Lansky BladeMedic Review - Part# PS-MED01 The Best Portable Knife Maintenance System?? 

My pleasure, it is still my favourite pocket-sized sharpening tool.

I hope it works out very well for you.

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THANKS - For anyone who thinks Gold is wrong, you can find that info in italics on this page: lansky.com/index.php/products/blademedic-knife-sharpener/

Thanks for sharing James

Good choice!

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Very cool. I have had all the different portable sharpeners that Lansky has made and this one is still my favourite.

Happy to help!

Oh wow, that is a good story. Great memory for you - not so much for him.

Yes, they could be used for that, but I wouldn't recommend it. Kitchen knives usually are made at 15° or less per side.

Thanks for catching that Joe, you are absolutely correct. Now I have to find the time in the review that I said that so I can put in a correction. I appreciate the help in double checking my work.

@@CanadianCuttingEdge the most Canadian response ever lol

It is quite Canadian, but also that Joe is a friend of mine. That helps explain why I was so polite.

@@CanadianCuttingEdge oh okay fair enough and i didnt mean to be rude by saying it i just meant your really polite

@@remington-7008 I didn't take it as rude. :)

Very nice. Take you time with it and it will be a very useful tool for you. Biggest mistake most people make is to use too much pressure and slide the blade too quickly (very slow is also a problem, but not as bad as too fast).

@@CanadianCuttingEdge tnx for ur information.

A guy new to knives shouldn't start with a ceramic mug. It can work but you first need to have the sharpening skills of using a whetstone if you want to be good at it with a mug. Check out all of my Lansky videos. The Smiths SK2 is a whetstone method - and that is a good method to learn. You should look up several "how to sharpen a knife with a whetstone" videos and learn from those if you want to use that method. Some simpler methods to master are the alternatives that Lansky has. The Turn Box is easy to use and does not cost very much: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xeBIOR13dRw.html You can also use the classic Lansky system amzn.to/2hK7nP6 - that is the one that I own. I don't have a video on how to use it, you can search for "how to sharpen with the Lansky sharpening system" and you will find many videos. A classic mistake that new knife enthusiasts make is that they try to go too cheap with sharpeners. They want to spend their money only on knives, but that is a HUGE mistake because you will soon end up with a bunch of dull knives. Frustrated that you can't sharpen them well and then you will quit the hobby. Instead, spend a little extra on a decent sharpening system (it can easily be less than $100). Think of it this way. Say you buy a $70 sharpener and you have 10 knives. You have only added $7 per knife to maintain them for MANY MANY years. If you have 20 knives then you have only added $3.50 per knife to keep that nice knife sharp. Whetstone sharpening is a GREAT skill to have. It is harder for most of us to master than the folks who make the teaching videos tend to suggest, but once you are good at it then it is a GREAT skill to have. I am not very good at whetstone sharpening, so I use jigs to sharpen. I started with the Lansky deluxe system, and then also the Lansky Turn Box and I still use them, they are great choices for years to come because they work and they are very portable too. I have a full size sharpener (I am working on the video for it today actually) and it is AWESOME, but it is not portable at all.

Thanks a lot! I will look into the classic lansky system. I am more on the budget side of knives so this will do for me. Again, I appreciate it thanks. Also, will this work with a chiseled grind like the sanrenmu 604?

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That would make sense coming from you. Bushcrafter type guys, I have found, are more likely to use a flat stone to sharpen their knives in a more manual fashion. It takes more skill, but I think that once you have the skill that you can probably get a better edge on your Work Sharp than with the BladeMedic. I just don't see the Work Sharp as a portable sharpener that the average knife guy will be able to use well. After 30+ years of using wetstones to sharpen my woodworking chisels and other wood working tools I still can't do a great job on it for folding knives. Perhaps I was projecting my lack of skill onto the average knife guy?

Canadian Cutting Edge I think for the normal guy that just carries a knife for work or something, this Lansky will certainly do the job. I don`t like the carbide sharpeners because they take off quiet a bit of material and should only be used on really damaged blades, but otherwise, you can certainly keep your knives sharp with a Lansky BladeMedic, and it`s only half the price of the Work Sharp. For me, the Work Sharp works great cause I can use it for all my knives, but I got over a 1,5 years of nearly daily use on that thing, so I guess I pack the necessary skill for it. If you ever got the chance you should check it out, but I am certainly not giving anyone crap for using a Lansky, whatever works man.

Yeah, that is why I tried hard to impress on folks in the review that they should not use the carbide sharpener part, unless the blade is totally screwed. In that case they may be best off getting a professional knife sharpener (person) to sharpen the knife. I think I will add that last part as a notation on the video. "Carbide kills blades!" All together now, "Carbide kills blades!"

It's best for maintenance in the field, after you've got a good edge on it. It also is a learned skill, not everyone does it correctly at first. It takes a lot of experimentation to figure out this thing. The biggest important thing that I didn't stress enough in this video is that you can't let a knife get really dull before using something like this. The ceramic is good for tuning up an edge, maintaining sharpness, moreso than sharpening from dull. I have used mine to sharpen fully dull knives but it takes quite a bit of time. It can be done though it isn't fast at at that. It's a pocket tool for a quick tune-up.

@@CanadianCuttingEdge thank you so much man really appreciate the tutelage Yeah think I def need more practice. I wanna get a more comprehensive sharpening set. Trying to figure out which own kinda thinking the Lansky kit or a whetstone. I really would like to become proficient with a whetstone think that's a great skill to have.

I think it should work well for your BK2, but I do suggest if you have several knives to get a sharpening system that is more substantial, or every once in a while get your BK2 sharpened by a professional, because while something like the Blade Medic can work, it takes some time. I hope you also have a knife you don't like and practice sharpening that one before you use the blademedic on your Ka-Bar. It takes time, and steel worn down, to learn to use any sharpener well.

I have never heard of carbridge onz - I would be very interested in knowing more. Could you post a new comment with more details or even a link to where I can get one. It needs to be a new comment because I don't get notified about replies to replies.

Oh maybe you mean you like the carbide one?