Knife Sharpener System, Precise Angle Adjustment 360° Flipping Design Pro Stainless Steel Knife Sharpeners Set, Fine Grinding Chef Knife Sharpening Kit with 10 Thickened Whetstones with Bases

Ignore any negative reviews. This is a great knife sharpener. I previously had a different version of this type of sharpener that I wasn't impressed with. This one seemed to fit the bill and it was worth every penny.It's a little tricky getting it set up but it works great once you get the hang of it. I downloaded a free protractor app to use for setting up the angles. Zero out the base angle and set your blade angle to 17 to 18 degrees. I set mine to 17.5 and all the knives I sharpened were right on the money.I saw a review stating they were not getting the same angle on both sides when the clamp was flipped. I didn't have this problem at all. The trick is not to shove the back of the blade all the way into the clamp. Set it in about midway. The back of the clamp has a curved part in it that will make your blade uneven.Also, this sharpener is designed for bigger bladed knives. Butcher knives, big kitchen knives, etc. This will not work very well for smaller pocket knives or paring knives. Get a Lansky type of sharpener for smaller knives.I went through my entire kitchen knife drawer and sharpened all my knives and they all came out perfect. My wife, who started pointing out that the knives were getting dull, is now complaining that they're too sharp. LOLOne side note: Write down the grit of your whetstones on the back of them with a sharpy so you know what grit they are. As you start using the stones the printing on them will eventually wear off. Mark them so you can always just look at the back of the base to know what grit it is.Seller was great and helped me out quickly with one small issue. Overall great customer service.Highly recommend.

Takes longer than I had thought to sharpen a knife, and there is a limit on how small a blade you can sharpen. Not so good for swiss army style knives, but excellent for kitchen knives. You don't know how dull they are until you sharpen them up with this product.Suggesting you don't use 15 degrees; at about 20 degrees (or higher), you clear the screws in the holder. Edges are sharp as can be, and last well if the blade is made of decent steel.Very happy. Glad I got the extra stones this kit included; if you mess up a stone, you have a LOT of backups.

Have had it for five years works amazing sharpen several knives weekly for different people everyone always is very satisfied with how sharp their knives are

First, let me save you some time. If all you want is to sharpen standard 40 degree (European/American) or 30 degree (Japanese, roughly) knives, or if you want to sharpen serrated knifes, just get a Spyderco Sharpmaker. It’s a more expensive but better system, but you can buy it piece at a time. If you’re really anal about your knives, one of the better jig based systems is probably better (I haven’t tried them).OK, on to this review, then usage tips.This device is all about precision hand sharpening a knife and not wanting to spend $300-$700 on a great system for doing so. You won’t find a better system for cheaper, or probably even as good of a system for similar money (the new Worksharp precision looks interesting, though).It works, but it’s somewhat messy and a bit of a finicky pain to use. The stones are good, cut quickly, and produce a well polished edge. They are a good range from ultra coarse (if the knife is basically a butter knife or has large chips to remove) to ultra fine (near razor blade level). I’m not worried about it breaking (unless I drop a stone), and the stones will probably last longer than a normal person will need them to. The included storage bag is actually useful and reasonable quality, and has room for some other stuff if you want to add it.The theory behind this device is solid. The most important thing in sharpening is keeping a fixed angle, and this really helps.Next, the build quality is adequate. Not great, but it works.And then, the design...is OK. It’s way too easy for things to loosen up. Loosing up has a number of consequences, from changing the angle of sharpening (bad) to having the whole thing fall apart in your hands and breaking a stone (honestly, not that bad).The stones appear to be water stones. This doesn’t mean “use water” like an Arkansas stone, this means “operates by creating a slurry to wear away the metal”, along the lines of traditional Japanese sharpening. This probably means that they won’t last as long as other systems, but they’ll likely last longer than someone normally sharpening their own knives needs. They’re not large enough that you’ll really have to worry about them losing flatness before they wear out.The stones appear to be well made and well mounted to a backing. The aforementioned break in the stone really doesn’t interfere with usage (mostly because it was the most coarse stone).6 of the stones come with a plastic or nylon backing to help hold them. 5 more come without a backing. I haven’t tried the non-backed ones. The set which is backed is plenty.As soon as you take it out of the box, turn the stones over and write the grit size on them with a gray sharpie, because the printing will wear off during sharpening (particularly of the courser stones).Put the device together and tighten it well. Set the desired angle. There are no markings or settings guide, so you’ll have to use an angle meter (there’s an app for that). Do *NOT* rely on the instructions which claim that the holder has a 15 degree angle — mine is actually 9 degrees. Set up the knife and clamp it down, then set the angle on the sharpener to what you desire (don’t forget the angle of the holder). Then tighten everything again. *EVERYTHING*. Then check the angle again. Then make sure it’s tight. Then turn the knife over and check the angle. Set the stop so you don’t run the the stone holder into the edge, thus ruining it. Make sure the handle on the end of the stone holder is tight, lest it fall off during sharpening, dropping the stone and breaking it.Follow instructions on sharpening. For longer knives, the blade will flex and change the angle if you press too hard — you really don’t have to press hard at all. Let the stones do the work. Wet the stones frequently. Now, stop what you’re doing and tighten things again. Now check the angle again and fix it. Now tighten again. After this, the settings will probably last the rest of this knife.Proceed with sharpening according to instructions. If the edge needs to be reprofiled or chips removed, start with the 180. If it doesn’t, start with the 400 or 800. The stones cut pretty aggressively and well, so you won’t need many passes. I couldn’t get a full stroke on a 10” chef knife, so I took about 3 strokes to go down the length of the blade. A 4” or 5” paring knife is fine for a single stroke.Keep the stones wet and the knife edge fairly clean. It will make a mess — dripping slurry on the floor underneath you, leaving a find layer of grit on whatever you set the rag on. But it won’t sling water that far like a Tomak will.The stones do a very nice job of creating a clean, polished edge. As long as you keep the angle the same you should be pretty pleased with the results.By the time you’ve done one knife, I will have done about 2 and a half with the Spyderco, with about the same final results.So, you want to use this if you’re very anal about your sushi knife having exactly a 22.5 degree included angle, or your hunting knife being a 50 degree included angle. I’ve been OK just rounding to 30 and 40 so far.Am I glad I got this? It’s OK, and not at all expensive. I’ll probably pull it out when I’m sharpening a picky friends nice knife and want to match the angle exactly, but otherwise, I’m going to stick with my existing system. If I lose all my sharpening gear in a freak boating accident, I’ll start by replacing the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

I normally don't write reviews but I was compelled based on some of the other reviews to comment. The set up is pretty straight forward but you have to use the angle stop below the swivel to keep the angle precise. The lock screw on the swivel will not hold well by itself. The angle setting is easy if you use the measure tool and set it to 0 degrees when you align it to the knife clamp. Then all you have to do is move it to the rod, with the sharpening stone installed, and set the rod to the angle that you want for the knife and steel type you are honing. I did a kitchen knife very quickly and it did a better job on the longer knife than my lansky or wicked edge sharpeners.

Pour aiguisage de couteau, très facile à utiliser et donne un excellent résultat. Par contre il aurait fallu avoir des pierres à aiguiser avec un grain de finition plus doux

This is a very good sharpener for the money and would have secured a higher rating if the sharpening stones were a higher quality. Still well worth the purchase.

Bonne variété de pierre fournis.

I received the sharpener today first there was no manual with it, second the sharpening stone does not stay in the holder (I had to tape the stones to be able to sharpen my knife.) The third thing I noticed is that the stones are very soft. After just a few passes on the knife there was a thick paste from the stones kinda stuck to the knife blade.

Good product .