Golddiggie
NES Member
Looking to get a new sharpening kit that and I've got my eyes on these two. I'm leaning towards the Pro-Pack II due to the wider range of edge angles it can put on a blade. These are NOT cheap, but "buy once, cry once".
I would be replacing the Lansky kit I've had for several years. One of the reasons for the change is how the blade is held in the kit. On the Lansky, I have to hold the clamp and run the stone across the edge (flipping and such). On longer, thinner, blades they flex and the angle is not the same.
Product link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CV3BYRC
That link is good for both versions.
BTW, right now, the kitchen knives I have are at 16 degrees per side. I don't know if I'll get blades that have shallower angles at some point, or not. So either kit would work for that. Plus, they have the item that goes into the clamp to give you an even shallower angle.
I have several pocket knives that need to get a good edge placed on them. Plus I want to touch up one or two of the kitchen knives I have. Plus take care of mom's kitchen knives. I don't know how, but she needs me to look at her knives almost constantly. I go many years between needing to sharpen mine (as in at least a decade). I do use the steel on them almost every time I use them, so that could be it (she doesn't seem to be able to use the steel properly). Pocket knives, as you would expect, seem to need attention more often.
I would be replacing the Lansky kit I've had for several years. One of the reasons for the change is how the blade is held in the kit. On the Lansky, I have to hold the clamp and run the stone across the edge (flipping and such). On longer, thinner, blades they flex and the angle is not the same.
Product link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CV3BYRC
That link is good for both versions.
BTW, right now, the kitchen knives I have are at 16 degrees per side. I don't know if I'll get blades that have shallower angles at some point, or not. So either kit would work for that. Plus, they have the item that goes into the clamp to give you an even shallower angle.
I have several pocket knives that need to get a good edge placed on them. Plus I want to touch up one or two of the kitchen knives I have. Plus take care of mom's kitchen knives. I don't know how, but she needs me to look at her knives almost constantly. I go many years between needing to sharpen mine (as in at least a decade). I do use the steel on them almost every time I use them, so that could be it (she doesn't seem to be able to use the steel properly). Pocket knives, as you would expect, seem to need attention more often.