is the sharpeners set at 20&deg; as i believe thats the angle my Ka Bar blades edge? will this work w/ my ka bar w/o harming the blade?
1820818
The angle is not @ 20. I believe it it 22.5. I spoke to Lansky directly. It will change the angle of your blade if used as a primary sharpener. As a touch up sharpener in the field then not an issue. However, you would need to reset the blade angle with your primary sharpener. I use the Spyderco triangle sharpmaker. Excellent.
1205002
As this sharpener in the first stage can take a 20 degree angle knife and shift it to 15 degrees, when you do that it is working but does not bog down. Once you do this or started with a 15 degree edge, it does not hardly know a knife is there. Wattage says 125W on the name plate looked at my Model 110 and it says 75W. I use my 110 first stage on Cleavers and it has no problem either.
1993728
it sharpened one of my newer scalloped edge knives, but i can't answer on the surrated ones. call the company directly and i'm sure they will answer that question.
1779227
Should be fine. Those are steel blades and 16 degree angle, which is what this sharpener is for.
2216827
i suggest using the angle guide since you are new to sharpening follow directions that came with stone they are helpfull for beginners it takes time to learn how to but u must keep the same angle all the way tru that why i suggest using angle guide the corse s for fourm rough edges but you shoul feel it getting shaprer on course then work down to me then fine this can take a long time if knife is dull but once u get a goodege on kinife it takes lot less time
423553
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.
898520
I have a Ka-Bar, but have not attempted to sharpen it with this sharpener. I believe that it will.
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.
1530723
I have used it on much larger knives than anyone is saying here. If you take your time, and move it down the blade you only need to get it close to the same depth on blade, (the older model had a groove made it easier) the angle change won't be that significant, probably comparible to the change you get when reaching way out to the tip of blade anyway. This method will give you more control when sharpening a deep curve, and prevent taking of too much (giving a fatter tip edge)
1510694
Yes, you can. But you will have to use the coarse side (cutter on the left) for a longer period of time to re-shape the blade angle from the American angle, which can be between 20-30 degrees, to the 15 degree angle of usual Asian knife. It will take at least 30 to 50 pulls through the shapener to re-angle the knife. You will be taking more metal off the knife when doing this, but unless you're 20 years old and want to keep the knife for a lifetime, that won't matter. The sharpener works very well. I'm using it on my MAC Japanese knifes which cost over $200.00 each.
1824577
They are set at 22.5°, which is an average. I had to get a SOG sharpener just for my SOG knives due to the different angle they are at. But, it works very well on my few Ka Bar's I have. Great tool.
2064063
I bought it strictly for kitchen knives, but I suppose it would be ok for your Kabar if you were GENTLE with it. Remember: this is one of those "scrape metal from the edge" sharpeners. It just has an adjustable angle. If you really want to do right by your Kabar, get a stone and a set of ceramic rods...
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.
558862
$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.
1175001
I use an ultimate oil sharpening system from sharpening supplies. Com. My leek is my last favorite knife, I'm not sure if I got a funky one or what is deal is. It appears as though there is a dual angle beveled edge on the blade. I have been trying to figure it out but half way up the blade it changes angle. I use it as a letter opener now. I'm probably not much help when it comes to this knife. I bought a Kershaw salvo for$10 on ebay that I use daily and feel its a way better knife.
554299
I did a quick touch up to mine and it seems if you follow the curves with your re sharpening it should stay its shape. Also remember they have a free sharpening service at Kershaw only paying for shipping there.
804381
Yep...And considering the price difference, Take this one. I took every knife and found the angle needed for sharpening, measured the distance between the base and the adjustable slide and I get a perfect edge. Did Edge Pro tell you that?