(Part 3) Top products from r/sharpening
We found 23 product mentions on r/sharpening. We ranked the 94 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
41. Lansky Deluxe 5-Stone Sharpening System
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Deluxe 5-stone knife sharpening system for kitchen, outdoor, hobby, or garden knivesIncludes extra-coarse, coarse, medium, fine alumina oxide, and extra-fine ceramic honesControlled-angle sharpening system with 17-, 20-, 25-, and 30-degree angle optionsColor-coded stones with finger-grooved safety h...
42. ALI INDUSTRIES 6050 Pocket Sharpening Stone, 3-Inch x 7/8-Inch
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Country of Origin: CHINAThe Package Length of the product is 5.08 inchesThe Package Width of the product is 9.14 inchesThe Package Height of the product is 1.52 inches
43. Victorinox Honing Steel Black Plastic Handle, 12-Inch, Combination Cut
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Compact and sturdyThe world's most know brand for multi-tools and pocket knivesMade is SwitzerlandHand guard to protect hand while sharpening
44. Smith's CCD4 3 IN 1 Field Sharpening System
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Carbide blades for quick edge setting; interrupted surface diamond stone provides razor sharp edgeCeramic rods provide multi-use sharpening capabilitiesProtective lid serves as hand guardSharpening groove for fish hooks and pointed toolsPreset sharpening angles provide guaranteed results
45. MAC brand Ceramic Knife Sharpener #SR85
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Only hones and does not sharpenCeramic honing rods are a very hard material and have a much finer grit which obtains faster and better resultsProduces a fine edgeHand wash is recommended Not dishwasher safeMade In Japan
46. Fuji Merchandise K-45#1000 WHET STONE, One Size, Brown
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The Package Length of the Product is 9.35 inchesThe Package Width of the Product is 2.8 inchesThe Package Height of the Product is 9.1 inchesThe package weight of the product is 2.5 pounds
47. Suehiro Kitchen Both Sides Whetstone # 3000/# 1000 Skg-24 (Japan Import)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
48. Sk11-sided Diamond Whetstone # 400 / # 1000
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
49. EZE-LAP L PAK4 Set SF/F/M/C Color Coded Diamond Hones
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Set, 1 each super fine; 1200; fine; 600; medium; 400; and coarse; 250; gritAll hones are 3/4-Inch by 6-Inch with a diamond surface measuring 3/4-Inch by 2-InchLongest lasting and most durable sharpening tools availableQuick easy way to sharpen both cutlery and tools, the "professionals" choiceMade i...
50. Kai AP0509#240#1000WHET STONE, One Size, Cream
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The specifications are 240/1000 Grits with rust removerThe dimensions are 7" x 2" x 1-1/2"The weight is 1 lb 10 ozThe product is made in JapanThe maintenance is hand wash with or without water
51. Norton 614636855653 IB8 1-by-2-by-8-Inch Fine/Coarse India Combination Oilstone, Red
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Combination oilstone has 100 grit on one face for repairing steel cutting edges and 320 grit on the opposite face for sharpening and maintaining themAluminum oxide produces durable, smooth-cutting edges, and is preferred for close tolerancesPrefilled with oil to allow lubricant to stay on surface du...
52. F. Dick 10" Fine Cut Steel, Round
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Mad Cow Cutlery top selling model for meat processing10" fine cut round steel - total length with handle is 15"German made modelHigh-impact handle that is easy to see and holdMad Cow Cutlery is one of the largest F. Dick US dealers and offers full warranty protection
53. 5 Piece Set of Graduated-Size Diamond Files: Sizes: 3/32 Inches - 1/8 Inches
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Each File Is Coated With Diamond Finish For Extra Strength And SharpnessThese files are all round shaped, to smooth away rough edges on drilled holesPVC coated handles to make them comfortable to hold and work withExcellent files for hobbyists and crafters- great for working with small metal pieces,...
54. KING K1000#1000 WHET STONE, One Size, Brown
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
King deluxeRetail package product from japan24 sheets, 12 colors
55. Smith's DRET Diamond Retractable Sharpener
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Crafted from the highest quality materialsBuilt for performance and durabilityMade in China
56. Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler 3-Pack Red/Green/Yellow
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Handy set of 3 peelers in different colorsSuper-sharp carbon steel blade cuts better that most other peelers and stays sharpErgonomic design works in right or left handCarbon steel horizontal Y blade with convenient potato eye removerHand washing recommendedDo not wash in dishwasher. Peelers are NOT...
57. KitchenIQ 50009 Edge Grip 2-Stage Knife Sharpener, Black
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Coarse for dull and damaged knivesFine for polishing the knife and for quick touch-ups for an already sharp knifePatented Edge Grip feature allows sharpening on the edge of the table or counter top- prevents the tip of larger knives from dragging over the surface of the counterCompact for easy stora...
58. Lansky Professional Sharpening System with Coarse, Medium, Ultra Fine, and Serrated Medium Hones
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Features a patented, precision engineered, multi-angle, flip-over knife clamp.Sharpening hones on color-coded, finger-grooved safety holdersOne guide rod for each honing stoneCustom molded storage/carrying case for all system componentsSpecially formulated honing oil
59. Westmark 19724460 Knife Sharpener Sieger-Long-Life From Sintered Ruby, A, Red/Black
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Westmark Sieger Long-Life Knife Sharpener, 11"Red ceramic knife sharpener with great wear resistance and sharp, even grinding patter. 28 cm/11" long.Use the sturdy and sharp Sieger Long Life knife sharpener to greatly extend the life of your knives.HandwashBacked by the Westmark guarantee
60. Mini Diamond Whetstone
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Crafted from the highest quality materialsBuilt for performance and durabilityMade in United StatesQuick edge repair anywhereFine diamond for a razor sharp edgeSharpens knives faster than conventional stones with DMT's monocrystalline diamond surfaceNo oil is needed-sharpen dry or with waterDurable ...
There are tons of stones out there and most of them will work for you. I would recommend starting out with a hard stone that isnt going to dish. That way you wont have to worry about flattening or regrinding the stone. Personally I would recommend this as a beginner stone that is still very high quality and inexpensive. Its an oil stone so you will need mineral oil or something similar with it. The spyderco ceramics are also great stones as they essentially never wear out.
If your set on getting waterstones I would say for the fibrox to not go much past 2k grit. The king deluxe stones are good, the shapton ha no kuromaku stones are also good and much harder making them a little easier to learn on. I would recommend against getting something like naniwa professional/chosera or shapton glass to start mainly because of the price.
The honing rod is fine I personally dont use them but thats more of a personal preference thing. I would rather use a benchstone than a honing rod. However a honing rod can help maintain your edge and quickly touch up the knife. Using a honing rod you can keep a knife sharp for quite a while before needing to sharpen it again. Which is great if you have your knives sharpened by a professional not quite as important if you do it yourself and your knives arent super expensive.
A leather strop can help quite a bit when you are first starting out to help remove burrs, and do minor touch ups between sharpenings. If you want to get really good a strop will end up being more of a crutch that lets you get away with not properly deburring the knife edge.
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a good tutorial video https://youtu.be/2Vu6Dq00v7I
ceramic stone
spyderco medium benchstone
waterstones
king deluxe 1000 grit
king 250/1000 combo
shapton ha no kuromaku stones reccommend 320 and either 1500 or 2k for these.
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There are also arkansas stones which are great I would suggest getting the soft arkansas stone and using that as a finishing stone.
From someone casually interested in learning the craft, using cheap sharpeners on cheap knives is ok. I had this for a while with a $20 knife set and it kept them from being dangerously dull, but they weren't particularly sharp.
With good knives you don't want to run them through that, because it will change the geometry of the knife and make it harder to sharpen later. Getting them professionally sharpened is the best way to go if you don't want to learn yourself, and getting them professionally sharpened by someone that does whetstone sharpening is better still. If you want that edge to last there are a few things you can do: always use a cutting board, always clean and dry the knife off immediately and by hand (very important for high carbon, still important for stainless), and pick up a honing steel and learn how to use that. That way you can limit how much you have to spend on professional sharpening.
Get the 400/1000 sk11 diamond stone. The 1k edge will be great in the kitchen. Great knife love Tojiro.
Sk11-sided Diamond Whetstone # 400 / # 1000 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0029LH3BW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ye4HAbQ3JV3H1
You should really link the products you're talking about here.
I still have to ask who you are trying to convince. FWIW, I don't recommend the King KW-65 1k/6k but the kind of person you argument would apply to is the kind of person who wouldn't by the KW-65 anyways.
The stone in question is $28 on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/d/Sharpening-Stones/KING-KW65-Combination-Whetstone-Plastic/B001DT1X9O. That's half the reason it's recommended. The other half is that the "King" brand has many better and more expensive popular products and as such it's sort of like a household name among sharpeners and so people trust brand. Everything you are arguing for could be completely correct, but it doesn't matter because there is still a "cheapest option" be offered by King; being offered by that household brand people trust.
I usually recommend this Suehiro instead of the King since it's similarly priced and arguably better: https://www.amazon.com/Suehiro-Kitchen-Sides-Whetstone-Skg-24/dp/B000OZ6XMU
But none of that matters until it gets traction as a household name around here.
edit: For clarification, the reason I'm playing devil's advocate here is because based on your argument you seem to think that people are recommending the King out of malice or just plain ignorance. The former is most certainly never the case and the latter I think happens less than you might think.
My first stone was a Kai 240/1000, which I got because it was cheap. It got me started on sharpening technique, and I restored a few mangled knife blades out of it. It does a great job, despite its smaller size
My current stone is a King 1000/6000, priced at only $40. I've spent a lot of time practicing proper technique with the King stone, and can get my Henckels Santoku sharp enough to shave (which I think is impressive for a $40 knife). My Shun Chef is sharp enough to do surgery. Shun uses VG-10, a much harder steel (HRC around 60) which requires a very consistent technique to polish properly.
If you want to move up in quality after that, you're looking at $100+ per stone.
For stones pretty much everything in the 400 - 2000 range can work with these knives and a honing rod.
As for the rod I would rather go with a known good brand like F.Dick or Wusthoff or Victorinox.
No you do not need a strop in the kitchen.
For me what works quite well is the combination of the Naniwa Pro 1k and after it sligtly dulls a fine cut steel like this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000XTP7MY .
Alternatively xou can also get a steel with 2 different cuts and use this like for example https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MF2RTK.
Ar you forego the classic steels completely and use a ceramic rod which acts like a hard fine whetstone https://www.amazon.com/Idahone-Ceramic-Sharpening-Natural-Handle/dp/B01BUNEO0M
Smith's CCD4 3 IN 1 Field Sharpening System https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N35D2E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MFzCDbVFFHA9R
Smith field stones are shaped like a tear drop so you have a corner like the spider co if you don’t want to spend that much.
Also the pocket sharpeners have a cone diamond rod specifically for serrations:
Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener, Grey https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O8OTNC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.GzCDb632PH6Z
Or my personal preferred the pen style:
Smith's DRET Diamond Retractable Sharpener https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001910FOA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YHzCDbBX4VWRS
>I'd prefer not to use a coarse diamond plate to do so personally
Depending on what you sharpen, you may not need to flatten very often at all. Occasional conditioning/resurfacing can be nice, though, and just about anything coarser than the stone being conditioned will work. As often as not I use a 3" pocket stone like this one to resurface clogged Shaptons. Usually you can just increase sharpening pressure and spray a little water and the stone will unstick itself.
Loose SiC grit on glass/granite is better than any "flattening stone", which will itself eventually go out of flat (unless you buy 3 and flatten against each other).
They do make something like files for sharpening
EZE-LAP L PAK4 Set SF/F/M/C Color Coded Diamond Hones https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UVTDZC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XZe7CbA5DJGXA
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000YHRC9Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1511427729&sr=8-13&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=round+diamond+file
Something like those. You can find them at hardware stores too. Look for diamond files.
The corners of the sharpmaker rods should then get the theeth polished up. I would use oil for all this grinding and sharpening.
Hi there!
your post contains a referral link which reddit does not like. and as such was automatically removed.
if you replace the link to the lansky with this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lansky-Deluxe-Knife-Sharpening-System/dp/B000B8IEA4/
i'll go ahead and get the post approved for you.
Really this is all you need to get any knife plenty sharp.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000XK5ZDY/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519680306&sr=8-1-fkmr2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=norton+economy+stone