I am looking to sharpen a cold steel warrior O katana. This is a 23 degree angle, will this item handle that job?
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This is ok for knives, but I take all my good swords and long knives to a professional knife maker to sharpen. It's too hard (at least for me) to keep a perfect angle and pressure on a 3' or 4' blade. He has the years of knowledge, practice and equipment to sharpen them perfectly. Very much worth the price.
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it should but I don't recommend this product for anything,work poorly ,leaves scratch mark and 95% off other smith sharpeners will do much better(Smith's 50185 Jiffy-Pro Handheld Sharpener(is a workhorse for sworks and knive,Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener the ceramic sharpener blade is great,Smith's 50090 Edge Pro Pull-Thru Knife Sharpener great too,Accusharp 334CD Two Step Knife(ceramic and diamond sharpeners are excellent,Lansky PS-MED01 BladeMedic great after everything else the ceramic is like a polishing home almost,Smith's Knife and Scissor Sharpener #5818D,Smith's Knife Sharpener Santoku Standard Edge Pull Through. some great sharpeners here listed it should but I don't recommend this product for anything,work poorly ,leaves scratch mark and 95% off other smith sharpeners will do much better(Smith's 50185 Jiffy-Pro Handheld Sharpener(is a workhorse for sworks and knive,Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener the ceramic sharpener blade is great,Smith's 50090 Edge Pro Pull-Thru Knife Sharpener great too,Accusharp 334CD Two Step Knife(ceramic and diamond sharpeners are excellent,Lansky PS-MED01 BladeMedic great after everything else the ceramic is like a polishing home almost,Smith's Knife and Scissor Sharpener #5818D,Smith's... » Read More it should but I don't recommend this product for anything,work poorly ,leaves scratch mark and 95% off other smith sharpeners will do much better(Smith's 50185 Jiffy-Pro Handheld Sharpener(is a workhorse for sworks and knive,Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener the ceramic sharpener blade is great,Smith's 50090 Edge Pro Pull-Thru Knife Sharpener great too,Accusharp 334CD Two Step Knife(ceramic and diamond sharpeners are excellent,Lansky PS-MED01 BladeMedic great after everything else the ceramic is like a polishing home almost,Smith's Knife and Scissor Sharpener #5818D,Smith's Knife Sharpener Santoku Standard Edge Pull Through. some great sharpeners here listed « Show Less
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Hello, I'm not familiar with the angles of the sharpener, but it does have multiple angles. This is a sharpener I bought for my father so I don't have it here with me. I have the older version and was so impressed with my sharpener that I bought one for him, though I like my older one better. In a day and time with so many things I buy and say "Poor quality, junk", I did say I like this item. Why is everything made in China and when are we going to get back 'American made'. This probably doesn't answer your question but it is a nice sharpener for the money. Thanks for the chance to rant and rave...Bring back 'American' ! Hello, I'm not familiar with the angles of the sharpener, but it does have multiple angles. This is a sharpener I bought for my father so I don't have it here with me. I have the older version and was so impressed with my sharpener that I bought one for him, though I like my older one better. In a day and time with so many things I buy and say "Poor quality, junk", I did say I like this item. Why is everything made in China and when are we going to get back 'American made'. This probably doesn't answer your question but it is a nice sharpener for the money. Thanks for... » Read More Hello, I'm not familiar with the angles of the sharpener, but it does have multiple angles. This is a sharpener I bought for my father so I don't have it here with me. I have the older version and was so impressed with my sharpener that I bought one for him, though I like my older one better. In a day and time with so many things I buy and say "Poor quality, junk", I did say I like this item. Why is everything made in China and when are we going to get back 'American made'. This probably doesn't answer your question but it is a nice sharpener for the money. Thanks for the chance to rant and rave...Bring back 'American' ! « Show Less
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Hi Casey, I'm sure you'll get better responses from more qualified experts, however, from my experience with sharpening blades, I would highly recommend NOT using this or any pull-thru sharperner for your katana blade. I'm sure you paid a nice bit of money for your sword. If you use this type of sharpener, it would sharpen the edge a bit, but it would most likely ruin the geometry of your Katana Sword in the process. There are plenty of sharpening tutorials online you can find concerning sword sharpening. For these large blades, it will take a multi-step process of manual hand sharpening with different grit stones/diamond plates. Check out bladeforums.com for some good info. There are a lot of sites with great information from very experienced people. You can even pick up the basics from clips on youtube. I hope this helps.
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A katana is too large for this system. It would require multiple clamping and adjustments and coupled with the katanas has a complex multi-angle bevel, the end result would be sub-par.
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Has to be per side, and the instructions illustrations indicate per side. It also discusses that 17 degrees is for fine blades such as razors, 20 degrees is for kitchen / chef knives, 25 degrees is for hunting blades or field knives, and 30 degrees is for implements like machette's .
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It's in the description. Edge Angle: 15 degrees; Steel: 1095 cro-vanNeeded sharpening when I got it but it holds an edge well and is a juggernaut of a bush knife.
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There are two slots. The first is a rough cut and the second a fine cut. They both use the diamond rotating metal removal process, but you can tell that the second slot is a much finer cut than the first. I use this on my Victorinox Chef's Knife which has a thin 12-15 degree Japanese style taper and it works very well. This might not be the right choice if you have a typical western blade with a 22 degree angle as it would take a long time to reshape the edge.
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Don't know. I'm using it for the Swiss Victorinox knives which have an Asian edge, at least the angle. But I think they aren't sharpened on one side only like a lot of Japanese knives.
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I cannot answer "why," as I didn't engineer the product, however the unit does up to 30 degrees per side. This will get you to 60 degrees inclusive which is about as high as I can think of going for any blade. It could be that the older unit listed it's angles as inclusive so, for example, if you were in the 40 degree guide, you were really sharpening to 20 degrees per side. Hope that helps.
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My understanding is that it should not be used for Shun blades. The angle on Shun is different and you will not not get a proper edge.
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Yes, but a regular flat sharpening stone will do a better job. This tool is really designed for pocket knives and fixed blade hunting knives where the included angle is 30 and 40 degrees.
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No. Santoku knives are usually sharpened at much less angle than this one provides. I would guess this is around 20 degrees or more and santokus can be around 15 degrees. I ruined a Henkel santoku knife with this sharpener. It should really state at what angle it sharpens. However, if you do a few light passes on the fine slot, it is probably good enough to hone a blade, but you could just use a steel instead.
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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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American and European are the same thing-20 degrees. They are both sharpened in the same slot. Asian has its own slot and the third is for finishing both types of blades
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It's really meant for knives with 15 degree angle. Most regular knives are sharpened to a larger angle. I've used it on some "regular knives" with very thin blades and it seems to work.
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$126 gets you the sharpener and one cutter. In this case, the 5/32 cutter. Timberline sells individual replacement cutters for $20. They estimate 40 sharpenings per cutter. http://www.timberlinesharpener.com/shop/additional-carbide-cutterNote that they also sell for a mere $12 a pair of angle guides. So rather than being locked to 30 degrees, you can also handle 25 degrees and 35 degrees! Nice.If only they would also support "tilt" other than just zero degrees. 10 degree tilt is very popular!Would be nice if Amazon sold these parts as well.
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Cold steel uses 1055 carbon steel, not high enough carbon to make razor sharp but it works well for chopping tools like this
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I recommend watching some how to videos. Explaining how to sharpen a knife using a wet stone thru text is rather difficult. Also, getting a guide on which angles are better for different purposes is a good idea. I use between a 20-25 degree angle for my pocket knives. Again, check out you tube where you can see a demonstration.
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Yes but I would sharpen it when you get it. I received mine not dull but not really sharp either. So I put a better edge on it. 20 degrees.