpen a straight razor should understand this analogy. ;-)

Lee

OK David, here it is:

I just got back from IKEA and picked up a nice little knife sharpener. The item is called ASPEKT, it costs 5 EURO (around 6$). It puts a very nice edge on a dull knife in about 10-15 slices, and it's nobrainer to use. Just slice trough it. It sharpens with two black-gray disks. And it's not one of those made-in-china top quality items. This is made by Fiskars, Finland. There you go

Nenad

Ah HAH... If only I didn't hate Ikea with a loathing far greater then most can imagine.. Mabye I'll steal it