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I Bought The Most Reviewed Knife Sharpener On Amazon.
With over 16,000 reviews I knew I had to try out this knife sharpener. And see if it actually works. I tried to sharpen 3 different knives. A cheap kitchen knife, a expensive spyderco manix 2 with s110v steel, and a knife I made using 1084 steel. Will this knife sharpener actually work? Also, what is a GOOD alternative to this cheap, pull through, carbide knife sharpener?
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@OUTDOORS55 4 года назад

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@jasonweninger 4 года назад

Have you come across the mad edge sharpener? I've seen it in a few other knife making videos and ended up getting one. I love it. It has digital markers do you know what degree angle your sharpening at. I couldn't sharpen for damn too begin with so this setup saved a few of my knives from well... me. It's a little pricey but for someone like me, it's damn near fool proof.

@bacon81 4 года назад

When you started running it through the sharpener it sounded like nails on chalkboard 😬

@mynamesnotimportant6941 4 года назад

could you do a video on how to make a knife out of a file with only a bench grinder? In one of your vids you said it could be done, but I can't really figure it out. Also, if/when I make one (out of a file), can I temper it right after brushing it up with a wire wheel, instead of waiting until I've cut out the shape of the knife? wouldn't that make it easier to make the knife?

@Ferario1990 4 года назад

Hi! Thanks for the video, I have this same sharpener at home and agree its only for relatively soft kitchen knife steels. I was wondering if you could do a video on stuff like homemade whetstones and using rocks, cement surfaces and maybe ceramic surfaces as DIY whetstones and how much the grit of the surface matters, etc? Proper whetstones are very expensive over here and local whetstones are mostly good for carpentry tools and stuff. Even the king double sided whet stones cost 10 times more than the local stuff we have here, so they are pretty expensive. I would love to have your feed back on this matter.

@hiking7521 4 года назад

What about electrical sharpeners? Any good ones? My wife wants me to sharpen all her knives and It done fast..ha cheers

@TreyBattles 4 года назад

3:00 *Ear muffs* “Ear muffs? What is that supposed to m-*screeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaa*

@ShovelChef 4 года назад

LOL omg that was exactly me. Excruciating. 💀😂

@dimi7055 4 года назад

hahahaahha accurate!

@Randomsae 4 года назад

Same

@Em22-wtf 4 года назад

Hahaaa!! Me too!! Luckily for me, I have hearing aids and can turn the vol to mute really fast...unlucky for me, I have hearing aids that were turned up before I realized what was coming! LOL!!!!

@Fred.jpeg_ 4 года назад

I wish I could retweet a comment.

@akibru2535 4 года назад

3:05 You’re sadistic for showing us that

@JohnC29 4 года назад

I agree but people need to see this. Amazon should post this for the product.

@macgyverbryan1377 4 года назад

Makes the edge sharper than the edge ruiner.

@gwardie 4 года назад

I came looking for this comment

@Micheal31046 4 года назад

I feel unsatisfied

@Chlorate299 4 года назад

Oh god this wasn't pleasant with headphones.

@hrod4897 4 года назад

I turned into "A quiet place" monster when you started to dull the blades. Yikes!!

@judahboyd2107 4 года назад

"Ear muffs" Ear muffs? *Knives screaming*

@roshonngamingandmore8433 4 года назад

Facks

@thesupreme8062 4 года назад

Screeching intensifies

@tylerleavitt2715 4 года назад

lol!!!!

@greg6162 3 года назад

I had to fast forward... literally was making me angry Lol. I just started this hobby and bought a Schrade SCHF59 and I’m a terrible... lucky I can sharpen a pencil 😆. But when I seen that Spyderco get assaulted I felt something deep Lol. I’m getting better as I only have the Smith’s 4” combination diamond stone portable. I feel like I’m getting better. Definitely won’t be sharpening a Spyderco anytime soon Lol

@beyproctor7673 4 года назад

My dad used a similar piece of junk for sharpening kitchen knives. Therefore, my grandfather sharpened them for my mom. When my grandpa passed, I got the Spyderco fixed angle ceramic sharpener for her. She has been using it for 20 years! Like the Lansky you showed, it works well whether you know what you’re doing or not.

@eduardomancia4958 4 года назад

I bought 4 different ones including the one in this video and spent probably $45 plus taxes and shipping. Well after a few months, I ended up getting a $1.00 sharpening stone from the dollar store (dollar tree) that did a better job than any of those sharpeners.

@Kishqui 4 года назад

Outdoors55: "Is it even doing anything?" Me: "I hope not, that's a nice knife."

@MrG0CE Год назад

I LIKE HOW U EDIT YOUR VIDEOS, TRANSITIONS, MUSIC, EVERYTHING.

@Sarlacc_ 4 года назад

I have that sharpener, it works very well. It's not as good as wetstones but it gets the job done well enough for cutting veggies

@jtbwilliams 4 года назад

3:00 I had headphones on... I'm in physical pain.

@Charlie_the_Chair 3 года назад

RIP Jon's eardrums

@CptnStashbox 4 года назад

That's why I wont buy any pull through sharpener, they make the edge look like a hacksaw blade. I have a bunch of stones and a couple of Diamond steels. The stones are for creating the edge I want, and the steels are for keeping it. I tell everyone who comes over for dinner to NOT lick the knives when eating...might just be the last meal they taste. Don't drop sharp knives on your toe just after you've sharpened them, they cut tendons...my toe doesn't bend at the second joint anymore. Yet, I still have a knife fetish...HHMMM!

@lightbox617 3 года назад

I do have a Kitchen Maid pull through. I has two angles . 23* for European and 15* for Asian. I sharpen all of my Victorinox kitchen knives at 15* Then I go to a Victorinox steel and then to a smooth steel. It's working ok for an amateur cook.

@Megatron995 3 года назад

@sprock Yeah, I learned how to lick a knife safely as a kid. As you might guess, that was right after I learned, the hard way, that there is an UNsafe way to do it.

@dashcammer4322 7 месяцев назад

@@lightbox617 You mean you don't obsess over getting the perfect edge on a perfect knife in the perfect way while building your youtube channel subscriber count?

@carlosmatos9848 4 года назад

I like how you say "technically sharpened" lol. That was one haggard looking edge though, looked like it was flint knapped!

@johnkiser1410 3 года назад

These are not meant to sharpen knives dulled to that point. They work well enough for most home users looking to quickly try and hone an edge instead of spending time to sharpen it properly. I've used similar "sharpeners" as a person that cooks regularly. It's really meant to help with an edge that is sort of still there

@jackgyver4683 4 года назад

I had somthing similar to this, and it’s served me well. I’ve sharpened every knife I own with it, and it works.

@mftran 4 года назад

Even a double sided king stone and strop would get great results. Pull through sharpeners are for folks who don't know what sharp is.

@jelkel25 4 года назад

I messed up a good blade with a pull through when I didn't know any better, I'd never seen a pull through before but was lead to believe it was some sort of easy new method of sharpening. I use it now for kitchen knives that don't really deserve any better and the owners will be using it with a glass cutting board type situation anyway.

@Mrsingingdude1 4 года назад

Anyone that uses a glass cutting board is a Satanist and doesn't deserve a knife that was properly sharpened on a stone

@michelevillani6219 4 года назад

Thank you so much for making videos that educate consumers on what NOT to buy. I have no idea why these cheap products get such great ratings. I spend a lot of money on my knives, and it would only take one really bad knife sharpener to destroy them. I have always been very fascinated with knives and I have only recently started to seriously educate myself about them. Videos like yours are extremely helpful. I had no idea how much there was to learn, But from what I have learned so far, I know there is a lot more to sharpening your knives then most people realize. You really have to know what you're doing or things can go drastically wrong, Just like any other skill, Educate yourself and practice, practice, practice... Thank you so much! ❤

@jkirschy Год назад

They get great ratings because they are simple to use (short learning curve) and work well enough for the average person who. They will take a cheap, dull pocket knife or kitchen knife and make it sharp enough to do the sorts of work the average person needs. That doesn't mean they produce the most amazing edge ever, just that they'll put a working edge on a knife. Remember these aren't aimed at the person who goes out and spends $100, $200, or more on a pocket knife or chef's knife. They're aimed at the person who buys a $1, $5, or $10 knife at Walmart, Dollar Tree, or the corner gas station only to find that it doesn't have an amazing edge.

@johnshilling2221 4 года назад

I have never actually used this specific sharpener, but similar sharpeners have the course cutting blades ground at a slight angle, so that they only cut from one direction... It appeared to me that you needed to hold the sharpener in your left hand and then draw towards you. Unless this sharpener is different, you were basically trying to use a drill bit in reverse.

@albertjurina2557 4 года назад

For what it's worth as a humble RU-vid comment or, I am grateful for your time and knowledge sharing on this channel. I've learned a lot from you and hope to improve at knife making and sharpening. From a fellow southern Pennsylvanian, thanks.

@gedfi 4 года назад

Watching this actually hurts my soul. Painful.

@brandonlantier 4 года назад

gedfi Agreed, even with a cheap knife for demo this bugs me

@01dom 4 года назад

When you sharpen your knifes with whetstones this really hurts

@nmecupcake69 4 года назад

Dear god... I read earmuffs and was pretty confused. I was in agonizing pain until the blood muted the sound.

@g3mintblock385 3 года назад

So dramatic

@arthurmernard5879 3 года назад

Same

@billm7166 Год назад

The sound of dulling a knife hurts the ears of any knife collector

@bakedandsteaked 4 месяца назад

Reading this before watching the video was so confusing

@bigmikeg84 4 года назад

That chewed up edge on the kitchen knife makes my heart hurt. Sharpeners like that are just complete trash. Also, I never knew I needed a wharncliffe kitchen knife until now.

@theone2-three438 4 года назад

I was in the same situation. It’s a hard addiction to get out of

@Kyharra 4 года назад

My dad uses these all the time despite having sharpening blocks and stuff..

@BornIn1500 4 года назад

I use that exact sharpener for my kitchen knives. I never use the carbide part. The ceramic rod part works well.

@MrShaw3030 4 года назад

BornIn1500 if you use expensive kitchen knives, I highly recommend you stop. Just as this video exhibits haha.

@BornIn1500 4 года назад

@@MrShaw3030 you must have missed where I said I don't use the carbide side. That's the part you see ruining the edge in the video. The ceramic rods (the white "fine" side) are great and they work just as good as any other ceramic rods.

@MrShaw3030 4 года назад

BornIn1500 LoL I can admit when I’m wrong! My bad, homie. I completely did miss and went dyslexic. Yeah, the rods are the best and good 😄

@TheTobias81 4 года назад

Oh God, that kitchen knife looks mistreated after sharpening! 😱

@ak_mini160 4 года назад

3:04 knifes were literally screaming in pain and so was i

@Eloquent_Chaos 4 года назад

I just discovered this channel and I really like your videos a lot! You're well spoken and I enjoy your sense of humor. Keep it up, you earned a random subscriber!

@OUTDOORS55 4 года назад

Thank you for the sub! Always appreciated 👍

@BillDeWitt 3 года назад

"Fingers, you always have them with you" - Guy missing a couple of fingers because of a knife sharpening accident.... weeping.

@Al-ds3sw 4 года назад

NO don’t do it to the Spyderco No 😢

@macgyverbryan1377 4 года назад

Noooooooooooooooooooo.... ( Insert slow motion action)

@SuperheroKaif 3 года назад

Just to subscribe to you, on my office laptop I logged in incognito mode :) . The dramatization and punch line on not having to use a knife to open a knife sharpener was on point :D , I have watched couple of your other videos and this was enough for me to take the extra step to subscribe. Your content are awesome man.

@davidh0159 4 года назад

Interesting. I had the same crappy sharpener for years. And I upgrade to the same Lansky sharpener for my kitchen knives. they are SO much sharper and useful now. And my old one went out with the trash just like yours.

@jseden 2 года назад

I have one from “outdoor edge”.. it works well enough and can actually remove quite a bit of material, even from harder steels. It doesn’t give me a true razor edge but it’ll still make a decent edge, just shy of shaving capable.

@ericwhitlow7364 4 года назад

The only thing I use those sharpeners for is the ceramic fine side. I use them to touch up my fillet knife every couple of fish.

@DistractiveVortex 4 года назад

That sound while pulling the blade through that "sharpener" was giving me goose bumbs

@thatguyfrommaine4400 4 года назад

Not going to lie, watching you dull those knives on the stone had me cringing a little, then seeing you pull that nice spidey knife through that doohicky resembling a sharpener hurt a little. Friends dont let friends use those pull sharpeners on their knives.! Thanks for the content as always. I use a LRG Dan's combo stone + DMT diamond plate and strop for all my sharpening needs. What do you think of those paper wheels +compound for the bench grinders for sharpening?

@benhockkey7835 4 года назад

I use the worksharp wskts sharpening system. Let me tell you I got my knives hair shaving sharp in less then 5mins and it's a lot faster then sharpening a knife on a stone

@benhockkey7835 4 года назад

@Larry Bulthouse me?

@46I37 4 года назад

I’ve got 16 year old Henkel kitchen knives and use a titanium pull through sharpener then once a year resend the edge on bench sander. Still plenty of blade left and plenty sharp enough for kitchen use.

@BIGxPAPAxRYAN 4 года назад

I use a smiths pull through (the little yellow one) on all my pocket knives it works really well for the $5 you spend on one, it takes maybe 5 minutes to take a knife from dull as a pigeon in a flock of doves to being able to shave better than a cheap razor

@BringerOfD 3 года назад

I actually have a few pull throughs sharpeners and they work decently well for quick edge maintenance, when used properly. At least better than you're demonstrating. The only two real points are as follows: 1. These are meant for maintaining an edge, not edge repair or reprofiling 2. DO NOT APPLY LOTS OF DOWNWARD FORCE, just barely pressing on it with your index finger is enough The biggest problem I see is that the instructions on the box are never clear enough as they try to keep it short and simple to sell the ease of use. Everyone I've seen using these things, and who eventually give up on them, reef on the knife as they pull it through. In my experience pull through sharpeners can produce a proper shaving edge. It will never be as good as learning to sharpen with proper stones but for a lot of, if not most, people it's plenty good enough. I wasn't a knife enthusiast, it's what I used for years before finally getting the hang of using a stone just a few years ago. Granted my only experience was with a pocket knife made from 8Cr13MoV (i have no idea what that even means, is it relatively soft or hard?) but it was my EDC at the time. The edge was still clean after years of using just this type of sharpener on it, not all ragged as your examples here. I think the key really is to just use them frequently and pull gently. Like give it a few a passes once a week type of thing.

@jkirschy Год назад

8cr13mov is a decent, budge, Chinese knife steel. Its typically hardened to 57-59 Rockwell C, which isn't soft, but isn't hard either. A lot of times you'll see it compared to Aus-8/440B. As for your point about people using too much pressure... Yeah... That's something that people just don't seem to understand.

@MrHeavychevy86 4 года назад

If you have one of those amazon sharpeners just use the ceramic rod side. Don't use the tungsten carbide side it will ruin your knife. The ceramic rod side will maintain an edge.

@frankizamora7822 4 года назад

I just bought this sharpener too. It was great for my old stainless steel kitchen knives. The “V” cut out on the bottom of the sharpener goes on the edge of the table that .your sharpening on. Yes it make a rough edge, but using the fine side, tilting it to either side just a tiny bit, will work. It took a while to figure this out. These knives were going to be tossed out. Now I can actually use them again. Tr.y it again, using it a little differently. You might be surprised. I like it cause it’s small enough to carry out camping or for picnics. I am well pleased with it. The only real down size, some people says the sharpener doesn’t last as long as some would like. That is expected, it has tiny sharpening blades.

@christiansalazar4604 4 года назад

I cried in horror when you pulled that spyderco through that thing.

@AustinMichael 3 года назад

ruining the blade on the diamond plate was actually worse for it. That cheapo thing isn't going to do anything to that super hard steel.

@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358 4 года назад

Everyone who spends 3 days on 10 different Japanese wet stones for one knife are groaning and crying watching this! Good stuff Alex... TFS

@TheeCapN 4 года назад

Those people are jerk offs

@justinmielsch5936 4 года назад

And if you know what your doing it takes 10 minute a knife on a stone.

@abeplus7352 3 года назад

@@TheeCapN seriously I just want to cook get them sharp enough .

@SnailHatan 3 года назад

Literally no one who knows how to sharpen a knife is spending even 3 hours on one knife, let alone 3 days.

@hyojoonus 4 года назад

That's not bad. It's a very rough and rudimentary but symmetric bevel that one can refine either with a stone or by sanding. It might be easier to go this route than to hand grind from nothing.

@colinrobertson4065 4 года назад

The quality of these videos extremly improved

@DogHumpsMonkey 4 года назад

I’m in the restaurant business and use a sharpening service for our knives. The guy that runs the business once told me those things aren’t actually sharpeners, they are honers. Like using a steel, they are meant to maintain the edge, not sharpen a dull knife. He said if your removing metal, your using it wrong, despite how these things are marketed and just ruining your edge.

@mikelikesknives428 4 года назад

It’s ok to admit this is your go to system! How else can you sharpen so quickly? Your secret is out! 😂

@hardlyb 4 года назад

My dad has one of these he packs when he travels to stay in a time-share. The knives are always hopelessly dull, but the steel is so soft this gets them sharp enough to use almost instantly. And I have one for some really cheap knives we put in the dishwasher.

@RedBeardOps 4 года назад

It was painful watching you dull those knives... lol... I have one of those sharpeners; and I will say it can keep very cheap, soft kitchen knife "sharp...ish" 😂

@Bob_Adkins 3 года назад

Think of this as a very tiny butcher's steel. It should be used lightly, not like you're trying to saw it in half. Just a few strokes then strop and you will get a workable edge. The edge will probably not last long, but it's a great disposable sharpener for disposable knives.

@johnscarborough4746 4 года назад

The Lansky turnbox is a vastly underrated system.

@MrBoxershorts16 4 года назад

but only for short knives i think

@Kilo__Bravo 4 года назад

Alex I have actually used the turn box short rods on my Fällkniven A1 and S1XB this week to a shaving edge.

@mhamma6560 4 года назад

I bet I could rebrand / package that as a micro-serration sharpener that will add micro serrations to your knife. Never mind that it's actually just small bits of destroyed knife edge.

@FatherForge 4 года назад

I was actually reading something on my phone when you started to dull the knives and immediately snapped out of it and had the incredibly strong urge to vomit and punch my laptop hahaha! Great video! It was painful to watch you use that god-awful sharpener, but good that you have shown the community that there are much much better alternatives. Keep it up!

@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 2 года назад

I just figured out wtf you were talking about and I too wanted to vomit.

@valentinassabaliauskas913 2 года назад

I have spent a lot of money on tormek t8 mainly for sharpening my woodworking chisels and drill bits and of course I use to sharpen my knives. I am very pleased with it. But I would be delighted to hear from person like you who does that for a living good and bad points about tormek.

@silencerbear9347 4 года назад

That “coarse” side is probably just kind of high speed steel.

@Greg_Chock 4 года назад

"coarse"? Probably tungsten carbide, like all the cheap sharpeners

@oldkbellguy5156 4 года назад

I picked up a little dealie something like this a long time ago. I use it to sharpen the replaceable blades on my carpenter’s knife. Wouldn’t use it on anything else.

@MiguelTorres-hg1kn 4 года назад

Dude I am still crying over what you did to the Spyderco :(

@44hawk28 3 года назад

Thanks for not using the slicing paper test. I've seen very dull knives cut paper just fine. Looks like the last knife was dragged across a wood rasp. That sharpener however is not intended to impart a bubble on the knife. It is made to sharpen a knife that already has a profile to it.

@mikeboone4425 4 года назад

This is funny about the only thing that sharpener has going for it is it is ambidextrous, this is your funniest video's yet. Happy Trails

@garethbaus5471 4 года назад

So are whetstones, so it doesn't even have that going for it.

@mikeboone4425 4 года назад

@@garethbaus5471 not for 6 bucks .

@garethbaus5471 4 года назад

@@mikeboone4425 some of my whetstones were free.

@benhockkey7835 4 года назад

@@garethbaus5471 I mean lucky for you. Not all wet stones are good too.

@garethbaus5471 4 года назад

@@benhockkey7835 true.

@zacharysherry2910 Год назад

I use one of these on a little Kershaw burst and it's pretty much worn out at this point and does not get it nearly as sharp as a whetstone. You can see that I've cut into the steel portion but the ceramic area is still going strong. That being said it's kept the knife sharp for many years and I don't have to fuss with the whetstones.

@SomeRandomGuy1812 4 года назад

my mom; *buys knive sharpener like the first but hand held* Me; something ain't right here " mom this don't work" mom knowing less than me about sharpeners " yEs iT doEs"

@MrCobra762 Год назад

My stepdad was the head chef of several 3 and 4 star restaurants over the years. One time at a family gathering on Thanksgiving, he was asked to carve the turkey... With nothing to work with, but their BS kitchen knives. We both laughed and he shared an old chef's trick with me. He grabbed a quality coffee cup from the cabinet, and in a very short time, had an awesome cutting edge, from the bottom of the cup. I still use this sometimes for a quick edge restoration sometimes. Even on the high dollar Forschner kitchen knives he blessed me with. That said, these quickie sharpeners do serve a purpose in the field, when butchering a deer and you happen to hit bone.

@Noah-xo7ek 4 года назад

That sound when your making a Spyderco dull... 😖

@dragoscoco2173 4 года назад

Why do people ignore the sharpening steel? For cheap amateur kitchen work it is still an excellent sharpening choice.

@paulEG6 4 года назад

They’re more of a knife peeler rather than a sharpener, although they’re better than nothing if you don’t give a crap about the knife.

@Megatron995 3 года назад

I have some cheap ($5 for a 4-pack) steak knives that I sharpened with an Accusharp for years. That tool is shaped differently, so you drag it over the knife instead of the other way around, but uses the same exact carbide blade principle as the Most Reviewed. It produces what I'd call a "serviceable edge," but just as you showed, that edge is really gnarly. The edge also doesn't hold worth beans, so you have to redo it very often. Then, when I finally shelled out about $35 or so for a pocket knife, I decided to get a stone so I wouldn't have that kind of an edge on the better knife (it's definitely far better than a $1.25 knife). Needless to say, I practiced on those super-cheapies first, after watching some of your videos. I can report that it did not take a huge amount of steps to get rid of the crappy old edge, no belt sander or any of that. But I did have to swipe the practice knives a gajillion times, and when I looked at the finished product, I had indeed obliterated the Accusharp profile and made a new one without even consciously intending to. The pocket knife (never Accusharped), in comparison, took seven swipes on the stone to get the job done.

@ardeshirmehta9327 4 года назад

I have this sharpener and have used it on a regular basis for months; and I still do: I would not exchange it it for another, and I have in fact given up using my rather expensive diamond whetstone. I am a passionate cook, and cook all kinds of food from many countries, and so have many knives; I use this sharpener on all my knives except one, which is a santoku given to me as a gift by a Japanese family, with my name in Chinese characters engraved upon it. I cannot use it on that knife because the steel of that knife is much too hard; however, I definitely do use it on my Porsche Design Chroma knives made of high-quality 18/10 Japanese 301 stainless steel, and it works perfectly well on them. I also use it on knives I use for making sashimi (not special Japanese ones, but more than adequate for using on all kinds of fish to make good sashimi and sushi, which I am excellent at making.) In addition I use it on my Chinese cleaver, with which I can cut most bones with a single chop. Plus I use it on the knife I use to cut meat off bones, the kind butchers use. The sharpener works well for ALL these knives!!! All I do in addition to using this sharpener is hone the knives on a honing steel I got cheaply on Amazon which claims to have diamonds embedded on it (though I can't actually see them). I FIND THE KNIVES SHARPENED BY THIS INEXPENSIVE SHARPENER PERFECTLY SHARP ENOUGH FOR C.O.O.K.I.N.G, WHICH IS ALL I AM INTERESTED IN THEM DOING! I am not a BARBER, you understand, but a COOK. I couldn't care less if my knives can shave my hair or not!

@joshuarosenblatt Год назад

Oh shush.

@hugglepuff1 3 года назад

God, those blades sound like they were screaming as they were dulled. I love it. Music to my ears.

@foresttaniguchi3168 4 года назад

Oh yeah, those suck. It will F up your knife, hopefully you can still fix the damage those do to knives. Edit: Told ya

@arcticnerd5994 3 года назад

I have this in my kitchen (or at least one like it). Not great but it gets the job done.

@beefytaquitos 4 года назад

I don't understand how someone as good with knives as you wouldn't know that you aren't supposed to force the knife into the v like you're trying to cut through it. That's why it says to pull it through, not grind down the knife on the v.

@OUTDOORS55 4 года назад

Because in order to sharpen you have to remove steel. Exactly how you remove the steel is important. Grinding it off with carbide (like this sharpener) isn't going to give good results no matter how you do it.

@beefytaquitos 4 года назад

@@OUTDOORS55 But the amount of force you put into sharpening a blade is one of the most important things to sharpening as far as I'm aware. If you put your body weight onto a knife while using a sharpening stone you could fuck it up pretty bad as well, could you not? I can't see how putting undue force onto a tool wouldn't cause excess damage in any case. Granted it would take far longer to sharpen(and might not at all, for some of those blades) but I've used one of that sort(though it's one that was apparently intended for camping/outdoor use, though seems to have the same components) on a semi-sharp cheap-ass knife(she had to get one with a plastic coating -_-) and sure it doesn't get it as sharp as the sharpening stone(necessary for making sushi). But I'll be damned if a minute of woosh-woosh doesn't get it back to more than enough to make dinner with after a couple months of use(or misuse, as in the missus' case). I've never had it damage the knife, but I've always just pulled it through without much extra force on it, which is why I question whether essentially attempting to saw through the device with your knife might have been slightly.... excessive and might have resulted in unnecessarily bad results.

@markfulmer67 4 года назад

The sacrifices you make for your channel are greatly appreciated, that poor Spydie 😱.....lol

@guguigugu 4 года назад

3:07 i have never cringed more in my life 5:15 look how mangled that edge is well i think for your $10 average person supermarket knife this is perfectly fine. its better than nothing. i think some other pull sharpeners are not so agressive.

@davecummings892 4 года назад

Not only informative but an entertaining presentation. Good job, just subscribed!

@maplehouseknives 4 года назад

Lmao dude, why do you torture yourself 🤣! Funny s**t man, especially after you just made a vid on feathering hair! 😃👍🤣

@timothyfarner3259 4 года назад

I'm on my second sharpener like this. It lasted about 4-5 months of light everyday use. From experience, just looking at your first knife and using the rough side... you're pushing waaaay to hard. You were taking chunks off of the knife-edge (which still showed in the video after using the fine side). The fine side. which I use almost exclusively, should be easier strokes too. You can actually feel the smoothing of the blade and the straightening move towards the tip of each stroke until it slides like glass. This is what I use this sharpener for,.evening after honing, I will perform a few strokes through the ceramic, just to make sure the edge is straight. As for using as an exclusive sharpener... no! For in-between maintenance, it is fantastic.. It is what it is. Try again with lighter strokes and I believe you'll get a lot better results.

@TheBigfatmatt 4 года назад

Eeeek, that kitchen delight at 5.25 looked snagglier than a meth-heads grin!!

@Killor91 4 года назад

Hello I just bought a Boker Plus Black Widow Strike Drop Point Automatic D2 steel knife. I have a v shape sharpener bought a while ago where you can adjust the angle from 14 degrees to 22 in increments of 2. Came shaving sharp, any recommendations if using the carbide on there gently would ruin it? Also a recommended degree angle? P.s. this is my first pocket knife over 20 bucks

@satyamupadhyay14 4 года назад

11:46 final verdict... 👇Give me the thumbs-up that I deserve..

@constitutionalright827 3 года назад

I can't believe you'd subject that Spyderco to that death machine.

@Blu3ManiC 4 года назад

God I hate pull “sharpeners” They’re glorified Honers.

@halakon666 4 года назад

Blu3ManiC if they remove so much metal are they really honers? They are just crappy sharpeners imo. But useful for a household that has no time to invest on good stones or doesn’t want to make the effort.

@Blu3ManiC 4 года назад

halakon666 they only remove metal because the pull “sharpener” metal is harder that’s why it did nothing to the harder steel knife it didn’t have a bent edge to straighten and it wasn’t harder than the knife.

@halakon666 4 года назад

@@Blu3ManiC so then it sharpened one and didn't hone the other... thus it is a....

@Blu3ManiC 4 года назад

halakon666 it didn’t hone the other because he filed it blunt not because it couldn’t be honed there was no edge to hone at that point... it’s a glorified honer for household cheap knives lol just buy a new cheap knife this thing and others like it won’t work on or will ruin your premium knives (see knife number 3 which already had no bevel)

@halakon666 4 года назад

why would you even use this on a premium knife? no a glorified honer is those damn rods they put in all kitchen sets. as stated before it is a sharpener for households. because most house holds wouldn't have "premium knives." they aren't cooks or chefs why buy the most expensive knives? so to set it straight, if the part that sharpens the knife would have been a material that is harder even than the other knives. it would have still being a honing rod or a sharper?

@miker5502 4 года назад

The blades on this sharpener seem to be on the coarse side tungsten carbide, which just rips the softer steel off like peeling a banana. The white fine part of the sharpener seems like it “ might “ be ceramic? Wholly agree that the Lansky ceramic sharpening kit is worlds ahead of this device, if you value your knives. Good video. Thanks Mike.

@additudeobx 3 года назад

How sharp does a knife have to be in order to cut and dice tomatoes, onions and peppers? Sharp enough to shave hair on your arm?

@guitartec 4 года назад

I have a Manix 2 in M4. It's truly a great knife.

@federicovicente8116 2 года назад

The wooden knife, the “ordinary”, it's just beautiful.

@stevengordon75 3 года назад

This is what i use at work. This is great for kitchen knives, Victoria Knox sort of bracket. It you've spent more than that you need a wet stone.. some of them are cheap the Aluminuim oxide ones do a good job.

@stevengordon75 3 года назад

seems the like i provided was removed. no matter the type of sharpener are not all terrible. the prof. sharpener choice on amazon works.

@yellowdog762jb 4 года назад

Some of the sporting good stores in my area sell something similar for about three dollars and change, most are green and round(ish) with the two notches on opposite sides. I found that these sharpeners are handy for use on cheap machetes. I like Tramontina machetes, they run about $8 to $12 in the stores in my area. I have about half a dozen stashed in various places. They come with a terrible edge, but they're cheap and they are effective once you sharpen them. These sharpeners work well on them, and the angle they establish seems to be effective and pretty durable on a machete. By virtue of how they work, they kind of push minor nicks in the blades back into place, but they sort of dish out the blade if the nick is really bad. They don't rust, and they're cheaper, lighter, and more pocket friendly than a file, but I'd never use one on a traditional knife. In my experience, the fatter the blade and the softer the metal, the better these things work. But in case you didn't watch the whole video, don't use these things on your good knives. Or your so so knives. Or really any knife you plan to keep. You'd probably be better off using the bottom of a coffee mug.

@macgyverbryan1377 4 года назад

A tungsten carbide knife ruiner, a great way to accentuate any chips and dings. The ceramic is ok for edge touch up.

@j1166240 Год назад

Great video! All I can say is been there and done that. The course side actually will rip chunks out of the steel if using any pressure. I do use the Spyderco tri sharp for ease of use and have a stone and strop when I want to get down to business. Thanks for the review!

@rockets4kids 4 года назад

You should make a distinction between "easy to grind" and "easy to sharpen." Many of the softer steels which are easy to grind can be difficult to sharpen as removing the burr from these steels can often be quite a challenge. Many of the harder steels which are difficult to grind (at least without proper abrasives) are actually easier to sharpen since they are much less prone to burr formation, and the burr that is formed is often easier to remove.

@OUTDOORS55 4 года назад

Yes your right there is a difference there. 👍

@laurentecrivain6944 2 года назад

My experience is that if the steel is too soft, sharpening won't create a burr and won't hold an edge even if I can get one.

@danokitemanotoo1791 4 года назад

Great and very in depth review with an awesome conclusion!

@kellanaldous7092 4 года назад

The sound of you dulling the knives actually made me shout "Gah, stop it guy!!". Carry on :)

@thebridgeninja 4 года назад

I have one similar that I have in my hunting bag just in case. And really all I use is the fine to touch up the edge.

@westsenkovec 3 года назад

Sharp 'n Easy is the only good pull through sharpener. It's small, cheap and it has two round ceramic rods instead of a carbide sharpener. It has a fine and a coarse side and both are ceramic. If you need something for the kitchen or on the go to get a fast edge, that's the one to get.

@eamoncat 4 года назад

I got an Ikea knife sharpener at CNY 39 which equals to USD 6 roughly, and I have several kitchen knives at around USD 10 for each one. The combination works so great that I can maintain all these knives in great shape with so little effort. They are as sharp as very expensive Japanese sushi knives and worth only 1/10 - 1/20 of Japanese knives. I think this amazon sharpener would have much better performance if you only use the ceramic rods, most of this kind of fixed-angle sharpeners are equipped with hard metal blades, grindstone rods, and ceramic rods, usually only ceramic rods are useful on daily kitchen works. My Ikea sharpener only has grindstone rods but it works just fine enough.

@tarinindell8217 4 года назад

So, a $6 sharpener isnt really made to reprofile blades. You are trying to get it to do too much. This is generally made for kitchen knives that chop veggies that eventually get a little but dull and you need to get it back to being able to slice veggies. Its made for people who dont really know how to sharpen, and dont really want to know how to sharpen. And for that, its great. Ill grab some knives from my friends, personally sharpen them to approx 20 degrees, then hand them one of these sharpeners just to keep their knives funtional enough so they dont pester me anymore.

@picnicsinspace198 3 года назад

that lansky was my very first sharpener, it's great actually.

@DocFlay 3 года назад

When I saw the build of the mechanism I knew what you'd be faced with. Years ago I used to have a ceramic sharpener made by Kitchen Devil. That grinds and polishes the blade to a very satisfactory smooth finish, though you have to prepare a very blunt knife with something else first.

@joshuagibson2520 Год назад

Only use this with thin (probably .100 and thinner) bladed knives. Its not meant for use with thicker pocket knives. Works best with kitchen style blades.

@neilhamill318 4 года назад

If you hold the blade slightly pointed down while drawing back you get a slightly better results. For kitchen knives only.

@pauledmonds7316 4 года назад

I have several of these Carbide and Ceramic sharpeners: They're copies of the Smiths Knife Doctor and they do work but they are really only for honing and maintaining an edge, they're not for actually creating the edge - I use a proper stone to do that.

@Ryulin18 4 года назад

After looking at that first blade's edge after, I'm totally avoiding this. Thanks for the review and knowledge!

@Dm-dw3tr 4 года назад

i bought this knife sharpener. To be honest at the time, I didnt know much about sharpening. I used it for a very old walmart set of knifes that I had for a starter kitchen set. It sharpened them to the point that i could cut a potato kinda easy. otherwise it was not very good. But i would just do a couple swipes before cooking things and "it did enough" to get my food cut.