Can this sharpener be used to sharpen smaller knives, such as a pocket knife or a small paring knife?
221903
Yes I have sharpened both be careful when doing folding knives like the buck folder you have to be careful when you insert blade near the knife handle area to keep grind wheel from hitting that thick section of blade where it meets the knife edge
221904
I don't know a bout pocket knives, but I do paring knives and they it does a great job.
569184
No, not unless you have a special sharpener that is made for that type of bade.
1942587
I have sharpened a partially serrated pocket knife on this sharpener however I have found that it really does not do a good job on any serrated knife.
312735
Depends on the knife. A paring knife or small (6") utility/santoku yes, a bread knife, chefs knife, or slicer no. If you got two of them and mounted them parallel then almost certainly.Edit: I don't know if my knives aren't as magnetic as these other peoples' are or what, but I've got some long high-carbon steel knives that definitely wouldn't hold like that. I'd also be concerned about the blade warping if left there for a long time.
1699776
I am very pleased with this sharpener but I use it for sharpening larger carving knives. I believe I could sharpen smaller/shorter blades but more care may be needed. It sharpens very well and I think you will find it a neat addition to your kitchen.
613481
I have used the sharpener for a variety of kitchen knives and it seemed to do the job. I think--especially for the price--it would work for pocket and hunting knives.
1457124
I assume you can use any sharpener on this knife. I have a couple different types of sharpeners, and have had no issue with using them with this knife. The blad is not serrated, so it shouldn't be an issue.
394521
I do not know, because I don't own those type of knives. However, the instructions indicate that this sharpen can be used to sharpen this type of knife.
1149676
Yes it works well. I sharpened my pocket knife and a few of my cutlery knives.
1779229
I would not recommend it. I'm not sure if it would do good or harm to the knife. They recommend these sharpeners for knives made in Japan, with a certain blade angle. I think you would be safe just going with a normal knive sharpener for this.
943307
I used this for garlic and it was fine, I wouldn't try to cut a carrot with it, not that the blade can't handle the task, it's just too small to be practical for that. It's almost a novelty knife but decently put together. It is VERY small, works nicely for sharpening pencils, digging crap out from under fingernails and slaying tiny tiny zombies :)
1149674
I tried it on a couple of pocket knives and I prefer to use a stone on blades that short. I was not able to get a satisfactory 25 degree edge using the Work Sharp.
333684
I don't think I would use it, I have only used it on straight knives, I use a diamond hone instead, or for that expensive of a knife it might pay to have it sharpened
935360
There is one little spot that I put my extra exacto blades in which might be able to fit a small sharpener. But there is only one spot so it would either be a sharpener or an eraser. I guess it would depend on the size of either.
613859
I use it for two sizes of chefs' knives, two sizes of paring knives, a boning knife and a slicer. I also hone but do not sharpen a bread knife on it. Ken W.
2008955
That'll work just fine. It doesn't hold an edge very well, so constant sharpening will be needed. Any one of those handheld sharpeners with that sharpening V will be quickest and easiest way to go.
2267877
May be difficult to sharpen the very bottom part of the blade next to the handle. As well, will be tricky to hold at correct angle for such a short blade.