Post by: trippledigitss on September 02, 2011, 09:33:08 AM
Here is the edge master:
http://www.theedgemasters.com/SharpeningKit.html?gclid=CIOH-4T8_qoCFWw0QgodZVKL3g (http://www.theedgemasters.com/SharpeningKit.html?gclid=CIOH-4T8_qoCFWw0QgodZVKL3g)
And here is the Work Sharp:
http://www.worksharptools.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=90 (http://www.worksharptools.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=90)
Post by: MagKarl on September 02, 2011, 09:46:52 AM
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-Cabin/Food-Processing/Knife-Sharpeners%7C/pc/104798880/c/104723280/sc/104560380/Chefs-Choice174-Diamond-Hone8482-No-120-Knife-Sharpener/732400.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhome-cabin-food-processing-knife-sharpeners%2F_%2FN-1101304%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104560380%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253Bcat104798880%253Bcat104723280&WTz_l=SBC%3Bcat104798880%3Bcat104723280%3Bcat104560380 (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-Cabin/Food-Processing/Knife-Sharpeners%7C/pc/104798880/c/104723280/sc/104560380/Chefs-Choice174-Diamond-Hone8482-No-120-Knife-Sharpener/732400.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhome-cabin-food-processing-knife-sharpeners%2F_%2FN-1101304%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104560380%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253Bcat104798880%253Bcat104723280&WTz_l=SBC%3Bcat104798880%3Bcat104723280%3Bcat104560380)
Post by: Goldeneye on September 02, 2011, 09:50:48 AM
http://edgecraft.com/page2a.html (http://edgecraft.com/page2a.html)
Post by: spookgus on September 02, 2011, 10:07:59 AM
Post by: Firing Pin on September 02, 2011, 10:15:51 AM
Post by: bloodhound on September 02, 2011, 10:16:14 AM
Post by: trippledigitss on September 02, 2011, 10:28:27 AM
Post by: trippledigitss on September 02, 2011, 10:29:38 AM
i have one but find it doesnt work on certain knifes. if the blade goes to the handle evenly you wont be able to sharpen the whole knife and if the blade is too thick like my gut hook skinning knife it wont fit in. they are designed for kitchen knifes so keep that in mind. it does do a great job though on my filet knifes and my other skinning knife. i also have a hand held sharpener and it goes with us hunting. i would buy a good hand held sharpener over an electric any day. you can stop half way through skinning an animal and in 2-3 swipes through the sharpener and your back in business.
Have one what? Like the Chef's Choice style? Yeah, they are mainly for kitchen knives and maybe scissors, no tools right? Very good point - thanks!
Post by: Goldeneye on September 02, 2011, 10:35:27 AM
Post by: bloodhound on September 02, 2011, 11:28:46 AM
Post by: spookgus on September 02, 2011, 11:35:39 AM
Post by: jackelope on September 02, 2011, 11:42:54 AM
For sharpening at home I use a Chef's Choice 2 stage sharpener. I have no complaints with it and have used it for at least 5 years.
I have one too...works fine.
Post by: whacker1 on September 02, 2011, 11:44:18 AM
Post by: SFD2015 on September 04, 2011, 07:32:54 PM
A coworker of mine brings this one (I think this is the model, if not it's the same line) to Fire Station a couple of times a year. This puts one helluva edge on our knives (We aren't to easy on the knives either).
I use the Lansky every year, but you really can't beat the ease and time of an electric sharpener.
My ONLY advice is if you are getting an electric one to make sure it works on serrated knives as well. Even if you don't use your bread knife regularly, it is a very handy feature to have.
Post by: dogtuk on September 04, 2011, 08:12:22 PM
Post by: trippledigitss on September 06, 2011, 08:34:29 AM
I tried the work sharp it is junk does not get a razor edge on your knife I called them and told them what it was doing and they said it does take some getting used to I played with it for a few day and sent it back I now have the chef's choice 120 it works
Great - I just decided to order one off Amazon yesterday. About 90+% of the comments, over a hundred of them, gave it killer reviews and said it works better than any of the chef's choice models.
As far as serrated I think it will sharpen them but only the back side.
It says it puts a "convex" edge on the blade, not sure what that means but I guess I will find out.
I decided to buy it from Amazon vs eBay even though it was about $10 more #1 since they have a great return policy and more so for #2 - I dont want to give eBay/Paypal any of my money since they are so anti-gun!!
Thanks again for all the replies guys! Once I get it an try it out I will update you all with my opinions.
Post by: kckrawler on September 07, 2011, 06:37:24 AM
Post by: trippledigitss on September 09, 2011, 10:21:16 AM
I took one of my oldest cheapest rusty old filet knives, and hit the sides of the blade with some 150 grit to clean the faces off and then tested it on a peice of computer paper to see how sharp it was, it wouldnt even cut it at all. So then I ran it thru the WS sharpener with the medium belt (I think its a 220belt) about 5 times each side, like less than 2 minutes, and it was pretty damn sharp! It sliced the paper nice & clean, but I wanted to get even sharper so I ran it thru like 4 times more each side. Then it was really sharp, not as sharp as I can get it with my stone but very sharp, sliced the corner the paper clean off with a quick swipe with less than 3min total time sharpening and the stone would take me at least 15min or more to get it that sharp. Then I put the honing belt on, dont know the grit but its probably 800 or finer I'm guessing. (I read the book and the honing belt is 6000 grit) Ran it thru another 3-4 times each side and it was shaving sharp! I literally shaved the hair on my arm with it.
Now after working with my stone I can get it just as sharp but it takes me some time and the edge is not consistent across the length of the blade like this thing does. Now it will pretty much slice the paper just by the weight of the knife. The edge is very nice & consistent all the way down the blade and it took less than 4 minutes total.
So far I am sold and loving it, of course its only one knife but it was one of the worst I had. It is exactly what I wanted, quick, easy, consistent, and the kife is SHARP! It came with 6 belts, 2 coarse, 2 medium, and 2 fine/honing belts. Then when I registered it they gave me 2 replacement sets for free, so a dozen more belts for free! I will update you all again once i do more knife and spend more time with it - but for right now I'd say its a great little machine!!
Post by: trippledigitss on September 12, 2011, 09:46:26 AM
Post by: FC on September 12, 2011, 06:48:11 PM
Post by: trippledigitss on September 12, 2011, 09:12:17 PM
Post by: Dnix on December 27, 2011, 12:22:33 PM
One thing I really like to do is to sharpen the knife rather coursely so that I can slice bread with it. With a fast grind, you can put an edge that has a little "bite" to it. I call it a mini micro serrated edge. When I sharpen it this way people can't believe that a staright edge knife can cut soft bread so well.
Post by: whacker1 on August 05, 2013, 09:51:35 AM
Bring em all over - I'll get you all squared away.... for $2.50 apiece! :chuckle:
Bringing back to life an old thread.
Triple - still a believer in the sharpener now that stome time has passed?
Just curious if there have been any issues yet. I know with the Chef's choice models that they don't run forever.
Post by: jackelope on August 05, 2013, 10:13:39 AM
Post by: MtnMuley on August 05, 2013, 03:49:44 PM
I tried the work sharp it is junk does not get a razor edge on your knife I called them and told them what it was doing and they said it does take some getting used to I played with it for a few day and sent it back I now have the chef's choice 120 it works
Great - I just decided to order one off Amazon yesterday. About 90+% of the comments, over a hundred of them, gave it killer reviews and said it works better than any of the chef's choice models.
As far as serrated I think it will sharpen them but only the back side.
It says it puts a "convex" edge on the blade, not sure what that means but I guess I will find out.
I decided to buy it from Amazon vs eBay even though it was about $10 more #1 since they have a great return policy and more so for #2 - I dont want to give eBay/Paypal any of my money since they are so anti-gun!!
Thanks again for all the replies guys! Once I get it an try it out I will update you all with my opinions.
I've owned several over the years. Recently picked up a Work Sharp. Hands down, better than any other I've used. You will not be disappointed. :twocents:
Post by: Eli346 on August 05, 2013, 04:15:56 PM
Post by: tmike on August 05, 2013, 04:55:39 PM
Post by: mountainman on August 07, 2013, 09:52:13 AM
nd the hunting knifes as often as they need it!
Post by: trippledigitss on August 07, 2013, 10:22:31 AM
Bring em all over - I'll get you all squared away.... for $2.50 apiece! :chuckle:
Bringing back to life an old thread.
Triple - still a believer in the sharpener now that stome time has passed?
Just curious if there have been any issues yet. I know with the Chef's choice models that they don't run forever.
Oh man, I love it. No problems at all, still works good and is so fast. Always puts a consistent edge on any non-serated blade, its dummy proof and for me that is good! Sharpening scissors is so freaking easy too. And I havent needed to buy any extra belts for it yet either, still on the first set except I did start using a new 'fine' belt. I would buy it again with no hesitations.
Post by: whacker1 on August 07, 2013, 10:44:37 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 07, 2013, 11:01:06 AM
For sharpening at home I use a Chef's Choice 2 stage sharpener. I have no complaints with it and have used it for at least 5 years.
I found this online for $38. Is this the same one?
Post by: ADAHY on August 08, 2013, 07:57:56 PM
Post by: wadu1 on August 08, 2013, 08:11:56 PM
Post by: MtnMuley on August 09, 2013, 08:54:04 AM
I have the work sharp 3000 for my chisels and plane irons in my shop. I know there is a knife sharpening attachment for it for around 60.00 dollars. Is this attachment what we are talking about?
No. It's its own unit. I sharpned a dozen fillet knives last night, and none have ever been sharper......even new. Best piece of gear I've purchased in a looooong time. :twocents:
Post by: trippledigitss on August 09, 2013, 09:36:17 AM
I have the work sharp 3000 for my chisels and plane irons in my shop. I know there is a knife sharpening attachment for it for around 60.00 dollars. Is this attachment what we are talking about?
No. It's its own unit. I sharpned a dozen fillet knives last night, and none have ever been sharper......even new. Best piece of gear I've purchased in a looooong time. :twocents:
Isnt it sweet!? Did you just get it? When I first got it I was running around the house sharpening everything. I would like to get the big one for shop tools & all that but I just dont think I would use it very much - but I would have the deadliest shovels in my whole neighborhood, thats for sure! :chuckle:
Post by: MtnMuley on August 09, 2013, 10:50:56 AM
Post by: trippledigitss on August 13, 2013, 09:54:18 AM
Yep. Bought is a few weeks ago for my dad. I'm a terrible knife sharpener and he's very good with a steel, so he always does my knives. Just kept getting tired of a bunch of friends telling me how I was missing out not having a Work Sharp, so I bought him one. He wasn't too impressed, and it sat for a couple weeks in the box. Finally I went up and pulled it out and he gave me a crap garden knife to sharpen (because of course "I was gonna f it up"). After the quick sharpening, he was impressed and went inside to eat dinner. I then pulled his fillet knives out and proceeded to make each one sharper than they've ever been. Including a Havalon fillet knife and a couple big super thin blood groove halibut fillet knives. I drug them all inside upon completion to show him what an amazing job this thing does. He had a complete come-apart. Madder than hell that I touched his fillet knives, and after I made him feel the sharpness, he was so upset yet confused, that he said they're just too damn sharp! "I'm gonna have to wear that damn kevlar glove I have now to fillet!" I left and went home. Ten minutes ago he called and asked where he could buy one in town, because he had a bud come up with a box of knives and he immediately wanted one reguardless of cost. Kinda funny how those old boys take to new technology. :chuckle:
:chuckle: :tup:
Post by: BigGoonTuna on August 15, 2013, 03:48:24 PM
it worked wonders on my fillet knives, something i'm very picky about. i use dexter-russels and the edges tend to get pitted if there's any moisture in the air. the works sharp totally restored the edges and made them better than new in my opinion.
Post by: ADAHY on August 22, 2013, 12:14:57 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on August 22, 2013, 09:38:58 PM
I have a Chef's Choice commercial series - similar to the newer 120's and sportsman version. I love it. I sharpen all the kitchen knives about 1 per quarter and camping knives once per year and buchering & hunting knives multiple times depending upon how many animals need to be butchered. I got it as a gift about 4 or 5 years ago, and since have bought one as a gift for my dad. I have seen some of the cheaper ones die from too much use, but the stainless bodied ones seem to hold up well.
Where can I find one? I'm on a time crunch so I probably could not order one of the web. Is this something you could find at Bed Bath and Beyond or something?
Post by: Crunchy on August 22, 2013, 09:43:00 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on September 09, 2013, 08:28:43 PM
Post by: CamoDup on September 09, 2013, 09:08:13 PM
Post by: quadrafire on September 09, 2013, 09:16:09 PM
I have a Chef's Choice commercial series - similar to the newer 120's and sportsman version. I love it. I sharpen all the kitchen knives about 1 per quarter and camping knives once per year and buchering & hunting knives multiple times depending upon how many animals need to be butchered. I got it as a gift about 4 or 5 years ago, and since have bought one as a gift for my dad. I have seen some of the cheaper ones die from too much use, but the stainless bodied ones seem to hold up well.
Where can I find one? I'm on a time crunch so I probably could not order one of the web. Is this something you could find at Bed Bath and Beyond or something?
Wonder how many times you see Bed Bath and Beyond on Hunt Wa?? :chuckle:
I haven't researched this much, but have been eyeing the Cabelas electric models, any input on those?
Post by: LEN on September 11, 2013, 05:14:40 PM
Now if it works like you all say I be happy.
LEN
Post by: tmike on September 11, 2013, 05:16:50 PM
Post by: LEN on September 11, 2013, 05:35:39 PM
LEN
Post by: lokidog on September 15, 2013, 09:20:15 PM
OK you guy's just cost me a $100 bill. If you order look for the TV special as it gets you free shipping a belt set and a couple other things for only $10 more than the unit itself.
Now if it works like you all say I be happy.
LEN
Just got mine today and sharpened every knife in the kitchen including a couple of pocket folders. One I used the 50 degree on but the rest were the 40 degree angle. This thing works GREAT! BTW, I only paid $69.95 including shipping for mine from Kotulas.com.
Post by: T-Dozzer on September 15, 2013, 09:24:15 PM
Post by: jjaba on September 16, 2013, 03:43:21 PM
used it to sharpen my knives and mower blade. and removed the barbs from my hooks for salmon fishing.
Post by: sirmissalot on September 16, 2013, 03:55:20 PM
Post by: LEN on September 16, 2013, 08:53:35 PM
LEN
Post by: erk444 on September 25, 2013, 05:08:30 PM
Post by: quadrafire on September 26, 2013, 10:10:52 AM
Add me to the list. I bought a work sharp because of this thread... I have never been able to sharpen a knife till I can shave with it until now. Frickin awesomeWhat model did you get?
Post by: Fishstiq on September 26, 2013, 05:05:52 PM
Post by: lokidog on September 26, 2013, 07:59:04 PM
Just ordered mine because of this thread and the reviews on a few sites. I've never had an electric sharpener before, but you guys have set my expectations pretty high. It says it will arrive on Monday, I'll give it a go and report back with the results!
You will NOT be sorry!!
Post by: trippledigitss on October 02, 2013, 08:39:04 AM
OK you guy's just cost me a $100 bill. If you order look for the TV special as it gets you free shipping a belt set and a couple other things for only $10 more than the unit itself.
Now if it works like you all say I be happy.
LEN
And when you get it there should be a coupon for a free set of belts when you register it online. Took less than 5 min and the belts were shipped to me for free
Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 02, 2013, 09:01:10 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 02, 2013, 10:24:00 AM
Post by: Fishstiq on October 02, 2013, 12:44:45 PM
Ho. Lee. Sheeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrp!!!!! :yike: :yike: :yike:
Using only the knife's weight, the cut was easily 2 inches, and I believe it would have been deeper if the tip of the knife hadn't fallen away from the paper.
I'm gonna go ahead and log off Hunt-WA now, as I will be spending the next who-knows-how-long sharpening everything I can get my grubby little Polish mits on.
Post by: quadrafire on October 02, 2013, 12:57:49 PM
I replied........No just a knife sharpener.
Hope you guys didn't get me in trouble. :chuckle:
Post by: lokidog on October 02, 2013, 02:22:51 PM
My Work Sharp arrived today. I unpackaged it, looked through the instructions for kitchen knives, and familiarized myself with it's operations on how to change belts, guards, etc... It seems very easy to use, straightforward even if you aren't used to using "power tools". Then, I took out the utility knife from my knife block. It's a fairly unused knife, so in terms of use still pretty new and fairly sharp from the manufacturer. It's also a simple, straight, non-serrated blade. I did a cut test on a sheet of computer paper, and the cut (more of a nick) was maybe 1/8th of an inch, if that. I then ran the blade through the sharpener using the "medium" belt, followed by the "fine" belt. I then did another cut test.
Ho. Lee. Sheeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrp!!!!! :yike: :yike: :yike:
Using only the knife's weight, the cut was easily 2 inches, and I believe it would have been deeper if the tip of the knife hadn't fallen away from the paper.
I'm gonna go ahead and log off Hunt-WA now, as I will be spending the next who-knows-how-long sharpening everything I can get my grubby little Polish mits on.
Unless you have a garage full of knives, you won't be gone long since this thing is so fast.... :chuckle:
One of the little drop point pocket knives I sharpened, when I first got mine, has been used to shave corners off of 1X4s to prep for sanding the corners round, and some other wood trimming slicing activities. I just loaned it to someone who is trimming a bunch of paper edging today and it's still like a razor. :tup:
Post by: Fishstiq on October 02, 2013, 04:13:02 PM
My Work Sharp arrived today. I unpackaged it, looked through the instructions for kitchen knives, and familiarized myself with it's operations on how to change belts, guards, etc... It seems very easy to use, straightforward even if you aren't used to using "power tools". Then, I took out the utility knife from my knife block. It's a fairly unused knife, so in terms of use still pretty new and fairly sharp from the manufacturer. It's also a simple, straight, non-serrated blade. I did a cut test on a sheet of computer paper, and the cut (more of a nick) was maybe 1/8th of an inch, if that. I then ran the blade through the sharpener using the "medium" belt, followed by the "fine" belt. I then did another cut test.
Ho. Lee. Sheeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrp!!!!! :yike: :yike: :yike:
Using only the knife's weight, the cut was easily 2 inches, and I believe it would have been deeper if the tip of the knife hadn't fallen away from the paper.
I'm gonna go ahead and log off Hunt-WA now, as I will be spending the next who-knows-how-long sharpening everything I can get my grubby little Polish mits on.
Unless you have a garage full of knives, you won't be gone long since this thing is so fast.... :chuckle:
One of the little drop point pocket knives I sharpened, when I first got mine, has been used to shave corners off of 1X4s to prep for sanding the corners round, and some other wood trimming slicing activities. I just loaned it to someone who is trimming a bunch of paper edging today and it's still like a razor. :tup:
I would have been back to this thread sooner, but I was busy making things sharp. Sooo...
First of all, I need to warn April to be careful when she sits down since the couch is really starting to get a good edge. The refrigerator is honed well enough to whittle down a pinewood derby car, and I'm pretty sure the dogs can't sleep on the bed tonight unless we stock up on gauze pads and medical tape (those furry little *censored*s turned out pretty good!). My cellphone keeps slicing it's way out of my pockets, and I'm not even going to start getting into what happened in the laundry room!
Post by: lokidog on October 02, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
My Work Sharp arrived today. I unpackaged it, looked through the instructions for kitchen knives, and familiarized myself with it's operations on how to change belts, guards, etc... It seems very easy to use, straightforward even if you aren't used to using "power tools". Then, I took out the utility knife from my knife block. It's a fairly unused knife, so in terms of use still pretty new and fairly sharp from the manufacturer. It's also a simple, straight, non-serrated blade. I did a cut test on a sheet of computer paper, and the cut (more of a nick) was maybe 1/8th of an inch, if that. I then ran the blade through the sharpener using the "medium" belt, followed by the "fine" belt. I then did another cut test.
Ho. Lee. Sheeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrp!!!!! :yike: :yike: :yike:
Using only the knife's weight, the cut was easily 2 inches, and I believe it would have been deeper if the tip of the knife hadn't fallen away from the paper.
I'm gonna go ahead and log off Hunt-WA now, as I will be spending the next who-knows-how-long sharpening everything I can get my grubby little Polish mits on.
Unless you have a garage full of knives, you won't be gone long since this thing is so fast.... :chuckle:
One of the little drop point pocket knives I sharpened, when I first got mine, has been used to shave corners off of 1X4s to prep for sanding the corners round, and some other wood trimming slicing activities. I just loaned it to someone who is trimming a bunch of paper edging today and it's still like a razor. :tup:
I would have been back to this thread sooner, but I was busy making things sharp. Sooo...
First of all, I need to warn April to be careful when she sits down since the couch is really starting to get a good edge. The refrigerator is honed well enough to whittle down a pinewood derby car, and I'm pretty sure the dogs can't sleep on the bed tonight unless we stock up on gauze pads and medical tape (those furry little *censored*s turned out pretty good!). My cellphone keeps slicing it's way out of my pockets, and I'm not even going to start getting into what happened in the laundry room!
:chuckle: :chuckle: