Does anyone have a recommendation for a good enough sharpener? Sort of thing you'd use for your high use low cost knives. I'm not looking for razor sharp or worried too much about material retention just quick clean up.
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February 05, 2025, 03:01 PM
RogueJSK
Do you need a true sharpener, or do they just need to be honed?
Regular use of a simple ceramic honing rod will keep your knives usable for a very long time. (Like the steel rod that usually comes with kitchen knife sets, just made out of ceramic.)
Or to make things even easier, you can get one of the kits with a simple wooden base and dual smaller ceramic rods, to hold the angle for you. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Lansky-...rpener/dp/B000B8FW0E
February 05, 2025, 04:54 PM
kkina
I use an AccuSharp on my inexpensive knives. Doesn't look like much, but gets the job done with a few strokes. (I also use a honing steel.) I have sharpening stones, but this is it for quick and dirty.
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February 05, 2025, 11:27 PM
jimb888
I have an accusharp and they'll do a quick job of sharpening your knife (although I do use one at times), but they will tear the metal up a bit. A better choice (or get both) is the SHARPAL 121N Dual-Grit Diamond Sharpening Stone Knife Sharpener Coarse 325 / Extra Fine 1200 Grit. You can get a 90% decent sharp edge by hand (if you keep it steady) in a few strokes.
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February 06, 2025, 04:30 PM
FenderBender
Thanks for these, I think that sharpall would be worth the effort to get right.
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February 06, 2025, 06:49 PM
David W
I just got a spyderco sharp maker and it works great.
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February 06, 2025, 07:59 PM
tigereye313
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Originally posted by David W: I just got a spyderco sharp maker and it works great.
This.
February 07, 2025, 12:37 AM
FenderBender
quote:
Originally posted by tigereye313:
quote:
Originally posted by David W: I just got a spyderco sharp maker and it works great.
This.
That's my primary sharpener, and it works great but frankly I just need a good enough edge on my EDC is mostly for tape, zip ties, cords boring stuff I don't really want a razor blade.
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February 07, 2025, 10:07 AM
kho
This Work Sharp Precision Adjust is my good enough sharpener, but I am OK with good enough for all my knives. Kitchen, folding whatever I just need my knives to work well for my ordinary uses, but I'm not gonna shave with them and I'm not a knife hobbyist.
For $60 this is easy and does a better than good enough job for me.
I've used ceramic sticks for well over 30 years. I used them on my boat where I had an assortment of knives, worked great, used after every trip. I now have a 30 year old set at home and they work fine, keeping up our kitchen knives.
My personal knives rarely need anything but a quick pass on the sticks. I'm not abusive and keep them sharp.
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February 07, 2025, 02:49 PM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by David W: I just got a spyderco sharp maker and it works great.
This would be my choice. Easy.
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February 08, 2025, 08:46 AM
k5blazer
Another vote for the Spyderco Sharp Maker.
February 13, 2025, 07:05 AM
Landchipper
I agree with Brailldiver on the stropping because most of the time mine only need a bit of touching up and this seems to be less harmful with my pathetic sharpening skills.
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July 30, 2025, 02:22 AM
sonnydaze
I've had an Edge Pro Apex for maybe 20 yrs. as long as you can leave it sort of set up, it does the finest job in a very short time.
August 03, 2025, 09:31 AM
Warhorse
Electric Chef's Choice 120 works well for my kitchen knives, steel sharpening rod for quick touch ups.
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August 03, 2025, 08:21 PM
bumper
I have a Tormex T8 and boxes of attachments - it does the job. Oh, and costs a small fortune - grin!
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August 04, 2025, 05:40 PM
Todd Huffman
I have the Warthog A4 and it works great. I've quit using the rest of my sharpening tools and stick exclusively to this one now. I got mine for about a hundred bucks, they've gone up a little since.
