Does this sharpner sharpen at a 15 degree angle or 20 degree or both?
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never really paid attention. wasn't an issue for me as i got it for my wife so i wasn't constantly having to sharpen kitchen knives. she likes it and uses it a lot with no problems or complaints.
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This sharpener only does a 20 degree angle. If you are looking for one that does both 15 and 20 degree angles I suggest you look at the Chefs Choice Model 1520 Angle Select Sharpener
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If it's 15 then typically you would use the 30 degrees. For 18-20, I would use the 40 degree slots. Knives are usually specified by their angle on one side and Spyderco lists it for the combination of both sides.
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The blade is approximately 10 - 15 degrees from the handle's axis. These knives should be able to be sharpened with any standard sharpener, although due to the quality of the steel it is exceedingly unlikely that they would require sharpening before 10 or so years of regular use.
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Not sure about the edge angle, but Amazon offers several sharpeners for ceramic knives. Check out the battery operated one by Kyocera, which will sharpen the knife to a 35 degree angle.
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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.
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You just place the knife on the flat notch and it will give you a proper 16 degree angle to hone your knife. Be warned though, if the knife you are honing doesn't have an edge that is 16 degrees, you will destroy your edge.
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Yes. The sharpener handles angles from 14-24 degrees, and the USMC KA-BAR has 20 degree angles.
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This sharpener has three spinning grinding wheels. The one on the far left by itself is a coarse wheel which will remove alot of metal to put the right angle on the blade. The wheel in the center is a finer grit wheel which is used after the coarse wheel puts the angle on the blade. This finer wheel will make the knife sharp. The final wheel on the far right is a ceramic wheel which will put very sharp edge on the blade. Once you have done the 3 step process you can then just occasionally touch up the edge of your blade with the ceramic wheel, as long as you havent been abusing the cutting edge. All of the spinning wheels are dry, no water is used for this sharpener. Very nice sharpener for the price, I would buy it again if I needed to.
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No, the angle cannot be adjusted, and I think this one is set for a 20 American knife angle. The same company does sell sharpeners for the Asian knives, I think.
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Sorry - don't have those particular knives - but I can tell you that it puts a very nice edge on both 15 and 20 degree knives.
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Kitchen and sports knives with 20 degree angle start with Stage 2 sharpening then finish in Stage 3 honing. Santoku and other 15 degree edge angles start with Stage 1 sharpening and finish with Stage 3 honing .
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I had no idea what we were referring to until I saw one other answer. There are 2 angles to be had with this sharpener as stated: 118 and 135.
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According to the Amazon product description of the "Wusthof Precision Edge 4 Stage Knife Sharpener": The standard sharpener uses carbide blades set at 28 degrees or 14 degrees per side to sharpener[sic] your standard kitchen knives. Stage 2 of the standard side uses ceramic rods to hone a fine edge on your blade. Simply slide the cover over to Asian knives to sharpen your Asian knives to a 20 degree angle or 10 degrees per side". So if this one is the standard part of the above, the angle is 14 deg according to Amazon. On the booklet that came with it, Wusthof says "Designed to handle all new knives with PEtec edge". Various sources on the web claim that with PEtec marketing Wusthof has reduced their edge angle from the former 19 deg to 14 deg (per side). Other web sources claim (old) German knives are 22 deg per side. I took an aligned macro photograph and measured the ratio of the coarse carbide blade separation vs perpendicular height, and using trigonometry got 18.4 deg per side (est error: +/- 0.4 deg ). Same measurement on the fine ceramic rods got 18.5 deg. It is possible the angle changes slightly when one actually puts a knife in the slots and applies some pressure.
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The edge angle of an axe is greater (25-28 degrees) than the angle for knives (19-22). Although the carbide steel would do the job, the axe would lose its edge quickly. The diamond hone could work for the axe but would be a very long process. This sharpener is primarily for knives.
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The 40, 50, and 65 degree angle guides on the original Knife & Tool Sharpener refer to the total angle (20, 25 and 32.5 degrees per side). The Ken Onion Edition equivalent would be 30-70 degrees.
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According to the manufacturer instructions, it is 45 degrees. You may need to use sharpening stone or another, more sophisticated sharpener, for example, Lansky MEDGE1. It is also being sold on Amazon.com at the following link:
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There are two fixed angles -- one at the top for sharpening knives, the other lower for sharpening scissors and other implements. It takes a screwdriver and some fuss to change from one to the other, which is why I suggested a person should own two units -- one for each type of sharpening without the bother of switching back and forth between them.