knife shapeners

[thequickfox]

with all of the better mouse traps on the market.  I am in the market for a better blade sharpener.  for year i have been using a wet stone but am intrigued by all the gadgets on the market that say they have the better way.  looking for some honest opinions of what work and what doesn't.  so let me know what you use and what you think of it and why.  :

[NW-GSP]

Look up work sharp knife sharpener.

[Eli346]

 

[rover758]

I'm a Lansky fan since I stink at sharpening knives.  I can never seem to hold the angle correctly with a wet stone.  The Lansky system works for me and I end up with really really sharp knives.

[stickflngr]

I have the work sharp and love it. I can do all the wife's kitchen knives in about 15 minutes.... only draw back is it will round out the tip but doesn't matter to me as it gets them very sharp

[Woodchuck]

  Great tool.

[rtspring]

Little trick to sharpening knives for those that can't hold the angle, take a sharpie and run it down both sides of the edge of the knife. Then run it across the stone, you will then see exactly where your angle is.

1. You must have good steel in a knife to begin with.
2. Don't wait until a knife is so dull it won't cut. Touch it up here and there...
3. I use my stone then touch them up with my kitchen knife set stone bar

[quadrafire]

I have the work sharp and love it. I can do all the wife's kitchen knives in about 15 minutes.... only draw back is it will round out the tip but doesn't matter to me as it gets them very sharp

It is da'bomb. like you said be careful of the tip. They style of knife makes some of the tips easier to round over

[NRA4LIFE]

I also have the Work Sharp and it is outstanding.  And it will round tips if you're not careful.  After one sharpening of all our kitchen knives, I've been banned from sharpening them anymore.  My wife made a comment the other night that we should by stock in the company that makes Band Aids.

[CP]

I guess I'm old school.  I use a Japanese water stone (King).  It's a lot of work but they do a great job.

[rover758]

Just checked out the Work Sharp.  Very interesting and looks a lot easier than my Lansky.  How long to the belts last before having to replace?

[stickflngr]

Rover, Ive been on my original belts for over a year and sharpening everything from kitchen knives to my D-2 steel hunting knives and there still going strong

[xXLojackXx]

Japanese wet stones for me. Take all my hunting knives up to 6000 grit and strop before the season

[doyourtime89]

This one has worked great for me and I really like it because you can just throw it in your back pack, tackle box, boat or where ever

http://anglerwesttv.com/HonerKnifeSharpener-2.aspx

[Woodchuck]

Just checked out the Work Sharp.  Very interesting and looks a lot easier than my Lansky.  How long to the belts last before having to replace?

I am on the original belts with mine (3 years). They could probably stand to be replaced to speed the process a little. The real fine belts are worn enough now that they put a mirror edge on a knife.