Does this sharpner sharpen at a 15 degree angle or 20 degree or both?
312257
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.
312258
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
512678
According to the manufacturer, my favorite Victorinox Chef knives have a 15° edge (sharpen in slot 1), and their boning knives 20° (sharpen in slot 2). It's good I asked, or I would do it wrong!
333683
What ever you do, don't use that on a shun knife. Shun knifes have an angle of 16 degrees. That sharpener is for german design knifes with a 22 degree angle. Either send them to a professional knife sharpener or to shun, they sharpen them for free. Or get yourself the Wicked Edge Knife Sharpener, its fool proof!!
1087284
Don't use guide, it will scratch knife's finish. Just use your hand keep 15 degree angle.
1476008
MAC sells a sharpening tool for use on their knives and the website says 15 degrees.
1314614
The "fixed angle" is a bit misleading. There is a wide range of angles that you may position the sharpener. Great for any angle edge you might have.
2017884
No the blade is beveled to 16 degrees instead 24 so it's much safer to sharpen by hand or with shun sharpener but to get original blade like best to send back to shun for there free sharpening services
2236618
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.
703636
The short answer is yes.A straight razor, scalples, etc. need a very low sharpening angle. The lowest angle guide that comes with the Work Sharp is 20 degrees, but you you can easily hold you blade a lower angle to get the 17 dgrees (or whatever) angle you want for your razor.
816492
Not sure if you ever went to ask OXO yourself but since I wanted to get my knife sharpened, I did ask OXO what angle they sharpened their santoku at and they replied with 16° =)
703634
The short answer is yes. A straight razor, scalples, etc. need a very low sharpening angle. The lowest angle guide that comes with the Work Sharp is 20 degrees, but you you can easily hold you blade a lower angle to get the 17 dgrees (or whatever) angle you want for your razor.
260912
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.
1977555
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:
1220181
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.
953887
The knife is clamped in a simple fixture to hold the angle constant. The sharpening angle is very important. It is also important to keep the angle constant. Do a web search on knife sharpening angle. There is a great deal of information about that on the web. As a rough rule of thumb for general use, a 25 degree angle is good. It is strong enough for most purposes and can be brought to a nice level of sharpness. An 18 degree angle is "sharper" but rather fragile. Not a robust edge so it breaks off easily.
1609882
When I used my Lansky sharpening system on this knife I found the edge to be unevenly ground. One side of the blade was roughly 30 degrees and the other 25 degrees.I chose not to re-cut the edges and sharpened it at those angles. The blade took a very nice edge and has held its sharpness with moderate use.
1779227
Should be fine. Those are steel blades and 16 degree angle, which is what this sharpener is for.