Work Sharp Ken Onion Knife Sharpener Device – Adjustable Knife Sharpening System – For Knives, Scissors, Serrated Blades, & Instruments

Very Best System for Maintaining Blades At Home
I support the other reviewers: this machine is sturdy and it works very well, with no problem with continuous use in sharpening/honing a dozen less-sharp but not severely dull blades in a single session. Personally, my eye-hand coordination has always been a problem so maintaining the edge, even on a fine knife made from great steels has always been a problem for me. (You craftsmen out there can quit snickering…)I do a lot of knife work in an active kitchen and do some skinning and breaking down of carcasses if I ‘get lucky’ during hunting season. I have more than enough high quality/custom quality knives in my rack. Finally I ‘wised up.’ I didn’t need more fine knives…I needed sharp knives.I tried a series of whetstones but my physical challenges led to that not working. Carbide sharpeners used up way too much metal and left coarse edges that dulled quickly. Angled and guided diamond hone machines were just okay…until the wheels plugged up with old metal filings. They are not designed to be cleaned. My spending on moderately-priced sharpening systems was adding up to serious money. So…I plunged for a Tormek grinding wheel that would do any craftsman proud. It proved too much for me to keep the stone ‘trued’ and to follow the blade-inking system for determining the correct angle…and then I only had one grit to work with.The knives I use every day were edged on a belt grinder and it made sense that they should be re-edged on a belt grinder. I agree with other reviewers that the 3/4 inch band set is best for kitchen and hunting knives, when compared to the half-inch bands on the earlier Work Sharp system. I still use the Tormek for heavy-duty items like axes and pruning shears. The Work Sharp system will work but your need for belts will build up.Speaking of the need for belts: at first you will have a rack or (heaven forbid, you keep them banging around in a drawer) of knives to work on. Naturally, the coarsest belts will show signs of wear after that initial flurry of use, reestablishing the bevel and beginning the sharpening process. After twelve or so kitchen and steak knife blades, I noticed that it was taking longer to remove stock than it had when the belt was ‘fresh’. Work Sharp advises that the belt still has lots of use left but that more time and patience will be required to get the rapid benefit given by a fresh belt. My experience confirms their advice. Don’t give up on a belt too soon, especially if you are working with knife edges that are not badly dulled or damaged. There are also measurable advantages to improving edges by using the recommended sequence of belts provided with the sharpener for each knife. Read the booklet that comes with the kit and look at the ‘quick start’ heavy cardboard ‘how to’ guide that ships with the kit. I learned that ‘toothy’ edges (professional description of a degree of sharpness)are more useful than finer, more easily damaged ‘super sharp’ edges for many tasks.The machine itself is easy to set up and easy to adjust and comfortable in the hand to use. The design is stable on a work bench or counter top. The ‘continuous pressure’ drive switch and variable speed control give a very useful degree of control over sharpening and polishing operations. PLUS the set comes with a fine CD of instructional advice (and it is mirrored on the company web site.) If you wonder how you might use/like this tool, visit the company web address and check out the videos for the earlier, light-duty product and for this ‘Ken Onion’ edition, heavier duty model. They helped me to decide which machine to purchase: I need to maintain or resharpen a good number of knives and a couple of models of kitchen shears on a regular basis. (The system works amazingly well for scissors, too). If you have fewer knives or just collect pocket knives, the Ken Onion system may be ‘over-kill’…but I still would seriously consider the less expensive and lighter duty Work Sharp system for your needs. These tools are much faster and likely will be more precise than eye-hand-guided sharpening systems such as stones.I still use a diamond hone steel for touch ups because of its convenience: I don’t keep the Ken Onion sharpening out on the countertop, equipped with a polishing band.But…after decades of looking, this is the VERY BEST SYSTEM for maintaining blades at home that I have found.

Compre este artículo porque promete afilar cuchillos muy bien, si eres alguien que le gusta afilar en piedra pero le da mucha flojera, este producto es para ti. Tardé 15 minutos en afilar 5 cuchillos usando 4 bandas diferentes, todos quedaron mejor que de fábrica. No hay forma de equivocarse, el afilador trae instrucciones y guias para que cualquiera sin experiencia obtenga grandes resultados. Hay una gran cantidad de videos de Youtube de como usar el worksharp Kenonion y ademas estoy en la espera del accesorio opcionar para afilar sin guias.

　日本の電気製品のプラグと形状が違います。日本の電気製品のプラグの差し込み部分は、両側ともまっすぐで同じ形状ですが、この製品は米国仕様？で片側の差し込みの先端が丸く広がっています。要するに日本のコンセントには差せません。このため電圧的には問題ないのかもしれませんが、結局アップトランスを購入して使っています。ナイフの先端のカーブした部分を除けば刃は簡単に砥げますが、感動するほど便利に良く砥げるということは無い気がしました。替えのサンダーベルトの購入も簡単ではないようです。購入するなら日本国内の総代理店が出来てからの方が良いかもしれません。購入して10日少々で2,000円以上値下がりしているんですけど･･･Amazonでの買い物って精神衛生上よくないなぁ

I purchased this and immediately upon receiving it began to sharpen all of my knives. I am very particular about my knives so I never let them get dull or chipped. I have been using several different types of sharpeners over the years however I love this one. I have now put 38 different types of knives (total of 60 knives) through this sharpener now. My hunting knives were slightly dull before starting and the rest were of fairly good sharpness. Below are my impressions.PROS:Very consistent edge angle that is VERY easy to duplicate every time. The angle adjuster is so simple to use, it never moved on its own and is very easy to see and feel.The machine motor stays consistent RPM and does not slow or minutely vary in speed when pulling a blade through.The belts are super easy to change and having the belt centering adjuster is a great feature that is much appreciated.The knife angle guide is super easy to remove when doing gut-hook edges and then to re-install afterwards.CONS:The little plastic roller wheel on each pull-through guide are of a soft plastic that the knives will cut into even with light pressure.The speed adjuster is not in a good spot, every time I pull and release the trigger it slightly creeps up in RPM as the wheel ever-so-slightly rotates when I place my finger back on and pull the trigger. It should be a 4 or 5 indexed speed setting wheel on the motor housing somewhere, no need for it to be on the trigger and it would greatly help if indexed.I personally found the angle of the handle to be very flat and after an hour of using this tool my wrist started to feel the strain due to the angle. I do realize that many will not spend over an hour straight using this tool and I typically won’t either however I wanted to put this tool through its paces.I read that many people had issues with it scratching their knives, this I can only assume is do to improper use. I was initially a bit worried about it scratching my knives due to so many comments about it, so I started with a few hunting knives. I carefully followed the simple included use instructions and I never so much as put the faintest of scratches on any of my knives. I have a really expensive set of Wustof kitchen knives that I sharpened every one with this tool and just like all other knives I put through, they came out the same as when first purchased from the manufacturer. I used the 6000 grit belt to finish off the edges on all of my knives as I like an incredibly sharp edge on every type of knife I own and the edge looks like polished chrome this does such a good job. Even sharpening the gut hook on several of my hunting knives was a quick and easy task that now has them razor sharp again. I also read about many people rounding the tips off their knives, again, if you read and carefully follow the instructions you will always end up with razor sharp pointed tips. Even on my fish filet knives the tips are still like a needle, you just need to stop the belt before pulling the blade completely off the belt. I gladly give this a 5 star rating and not only would I buy this again I have already been recommending this to friends and family. Worth the price considering what just a good set of sharpening stones will cost and those are much more labor intensive to use correctly.