It does not remove it as fast as you think. I rarely use the coarse belt, and when I do the knife has had trauma. I buy good cutlery. Most of my user knives are Bark River, Lt wright, Grohmann, Helle, vintage Case/Western, etc. I have yet to ruin a blade. I had a Case Finn that I used to dig a broadhead out of the rib of deer. the edge was so F'd I almost trashed the knife. I spent 20 min with the coarsest belt before I got it reprofiled and then I sharpened it. My Cabela's has one set up so you can sharpen you knife with it. Bring a crappy pocket knife in and play with it once. Nothing works for everyone, we all have a different system we are comfortable with. I always used stones, but I struggled to get Cru Wear and Elmax razor sharp so i started trying different things.I wouldn't mind picking one of these up in the future for axes and bigger stuff, but im not a fan of the idea of removing so much material so fast. The room for error is larger than I care to deal.with.
The good news is that with the Ruixin Pro, you only have to redo the edge of the knife once. Takes about 20 ish minutes on a chef knife. Once you correct the edge, you can just upkeep the blade with the Spyderco Sharpmaker at like a 2 minute job. I have used those two sharpeners on everything from Wustoff to Esee to Microtech. They get the job done for a lot less than some professional sharpeners.I've wondered about these after seeing Facebook videos for months. First time I've seen an endorsement from real life user. Same result as a wicked edge at 1/8th the cost sounds good.
The good news is that with the Ruixin Pro, you only have to redo the edge of the knife once. Takes about 20 ish minutes on a chef knife. Once you correct the edge, you can just upkeep the blade with the Spyderco Sharpmaker at like a 2 minute job. I have used those two sharpeners on everything from Wustoff to Esee to Microtech. They get the job done for a lot less than some professional sharpeners.
I used one a long time ago in boy scouts, I think I still have it somewhere in storage. I would never pay more than $20 bucks for the lansky system. It really does not compare in versatility, though if you make longer rods for the lansky system it is not terrible.Out of curiosity, have you ever used the Lansky system? If so, how would you compare it to the Ruixin Pro?
Gotcha. I think I picked mine up at goodwill for $4 and ordered one of the stones from Amazon for 12-15 bucks. While the system works, there are flaws and it definitely leaves a little to be desired. The work sharp looks like it fills in the voids the lansky leaves.I used one a long time ago in boy scouts, I think I still have it somewhere in storage. I would never pay more than $20 bucks for the lansky system. It really does not compare in versatility, though if you make longer rods for the lansky system it is not terrible.
I made my own sharpener, kinda the same as the lansky, but with a 3/8 steel rod through a swivel. I threaded the end of the rod and squared up a piece of wood and added a threaded insert, then epoxied on three small diamond stones, I think maybe $25 from Amazon. Works great.
This is where I got the basic design.
Awesome. I think I am going to pick that same one up in the next week or 2. I am pretty excited about it.I got this Work Sharp precision sharpener for Christmas. So far, I like it a lot. Done some D2 knives, some CPMS35V, and a bunch of mystery steel kitchen knives. Did great on all of them.
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I have a knock off edge pro. I prefer the stones I have for it, but the rotating clamp on the Work Sharp more than makes up for that.Awesome. I think I am going to pick that same one up in the next week or 2. I am pretty excited about it.
I noticed when I sharpened a buddy’s spyderco knife that I never really got a burr, after a while I got what looked like a broken hair on the edge, I think the metal is just so hard it just breaks rather than rolling.I think this stems from the nature of these super steels. On lesser steel, you are really just pushing a burr back and forth that you keep refining. I have never felt the slightest burr on S35VN. But when I hit it with that ceramic stone last night, .1° higher than the previous stone, I could feel the slightest resistance as I pulled it across the blade. On the next stroke it was gone.
Bought one just like it right after Christmas, so far it’s been very good for what I need m.I got this Work Sharp precision sharpener for Christmas. So far, I like it a lot. Done some D2 knives, some CPMS35V, and a bunch of mystery steel kitchen knives. Did great on all of them.
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I got this Work Sharp precision sharpener for Christmas. So far, I like it a lot. Done some D2 knives, some CPMS35V, and a bunch of mystery steel kitchen knives. Did great on all of them.