How well does this sharpener work on regular kitchen and hunting knives?
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It will work well.......provided you are good at working with your hands. It will essentially be a freehand operation. This machine excels at straight blades like wood chisels and plane irons. I have sharpened curved blades, but again, that is a freehand operation.
660256
I don't know. I have sharpen every knife I have from a Kershaw 3650st, to a Buck flay knife, to a kitchen knife. It works well for me always keeps the same angle.
2215852
I do not own any Shun knives, and only one Heckels. I do have several Victorinox knives, one of which is their 8" chef's knife which has a 15 Asian edge grind rather than the 20 European/American edge. This sharpener has two primary wheels, one for 20 and one for 15. The final honing wheel is designed to put an amazingly sharp edge on either edge angle. Note that the honing wheel is ceramic rather than diamond dust as on some previous models. I had an earlier Chef's Choice with the diamond honing wheel. It was sufficient, but the edge didn't come close the sharpness the ceramic wheel on the 1520 is capable of producing. It's close to razor sharp. I love my 1520; I give it a five-star recommendation.
498809
Sorry, but I haven't used it for anything but turning chisels. It does a great job on a gouge, so I would assume it would work well on knives. I would think unless you have a very dull knife, the finer grits would be better for maintenance.
1387663
This sharpener uses 3 rotating wheels ranging from coarse to fine, although the wheels are most likely man made rather than real whetstones. It works well for ordinary kitchen knives, but if you have expensive knives you would probably want to hone them with proper whetstones.
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Thanks for your informative reply! I had already bought one, & forgotten about posting this question. It does work well, & looks like the cleaning feature will be handy. And I've used it to "dress up" the edges on a couple of Fiskars axes, plus their bill-hook machete "brush axe", as well as a Gerber Camp Axe.Reason I asked in the first place? I had bought a different sharpener from another source that advertised "wheels", but only had two crossed ceramic "rodlets". It occurred to me that maybe even Fiskars might make this error. Happily, there was no problem- Fiskars told the truth! And considering what things cost these days, it's well worth the money. Thanks for your informative reply! I had already bought one, & forgotten about posting this question. It does work well, & looks like the cleaning feature will be handy. And I've used it to "dress up" the edges on a couple of Fiskars axes, plus their bill-hook machete "brush axe", as well as a Gerber Camp Axe.Reason I asked in the first place? I had bought a different sharpener from another source that advertised "wheels", but only had two crossed ceramic "rodlets". It occurred to me that maybe even Fiskars might make this error. Happily,... » Read More Thanks for your informative reply! I had already bought one, & forgotten about posting this question. It does work well, & looks like the cleaning feature will be handy. And I've used it to "dress up" the edges on a couple of Fiskars axes, plus their bill-hook machete "brush axe", as well as a Gerber Camp Axe.Reason I asked in the first place? I had bought a different sharpener from another source that advertised "wheels", but only had two crossed ceramic "rodlets". It occurred to me that maybe even Fiskars might make this error. Happily, there was no problem- Fiskars told the truth! And considering what things cost these days, it's well worth the money. « Show Less
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Yes. It uses a different angle than smooth edge blades so make sure when you use a steel to use the correct angle (I think it's 20 degrees but I may be mistaken). I used a standard knife sharpener on it and it dulled the knife. If you use a sharpener makes sure it's designed to work with these kinds of blades. And when you get all this right be careful.. these knives are S H A R P.
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I am a Chef and have literally one hundred knives. I do not use the sharpener to sharpen my Japanese style knives because their edges are honed at a slightly different angle than western style knives. Also it is tricky to use with serrated knives. You can sharpen knives with large scalloped edges (do not use the most course grinding wheel) but not knives with fine scalloped edges. Like any sharpener this machine will take a little steel off of your knives; minimize this by sharpening your knives and keeping them sharp by using polishing wheel and the finest grinding wheel. The machine does not effectively sharpen very small knives like small pocket knives but works great for all sizes of kitchen knives. This sharpener works great and has saved me many hours of hand honing. Knife sharpening creates a fine dust; make sure to keep the unit clean and read the instructions thoroughly.
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I've used it on several other knives, it worked well on a regular kitchen knife and on my old uncle henry pocket knife.
333679
Do not use it on shun knives because they are ground to a different angle than most knife sharpeners. Shun does make an electric sharpener designed specifically for Shun knives. I have it and it works very well on my set of Shun knives. I am a cheff and can not tolerate knives that are sharp.
1277476
Yes, I do. I originally bought this to sharpen some of the Henckel knives I have, but used it on others that were not as expensive and it worked great!
1716269
Ive seen people use this sharpener successfully on hatchets, so my guess would be yes.
977175
No, it is good to keep your kitchen knives sharp but to small for machetes and axes. I wanted it for skinning knives because I don't like to take the time to sharpen a knife with a wet stone. It won't get a spinner sharp enough. I did see on sharpener advertised for what you want on Amazon however.
2274774
We have never used it to sharpen our lawn mower blades. We only use it for knives. Sorry I could not be of more help
1331985
I have used it on carbon steel knives, kitchen and utility, with great outcomes. It takes a twice as many passes with those as with the standard stainless but the results are very good. Straight off the machine it'll be near razor sharp. A few passes on a strap or stone brings total razor sharpness. I average about 1 knife per minute when I'm sharpening them to razor sharpness.
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.
1149676
Yes it works well. I sharpened my pocket knife and a few of my cutlery knives.