Knife Sharpeners
I can use a stone and that's what I was trained on 45 years ago, but this thing is amazing. I've had it for over 5 years and only had to buy a one belt set but the old belts are still functional and I use them for a super fine finish edge.
I still have stones of course, but I own more than a few knives with D2 tool steel blades and what used to take hours now takes minutes. I'm really hard on my EDC knives since I now work in a factory assembling and machining heavy commercial machinery so I'm cutting heavy, heavy cardboard, thick plastic anti-corrosion sheeting as well as multiple layers of plastic (saran wrap type) and lesser, softer steels like 440C and AUS8 require sharpening once a week. D2 will last a couple month until I notice enough a degradation that it slows me down.
Anyway, it's the Worksharp Ken Onion Edition and it's a beast. My knives are so sharp that if one gets loose, I just jump back and let it hit the concrete floor. Ain't no way in hell am I going to try to catch it. They are just as sharp as a box cutter blade, and some would say sharper.
I can use a stone and that's what I was trained on 45 years ago, but this thing is amazing. I've had it for over 5 years and only had to buy a one belt set but the old belts are still functional and I use them for a super fine finish edge.
I still have stones of course, but I own more than a few knives with D2 tool steel blades and what used to take hours now takes minutes. I'm really hard on my EDC knives since I now work in a factory assembling and machining heavy commercial machinery so I'm cutting heavy, heavy cardboard, thick plastic anti-corrosion sheeting as well as multiple layers of plastic (saran wrap type) and lesser, softer steels like 440C and AUS8 require sharpening once a week. D2 will last a couple month until I notice enough a degradation that it slows me down.
Anyway, it's the Worksharp Ken Onion Edition and it's a beast. My knives are so sharp that if one gets loose, I just jump back and let it hit the concrete floor. Ain't no way in hell am I going to try to catch it. They are just as sharp as a box cutter blade, and some would say sharper.
