|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974 |
My sharpenng equipment is spartan with a dual diamond stone and a spyderco sharpmaker. I consider my sharpmaker a glorified two-trick pony crock stick (30 degree and 40 degree angles), but it works alright.
Menards had a 15% off sale so I bought the basic work sharp basic unit thats like a lansky.
I have yet to open it or try it yet and trying to decide if I fell for a gadget or not and should return it.
It would help me keep a consistent angle, but most of my sharpening is longer fillet, kitchen and butcher knoves that may require resetting the blade in the holder.
So are they a step up over the sharpmaker and keep it?
(Worksharp makes a pretty decent looking whetstone I may consider...)
Last edited by humdinger; 02/23/24.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 19,044 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 19,044 Likes: 2 |
Cant speak for the sharpmaker,
I do have a spyderco and the lansky wooden box set ( $4 clearance at academy) and a steamboat sharpener i bought from the local co-op.
All the same style.
They work*
*ive learned to use often, not let the knife get dull.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,216 Likes: 5
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,216 Likes: 5 |
I have both of the units you reference. I like and use them both. The WorkSharp is really good at setting a consistent bevel and (of course) getting the knife sharp. The Sharpmaker is excellent for touch ups and particularly microbevels. I also take the sharpmaker when on trips, as it packs down small.
I set the primary bevel and do the initial sharpening with the Worksharp. I leave the sharpmaker setup for quick touch ups. In between I use a strop to keep the edge sharp.
If I had to have only one I would choose the worksharp simply due to the consistency and ease of setting a bevel, but I would miss my sharpmaker.
Last edited by K1500; 02/24/24.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,636
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,636 |
Love my Sharpmaker. Also keep some Dan's stones on hand for the scandi's and axe.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974 |
I fell into the amazon rabbit hole and workshapr make a sharpmaker like deal with 5 different angles that I'm temted to try.
I returned the one after I saw the other version.
Its about being to grab it quick. Most of my sharpening is done at the deer shack when were sitting around BSing and the sharp makers is convenient for that.
Maybe I need to make a jog to put it at different angles?.... hmmm
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 19,044 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 19,044 Likes: 2 |
I use this more than i do the sharpmaker… Wanna say it was $20 several years back.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,402 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,402 Likes: 2 |
I've been using the Gatco unit for years with good results. I just started using the Worksharp basic unit and it works very well. I feel Gatco is a step up from Lansky, and Worksharp is another step up from Gatco.
I just worked over a handful of knives with the Worksharp and quickly got to a shaving edge on them.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974 |
I've been using the Gatco unit for years with good results. I just started using the Worksharp basic unit and it works very well. I feel Gatco is a step up from Lansky, and Worksharp is another step up from Gatco.
I just worked over a handful of knives with the Worksharp and quickly got to a shaving edge on them. Hmm.. this is a good reference. Maybe I shouldn't have returned it, but they have the 15% sale on occasionally.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 350
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 350 |
I had the basic Worksharp before I moved on to a KME system. The Worksharp basic unit is a very serviceable sharpening system. The guy I sold it to is happy with it also.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,854 Likes: 1
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 2,854 Likes: 1 |
I have the Spiderco and the Lansky diamond stone set with the leather strop. I really like the diamond stone set up. I use the Lansky far more than I do the Spiderco.
I know a few guys that use the worksharp system and like it. I can't make myself put my blades on a powered emery cloth belt.
Just because you're offended doesn't mean your right.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,402 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,402 Likes: 2 |
I think the Worksharp is probably at it's best with hunting knife size blades. If I was working with a lot of larger knives, I think the Edge Pro would be hard to beat. That moves up to a whole new league, including price
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,216 Likes: 5
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 4,216 Likes: 5 |
I have the Spiderco and the Lansky diamond stone set with the leather strop. I really like the diamond stone set up. I use the Lansky far more than I do the Spiderco.
I know a few guys that use the worksharp system and like it. I can't make myself put my blades on a powered emery cloth belt. The worksharp under discussion here is a guided sharpening system that uses diamond plate and ceramic plates. It is not the powered belt system.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 9,974 |
I have the Spiderco and the Lansky diamond stone set with the leather strop. I really like the diamond stone set up. I use the Lansky far more than I do the Spiderco.
I know a few guys that use the worksharp system and like it. I can't make myself put my blades on a powered emery cloth belt. The worksharp under discussion here is a guided sharpening system that uses diamond plate and ceramic plates. It is not the powered belt system. Correct - no belt sander or anything powered for me. Side note... ione of our guys brings a power grinder type knofe sharpener to the deer shack and runs most of the guys knives. Did I say "runs".. I meant Ruins...
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,122 Likes: 1
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,122 Likes: 1 |
I do nearly all kitchen and fish cleaning knives on the original Work Sharp. There is a small learning curve but does a nice job.. All other knives I do on an Edge Pro. It also does a nice job I end up with some scratches with both systems, but a scotch brite belt cleans up the blades. My 2 cents.
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein
At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,338 Likes: 19
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,338 Likes: 19 |
Cant speak for the sharpmaker,
I do have a spyderco and the lansky wooden box set ( $4 clearance at academy) and a steamboat sharpener i bought from the local co-op.
All the same style.
They work*
*ive learned to use often, not let the knife get dull. ^^^This^^^ I’ve been using my Spyderco set up for YEARS. Absolutely love it. Like Big Dave said, don’t let your knife get to dull in the first place.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 512
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 512 |
I finally bought the spyderco sharpmaker after years of wanting one. So far I am not impressed. My 30 year old $15 lansky sticks actually do a better job IMO.
|
|
|
|
66 members (35, 6mmbrfan, 7mm_Loco, 1_deuce, 338Rules, 8 invisible),
1,543
guests, and
872
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,193,450
Posts18,507,948
Members74,002
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|