Which is the best medium priced sharpening system ?

[silva]

This no doubt one of the best places to find out.
Which is the best medium priced knife sharpening system ? I'm using an old oil stone, some very cheap flat chinese diamond plates in three grades and an old steel at the moment, which is ok but no doubt could be better.
I was hoping for a system with guides on to reduce the error and amount of steel to take off.
My mate takes his knives to a cabinet maker who has an electric bench mounted mega bucks sharpener for chizsels and they come back barely touched and razor sharp.

 

[ged]

If you're getting acceptable results with what you're doing now, save your cash. If you want to reduce the amount of steel you're removing you might want to try a ceramic steel.

 

[marcelxl]

I Like the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Its a doddle, very hard to get it wrong.

Not something that ever leaves the house though, more for a maintenance sharpen.

 

[Robbi]

I Like the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Its a doddle, very hard to get it wrong.

Not something that ever leaves the house though, more for a maintenance sharpen.

+ 1 of this superb piece of kit that gives shaving sharp every time. Easy to use and clean. Highly recommended.

 

[sasquatch]

Whatever you use, get your knives sharp then start stropping. No need to go to stones or anything unless the bevels get damaged. Stropping will work for ages and ages once the bevels are set and it doesn't remove steel...

 

[silva]

Hi,
Thank you for the advice, will check out the Spyderco, the one i had been looking at was the Lansky system. Find it differcult to sharpen modern knives that have another little edge on the edge of the blade. Older ones that are hollow ground or the angle runs right to the edge of the blade come up fine for me.
I like my knives to be inexpensive utilty items that you are not scared of using, or good quality old ones that have been rescued from the dustbin, but recently had to go out and buy a second hand Cold Steel Master Hunter, as somebody lent me one to use and it was a revelation and fiendishly sharp ! This is the one I don't want to jigger up by sharpening badly fom the outset.

 

[Robbi]

this is the first of 4 video's by spyderco, watch this and the other 3 and you will be convinced


http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=spyderco+sharpmaker+video&docid=4724902726271062&mid=992C10E5447F66A12616992C10E5447F66A12616&view=detail&FORM=VIRE3