work sharp knife sharpener

Does anyone have experience, good or bad, with these sharpeners? They are the ones you see on TV infomercials. It is pretty much a small scale belt sander with angle guides for your knife blade. Thanks.

I have one of the sharpeners, and am not impressed. I would not buy one again. Belts are expensive and break easily. I use a one inch belt sander, 400 grit, then 600 grit, then the buffing wheel. It is much quicker and does a better job.

The best thing I bought for my filet knives was an old fashion barber's strop. I learned that I was sharpening my Dexter-Russell knife way too much. It just needed a good honing to straighten the edge.

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I have one and it gets stuff razor sharp in no time !

Read the direction , it's easy!

They work quite well, but if you aren't careful, they'll take the sharp point off your knife. I've been using the Lansky and Gatco systems lately and have been real happy with them.

They work very well,not sure how some body can break a belt,have sharpened all my knifes from steak to filet to hunting,the belts will wear out but have never broke 1,I would buy mine again ,a honing steel works well on a knife if the metal is worth a shat and its not plumb dull

I am thinking of trying one to keep skinning knives in shape. A couple have little chatter marks in the blade from one of those pull-through sharpeners with carbide cutters. These are not expensive knives; more like the $12 variety. My better knives get sharpened when I have a bit of time, but I'd like to have something to do a quick touch up.

I use mine on all my knives, one hint though, practice with it, you can eat up a lot of metal very quickly. I use the red belts for about 2-3 passes per side. then swap to the fine belt..its the light colored one. I am quite happy with the results I have gotten.

I have had one for almost three years and think it's the quickest and easiest to use of all the different sharpening methods/tools I've tried. Only two drawbacks that come to mind are that it requires a 110ac outlet and it will change the profile of the knive's tip if you are not following the directions and aren't paying attention to it.

Get one, watch the DVD that comes with it and enjoy.

I like my old school ceramic sticks V V they have never let me down... My boss will re-do my blades once a year or so on his 3 stage progressive sharpener if i booger them up hitting bones when skinning a deer.

I've the KO version and really like it, it's quick and easy.and about all I use now.

You can get a dull blade scary sharp in five minutes.
But you do need to practice and be careful of the point or you'll round it off.

First set of belts have lasted me a good while.
I maintain about ten knives regularly, once sharpened all I use is Fine, Extra Fine and the Strop.
Belts aren't that expensive, moderately priced.

Besides the minor points of needing power and replacement belts there is only one significant concern.
Which is edge profile, it is convex,thus requiring reshaping of the entire edge if switching to a traditional sharpening method. So no borrowing a sharpener at camp, but unless you damaged the edge all you need to do is strop it.

I also have a ceramic stick system and a Lansky.
Both are very good systems, the sticks are easy but can take awhile to reshape an edge, the Lansky is very good but requires extensive practice to become proficient and fast with it.