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Work sharp ken onion edition knife sharpener review

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  • leo123
    leo123 Posts: 101
    If there are any more Canadian's out there beside Little Steven. I have seen the reviews and orderd one from elitetools.ca. They are from Qubec and have the item for $69, and free shipping for orders over $75. 
     So I orderd the replacement belts for $11.95 which alowed me free shipping.

      This is  the best price that I have found with free shipping.

      I have been following the forum from some time and only posted a couple of times. This forum I have found to be much helpfull.

      Many thanks to RR
  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593

     

    leo123 said:
    If there are any more Canadian's out there beside Little Steven. I have seen the reviews and orderd one from elitetools.ca. They are from Qubec and have the item for $69, and free shipping for orders over $75. 
     So I orderd the replacement belts for $11.95 which alowed me free shipping.

      This is  the best price that I have found with free shipping.

      I have been following the forum from some time and only posted a couple of times. This forum I have found to be much helpfull.

      Many thanks to RR
    Thats not the ken onion version though?
    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
  • Well crap, Cen Tex. I just noticed that this bad boy does 15 degrees. Might have to consider it. 
    it does indeed. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
  • Ordering mine from Cabelas today. with gift cards and points its going to cost me $36.01. now I'm pumped
    score. You'll love it. 
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  • Lit said:
    This looks really cool and simple but a 1000/6000 stone and 30 minutes of watching how to videos will give you more control and just as sharp if not sharper knives and save you $100. Once you know how to use a stone it takes a couple minutes a knife tops to get it razor sharp. The knife in the link below is a $15 knife from TJ maxx and its sharp enough to shave your arm. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hYGKhwx315A This is my $70 Tojiro that people recommend on the forum to others alot. This is stropped to 60000 grit and is sharper than a knife should be. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2D7_10cIY7w
    This is way better for me.  I tried for months and the stone was a total PITA. if you can hold a perfect angle on 2 sides for 100's of freehand strokes, you are a better man than me. Plus, after much reading, I really prefer the convex edge you get with this over a stone.

     I don't think stones are going away any time soon though, I wish I were better with them
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  • double
    double Posts: 1,214
    My biggest stone issue is holding the angle. That's why this appeals to me.
    Lynnwood WA
  • JohnH12 said:
    Just curious. Why is this better than a plain belt sander other than the attached angle guide? I've been using a belt sander with various grit belts and never had a problem getting a super sharp edge.
    no difference. it's a belt sander for guys like me who don't know what they are doing. he says the belts are custom to match what he uses on his large machines in his knife shop but that's probably BS.  I'm sure you can get very similar belts for any sander. 
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    @eggcelsior yeah I use the hone America kit to strop. I got it from chef knives to go but I can't find it on their site anymore. You can buy different surface materials for it that have a magnet on the back so they stick to the hone America base. There are different grit pastes you can buy to load the strop and progress to a mirror finish. I have 2 balsa pads that I load with .5 and 1 micron paste which is 30000 and 60000 grit. The final strop is a bovine leather pad. If you watch the tutorials on chefkvivestogo he uses this system. You don't need all that though its a pricey option. Before I had that I got like 3"*12" leather pad and glued it to a 12" piece of 3"*3" and it worked fine. You can also use the leather strop between uses to hone or keep the Bur from folding over so you won't have to sharpen often.
  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    I have a question? I tried ordering from various US stores and was told it was restricted for shipment to Canada (only the new version) then how is it that Cabelas Canada has it and I bought it from them?

    Do large chains have privileges a single individual/buyer does not??


    Jamie.

    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
  • Lit said:
    @eggcelsior yeah I use the hone America kit to strop. I got it from chef knives to go but I can't find it on their site anymore. You can buy different surface materials for it that have a magnet on the back so they stick to the hone America base. There are different grit pastes you can buy to load the strop and progress to a mirror finish. I have 2 balsa pads that I load with .5 and 1 micron paste which is 30000 and 60000 grit. The final strop is a bovine leather pad. If you watch the tutorials on chefkvivestogo he uses this system. You don't need all that though its a pricey option. Before I had that I got like 3"*12" leather pad and glued it to a 12" piece of 3"*3" and it worked fine. You can also use the leather strop between uses to hone or keep the Bur from folding over so you won't have to sharpen often.
    I completely agree about stropping.  I have some really fine stones, but don't often go that crazy with the polishing.  I find, for most knives, that I go to a 1200 grit and then finish with a strop with .5 micron chromium oxide paste.  This gives me a more toothy edge that I find to my liking.  Here is the strop that I use:


    Regardless of the method of sharpening, a good strop should be used to finish and maintain the edge between sharpenings.
  • 50 degrees is a wide-ass angle for Japanese steel. None of mine are over 34 total. You must have some huge gnats in Texas. You know, everything's bigger and what not.

    I'll play with different angles but I like the durability of 25. I mean, I can shave paper like it's not there. how much more do you need?

    I don't know what I was thinking but I was at 20- not 25. We are only a few degrees apart. After playing around with it, you can also adjust in between the 5 degree markers so you could do "16"ish if you wanted. As long as they are set the same, you should be fine and can get very close to what you are looking for.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Go home Cen Tex, you're drunk.
  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    My wine be here in a week or so:) 

    How durable are the belts? Will a set last awhile???

    Going to order a extra set of belts after new years just in case.
    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
  • My wine be here in a week or so:) 

    How durable are the belts? Will a set last awhile???

    Going to order a extra set of belts after new years just in case.
    so far so good. I would get the extra set. the ones you will use the most will wear out the fastest(common sense but they are also lighter so they won't take as many uses)
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  • Just picked up mine from cabelas ttoday and have already sharpened a few knives with it and am very impressed so far. It puts a great edge on the blade and takes very little skill haha
    Pure Michigan
    Large BGE, Medium BGE, Mini BGE, Weber Smokey Mountain, Weber Performer.
    If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    Mine is due tomorrow can't wait to sharpen up my knifes:)

    I have a delema tho on the best technique for sharpening double beveled asymmetric knives?

    They have a cool sharpening attachment now also that allows free hand sharpening from 10-30 degrees.
    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
  • CANMAN1976
    CANMAN1976 Posts: 1,593
    Love mine but are you supposed to get a burr on both sides before moving to a finer belt? I can get a burr on the right side or the downward direction of the belt sharpener but how does one get a burr on the side where the belt goes upward...wouldnt that create less a burrr???

    thanks.
    Jamie.
    Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****



    Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
  • @CANMAN1976 I noticed the same thing on mine. However, the guy that first showed it to me told me to start on the one side and build up a burr along the whole length of the blade and just do the same amount of passes on the opposite side. I don't know if this is because of the belt moving up on one side and down on the other? Either way I have not had a problem with mine at all, I have done close to 20 knives and all of them turned out great! 

    One question I do have is how often should you replace belts? Do you do it when you start noticing them not having the same results of after a certain amount time on them?
    Pure Michigan
    Large BGE, Medium BGE, Mini BGE, Weber Smokey Mountain, Weber Performer.
    If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
  • Just added new belts for the first time since I bought it. Holy crap it makes a huge difference. Should have changed them out a while back. my Shun 8" chef was just dull and would not sharpen up. Changed the belts and it's like a scalpel in 3 minutes.

    When in doubt, change them out!

    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324

    Hello. Is the instructional video below for the setup you have?



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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,723
    edited April 2019

    use the free sharpening. They can do your Double D edges while this can only do the straight edges.

    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324

    That is a pretty nice looking setup, with case, @nolaegghead . Thank you.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102

    Sam's had bunch of Pelican clone cases for between $15 and 20 on closeout....I bought a bunch of them (probably a dozen) for stuff like this. Nice too keep systems and sets together.

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  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324

    Very nice.

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457

    I just ordered the 120-leather strop set of belts. Thanks for the reminder CT.


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  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324

    Thank you.

    LG BGE, KJ Jr, Smokin Bros. Premier 36 and Pizza Party Bollore



  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102

    I ordered the leather strope about a week ago. should get it next week.

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  • logchief
    logchief Posts: 1,415

    What are the dimensions of that pelican case or model #. That's a great setup. I love that K/O sharpener.

    LBGE - I like the hot stuff.  The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA