Is the blade self sharpening
1664309
Yes.It claims it does...it rubs on the way down..perhaps that is when it sharpens. I have used this cutter many times and it is very rugged and stays sharp. It is like the ones you grow up with in school..rugged..
2089952
Yes. If If you find the blade to be dull, you can do extra sharpening by moving the handle up and down quickly multiple times without any paper.
1980693
No you have to sharpen one side each in a right and left slot. then hone it in a separate slot. It is really superior to whst I used to have on my electric can opener.
516965
The blade is real steel. I was impressed for the money. The edge is not sharpened and can not cut, at least on mine. It could be sharpened. The point is sharp however and could use dulling if you are giving this to an older kid. mine was a gift
2204709
Heck yea..... there is an adjustable piece. I take it off myself. The sharpener works awesome. Just about ad good as paying to have them professionally sharpened.
932366
You can sharpen the blade! I pulled the blade out and took it to my local knife sharpener. He did it for a few bucks and it's good as new! You can also pull the blade out and use your blade straightener on it too.
239832
Yes......you can get it sharper if you know what you're doing, but it is sharp out of the box...
2235163
blade is sharpened on one side. sharp enough where you should not need to sharpen it. main purpose of this is for stabbing though, not cutting.
1460037
Of course it is!!! Sadly, damn near everything is nowadays. It is a very nice blade though, comes very sharp. Used it a handful of times, and have no complaints.
284290
Good question we have had ours for many years and have not had to sharpen. We purchased a new one for when we wear out this one.
159409
No it is not, it is sharp but not hand sharpened and not sharp enough for immediate use. However it is easy to sharpen if you are slightly expeienced.
1075254
Yes it is... it has a lifetime warranty on it. My first buck was this one and I still have it. It is over 30 years old and the blade is about half the size it was originally- holds a sharp edge forever
1497268
I don't think so. I had some problems with my blades as well, over time. I use a heavy card stock and was attempting to cut 2-3 pages at a time. Over time, this stopped working. Because I didn't want to replace the machine, I started just cutting one page at a time. It is, obviously, more time consuming and a pain, but it works better than ever. I did not know the machine was self sharpening, but maybe it is. It seems to have improved by not overburdening the blades.
1873859
Haven't had to sharpen it. It shouldn't need to be sharpened for some time unless you are really hard on the knife. I have used a leather strop to touch up blade and hone after use. When you buy the knife, it comes with sharpening recommendations on the box.
1915885
No, the shape of the blade is wrong. You need a rod-shaped sharpener or a steel.
13970
The blade I received seemed sharp, I have been using it over a year. I had the original blade sharpened for $6 and can put it on when the replacement blade gets nicked up.
1998122
I believe it is, yes. Be careful - although I use it regularly for months it remains very sharp. A very excellent tool, imo.