204MF Spyderco, Best sharpening set..
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Best sharpening set available.
I have been sharpening knives on flat stones by hand for many years. I just got a Spyderco Sharpmaker, and it’s the best contraption I have ever used.
The stones are good quality. Similar cheaper brands have lumps on otherwise perfect stones, making them almost useless. Both the coarse and fine stones leave a relatively fine edge considering how well they remove metal.
The triangular shape of the stones makes them work very well for regular knives and serrated knives as well.
It comes with an instruction book that tells you exactly what to do. If you follow the instructions, you will get a very sharp edge. The only skill involved is holding the blade up and down, and that isn’t hard at all.
The price looks high, but you get a total of 4 long stones (two fine, two medium) of good quality. It is well worth the price to be able to keep your knives sharp on your own instead of paying someone to do it, which adds up fast.
I don’t recommend sharpening systems that involve clamping a guide system to the blade because they tend to slip and/or scratch the blade, are annoying to use for quick touch-ups, and don’t actually maintain a good angle along the whole blade due to the mechanics involved.
Update (2/4/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.
The featured review for this product, Spyderco Sharpmaker Knife Sharpener 204MF Sports Mar 1, 2009, was written by A Customer.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: April 20, 2010
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Reviews (3)
A Customer
March 8th, 2010 at 2:41 am
Best sharpening set available.
Rated 5 stars.
P. Hausberg
March 13th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Finally a great knife sharpener
For 40 years I have been looking for the perfect knife sharpener and this comes pretty close. Sharpens conventional blades plus serrated baldes, sissors, chisels….just about anything that needs a sharp edge. Comes with an excellent 20-25 minute video and a very good full color instruction book.
Gregory E. Foster
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:00 pm
WOW! ~~~You NEED THIS!!!!!
Boy! If I sound excited about this item, you bet your butt it’s true! This marvelous tool belongs in EVERY kitchen, ASAP!
I am 59, almost 60, and have used knives all my life, both outside, and inside, and especially in the kitchen. One thing I was never taught by my dad (died when I was 10) and also was never able to “master” in these subsequent years, was how to sharpen a knife! Trust me, I can take a dull knife and make it duller!
Then, Zam! I’m at a local (big, well-known, name) shop here two weeks ago, and they are giving a knife sharpening seminar in the hunting & archery department, so, naturally, I trecked upstairs to check it out.
Well, the guy doing the demonstration showed us 3 things, a flat oilstone system, a hydrastone system, and this little baby. He thoroughly went through all three systems with us, carefully explaining their workings, and what they are best for.
Hydrastone and oilstone are for outdoor/sporting/pocket knives, where you want and need a very fine edge to the blade, and always polishing at the end with a leather strop and jeweler’s polish.
But, for KITCHEN, the single best item is this system from Spyderco. I saw it work, I even tried it myself, and can do it! And, if I can do it, you can, too! Trust me! I purchased this ON THE SPOT, and it was NOT an impulse purchase, either!
Every knife in my block, and in my utility drawer is now razor sharp, able to slice down a piece of adding machine tape (paper). What a truly GREAT feeling to pick up ANY knife and be able to cut with it! I’m in heaven! Another tip…when finished with ANY knife, wash and rinse in hot soapy water and wipe dry immediately….DO NOT allow foodstuff to “sit” for any length of time on a blade, especially if you have been cutting fruit.
OK, I’ll stop now, I realize I’ve made this a long review, but I am very pleased and excited about this product, and want you to know about it, and to know that it is a GREAT product, and it REALLY WORKS! And WELL! ~operabruin
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