The WorkSharp Professional Precision Adjust Sharpener: Unboxing, Use, and Review 

You didn't need to re-seat the knife @NickShabazz. The release lever at the top/backside allows the whole tower portion to tilt back and you could have easily swung the knife underneath without changing anything. It's designed to handle fixed blades that are quite long, including kitchen knives.

If you haven't already found it, @CuttingBoardReviews had a video titled "Did Work Sharp stop $3 short of Professional level? Is it really PRECISION Adjust-able until the fix" that provides some excellent tips on modifications to fine-tune the tool. From the description "Eliminating slop, rocking, and rolling in this machine is as easy as removing 6 screws, swapping bushings, and placing 2 zip-ties on the plastic components"

Instructions, I don't need no stinkin' instructions.... LMAO

There are symbols that align on the aluminium barrell section and the centre on the frame to show which way the blade should be oriented. So you can flip it over

Nick, I get that this is the way you're doing reviews at the moment. And the long comment list of "read the instructions" are not unreasonable. Sure, as you said multiple times, you're better off getting the technical details from someone who isn't a random jackass, but I still feel this video is not in keeping with your general reviewing standards. Although I generally agree with your final conclusions on this piece, I don't think you're giving the more complete reviews (in terms of information) we all love from you.

Happy to see a new video here. Allways appreciate it even if that means I won't go to bed now like I planned before I saw a new one is online here. Now I'll enjoy and regret tomorrow

Awesome review, thank you

I absolutely love mine and get amazing results.

Admittedly only a few seconds in, but keen to see what Nick thinks of this vs the KME.

Love the video extremely entertaining to say the least. You show me exactly how I would be using this (very clumsily).

Thanks for sharing your video with us and fumbling through it, just as I would. I bought the TSPROF Kadet Nero in November when they closed it out. It was $287 and I bought the Hapstone starter set cbn stones. I think if I had to buy an angle sharpener today, i’d get the Hapstone over this. Thanks again Nick

Using the heck out of mine; I always use the clamp support and when I go for mirror, I lay lapping film on some 1095 plates that I made to use with the WS Pro. That small knife table, yeah....

Ive had really good results with this system.

I like the raw review of the learning how it works before doing the review. It demonstrates how easy and intuitive it is to use. or perhaps The need to read the instructions. Either way I’m good I like this approach

LOL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS,this was painful to watch. haha JK Nick ,kind of.

Nick I’m so glad your wife likes the knife! The household package opener is indeed the most noble of knife duties. Great to see it get a nice new edge! That system is very luxe, nice to see it in action. I’ll admit to being a Lansky guy myself and probably wouldn’t take the $300 leap (gotta save that cash for all the watches you tell us to buy). 180, 320, 600 then hand hone and strop as needed seems like it basically does the same job. But you certainly can’t go wrong with a Worksharp, definitely the most recommendable brand

Nick For those really polished edges, get a couple spare hones, and buy the diamond lappiing films, they go down to 0.3micron in grit and are very affordable. And they can let you get that mirror polished edge John

Love mine!!!

Getting great results with mine. I have to clamp some additional material in with thin, big blades like some kitchen knife or there is to much flex. It should have an additional big blade clamp.

That rotation issue is common to all the Worksharp sharpeners. On my basic model, there is a mark on one side of the clamp that indicates when the show side should be visible.

I feel like if a company goes through the trouble of writing a manual, a reviewer owes it that company to at least read the entire manual beforehand. Not saying in this case specifically, but just in general, some questions or best practices may be answered or explained, which might provide a better quality or more complete review. About the system, I feel like you either create some art and machine it entirely out of metal, or aim for a very capable home system like the original precision adjust. This one does about the same job as the original version, using the same or similar abrasive selection, yet still limits you to the worksharp specific abrasives format, all the while still being a consumer grade plastic construction in places. And a lot more expensive to boot. I love worksharp, having made my start on their precision adjust, and still enjoy the guided field sharpener and the excellent Ken Onion edition with blade grinding attachment, but I feel this is a miss in a couple of key ways.

Have to add to the chorus of “read the instructions” - or don’t review it. Anyone who has come to your video to decide on this sharpener is getting bad info because you didn’t take the time to learn how it works and that’s pretty unfair to Work Sharp. You didn’t need to reclamp the blade at all.

Nick, please read the instructions first! You’re not doing us or the manufacturer any favors by guessing and fumbling through it.

The reason why the bevel angle seems to shift as you move up and down the length of the blade is not the fault of the blade, but of the inherent design of the sharpening device. The farther out from the center of the device, the flatter the angle is going to be. It's just basic trigonometry. This effect isn't a huge deal with shorter knives, but with longer knives, it will make a huge difference in the angle between tip and center of the blade.

I thought there was a brace on this more expensive version that slides up under the clamp to prevent flex while applying pressure? Or is it still in the box lol

For the average knife person with average skill (willing to learn)... Work Sharp Belt sharpener or this version? Thoughts on use, precision, learning curve?

That does seem like a "flaw" in all these systems. Even if you knew the exact angle of your edge, the angle changes based on how much blade is inside the clamp. It's almost like you;d need to scratch a line in on the blade so you always knew the position. Or somebody could come up with an adjustable stop so you always have the same amount of blade in the clamp, i.e. knife X has stop at setting 2, and just push the spine of the blade to the stop.

Wicked edge system is the best in my opinion.

I respect the way you did this review. You are giving your first impressions. Not some jump cut, pre-planned, pre-written review. Then you expressed your expertise in this field of knife maintenance. I can’t stand people making seem that they know when they don’t. So many people will rub sticks together to say they made a fire. When they showed the idea and used a Bic. Thanks for the review!!!

Kids, ask your parents. Love that!

Re-profiling with a 800?

Uncle Vinnie does knife sharpening

I think that clamp support that you didn’t use would have solved your flex problem.

It tilts back for flipping the knife especially for bigger knives.

The base seems too light and also bulky for no reason. It’s trying to make it look premium but could just be an aluminum plate. Makes it look and feel cheap.

i have had trouble with this thing 😅

I asked my parents and they don't know what a composite box either. Further instructions required.

No asteroids but the San-ti are coming...

I personally think this is an upgrade from the other worksharp system but is nowhere near a professional sharpener. Just my 2 cents

Some expensive sharpeners parts are made of plastic parts. Plastic becomes brittle and break over time.

Note to self: don’t sharpen the Ontario Rat 2 on this system. It puts it in self destruct mode.

2 weeks: no Nick :-(…it kind of seems like that once other knife YTers started to surpass him, he hung up the spurs. Sad

I hate reading instructions but in this case you need to.

S-Video or nothing!

This was genuinely painful to watch

Looks a little complicated.