HORL 2 Oak Kitchen Knife Sharpener for Razor Sharp Edges Made in Germany – Rolling Sharpener for knives – Rolling Knife Sharpening Equipment with Magnetic Holder with 15 & 20 Levels

Effective and Easy
Nothing will ever beat a good whetstone. The problem with whetstones, however, is that they take a lot of practice to be able to effectively use. Maintaining a proper angle is tough to do by feel.This system solves this problem, and it couldn’t be easier to use.The unit is simple–it’s just two parts: a magnetic angle block and a sharpening roller. Here’s how they work.The angle block is cut for two angles,15 degrees and 20 degrees. Each have a silicone-padded magnet which will hold your blade in place without scratching it. The angle you need depends on the intended use of the knife: kitchen knives, fillet knives, or blades meant for fine cutting generally need the 15 degrees side of the block; outdoor knives, pocket knives, and blades which are meant for heavy-duty use generally need the 20 degrees side. Whichever side you use, the practice is the same–attach your blade cutting-side-up, make sure the edge is above the angle block, and you’re ready to rock.Now comes the roller assembly. About the size of your average Yahtzee dice cup, each end has a different grit. For really dull knives or knives with an uneven edge, you’ll want to use the course grit and spend time with it until your knife has a good consistent edge. No need to apply much pressure–just roll the sharpener along the edge and let the grinding pad do its thing. Once that’s done, spin the sharpening roller around and polish your new edge. If your blade is only beveled on one side, that’s the side you want to present to the roller’s grinders. If the blade is beveled on both sides, you’ll want to reverse the blade on your angle block and do them both.You’re going to wind up with a very sharp knife.This unit has a very high-quality build. The rollers are smooth, and the grinding pads are consistent. Unlike using a grinding wheel, you’re not going to generate enough heat to destroy the temper on your blade: your edge will hold as long as the quality of your blades will allow. The grinders are also replaceable, meaning there’s no reason you won’t get decades of good use out of this. Sure, it’s a bit pricey–but this is an instance where you really do get what you pay for.Highly recommended!

Easy to use & gets the job done
I was a little uncertain about this device as it just seemed too good to be true. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it actually is as easy to use at it appeared. I have now used it on numerous different knives and it has put very good edges on almost everything. I have a heavy Bowie-style clip-point hunting knife and the Horl 2 put a beautiful, sharp edge on this, including the curved portion, in less than 10 minutes (and it was moderately dull). I was also able to bring back the edge on a knife my father had made, in about 10 minutes as well.There were a couple of issues I feel need to be pointed out:Very small blades present a couple of problems. For example, the 1 1/2 inch (3.8 cm) blade on my Swiss Army knife. It was a little difficult to work with this small blade as it kept wanting to slide down the face of the blade holder. It appeared that the magnets were in the center of the angled face of the holding block, so the edge was barely above the top of the block. I couldn’t sharpen the blade of very small pen knife because I couldn’t keep the edge exposed.As has been mentioned in the informational videos provided by the manufacturer, when you are sharpening very wide blades, you need to set the drum on a higher surface so it will contact the edge. I have a 2 inch thick cutting board that worked beautifully for this. However, one does have to be careful while sharpening these wide blades, as it is quite easy to push too hard against the blade, causing it to come away from the silicone face of the holding block. It took a little time for me to learn the correct pressure to use.All-in-all, an elegant and easy to use system to put a sharp edge on most of your knives. It is the best way I’ve found to put an edge with the correct angle on my knives. Very well worth the price.

Fast, Easy, and Effective
I have tried a variety of knife sharpeners and this is the best one I have found. The magnet holds the blade very well, it took very little time and effort to sharpen my knives and they are wonderfully sharp!

I got this brilliantly simple sharpening set a few weeks ago, and have used it to sharpen two Japanese knives (15-degree edge) and a bunch of western knives (20-degree edge). It took just a couple of minutes per blade (a bit longer for good carbon steel, a bit less for softer stainless steel).Sharpness was excellent (*).I amused myself by cutting slices of ripe tomato that were so transparently thin they had only one side…But seriously… excellent results from such a deceptively simple and easy-to-use tool.One of my knives had a blade wider than the diameter of the roller, but that was easily solved by putting the magnet block and blade on a counter-top in the usual orientation, but having the roller raised on a cutting board (second photo… if Amazon keeps them in the order I attached them).(* I like this product enough that I might buy the additional finer-grit end-caps to achieve supernatural sharpness. I’ll never reach the levels of my brother, who has an array of sharpening tools and blocks and grits and honers and strops and… and… and is so fanatical about sharpening that he can produce an edge that will slice a hard turnip from across the room just by waving his knife threateningly. But for us ordinary people, you can put away any motorized or gimmicky sharpeners you’ve bought (or received as gifts) and just use the Horl 2.)DO NOT reward rip-off companies – mostly Chinese, it seems – by purchasing a knockoff. Reward the Germans; penalize the makers of cheap knock-offs. Yes, some of your money will go to Amazon, unless you live in a European country where Horl will sell and ship directly, but it’s the price we pay for living in North America or other parts of the globe. Shipping and handling were prompt, and the sharpening set arrived in perfect condition.Just remember that when you pay Horl for the legitimate product, – you are paying for the original idea, the superior German engineering and development, highest-quality components and workmanship, and a superior reputation of a company that uses the founder’s family name and stands by the quality of their product.When you buy a knock-off version from some anonymous company whose “name” is just some made-up jumble of letters, using sweat-shop labor (breaking the laws of China, both in the realm of intellectual property rights and in the realm of human rights and workers’ rights) by paying off officials), and building with the cheapest materials that should barely hold together until you get it home… maybe. And if you and thousands of others report that the ‘diamond’ grit of a knock-off sharpener wore off in two weeks, or the roller mechanism got wobbly after two sharpenings, they don’t care. The anonymous knock-off company will just stand up another front seller with another jumble-of-letters name, and keep on selling shoddy crap that is stealing money, stealing livelihood from the dedicated designers/makers/entrepreneurs who make and sell the real Horl 2 sharpening kit.I absolutely recommend the true Horl 2 (or the Horl Pro, just because of who makes it…) to anybody who has knives they want to to sharpen to a superior level and maintain that way with little effort and no knowledge needed.I’m going to buy some more as gifts for my other siblings, except perhaps Mr. Fanatic Sharpener brother who enjoys his current sharpening hobby. The rest of us just want really functional knives with least effort, and Horl provides that.

Regalo di natale per mio arito …Finalmente un affilatore facile da usare e soprattutto che affili.Consigliatissimo

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