Lansky Deluxe Knife Sharpening System

Product Information

Want to go nuts with your sharpener? How about an electric powered wet-stone with a built in leather strop wheel to boot? Guided angle sharpeners in a lot of cases are glorified jigs, a device that you mount the knife in and can then apply an accurate angle on a stone to the edge bevel of the blade to create a consistent edge. Obviously there are many ways to skin a cat, and knife sharpeners vary wildly in construction, design and price. One commonality all sharpeners have – they start at a coarse (low grit) abrasive to remove metal the fastest and set the profile of the edge, and gradually progress to higher grit (fine) abrasives to refine that edge as accurately as possible, including leveling out the burr that develops when you sharpen one side at a time.

Before you begin sharpening, apply a few drops of honing oil onto the surface of the rough grit stone. Absolutely! The Lansky Knife Sharpener is user-friendly and suitable for beginners. The included guide rods and angle guides help maintain the correct sharpening angle. Making it easier for anyone to achieve professional-level results with practice. How often should I sharpen my knives with the Lansky Knife Sharpener?

The ceramic of the serrated knife is very sharp and strong. It is more energetic than regular steel. The Lansky Knife Sharpener comes with guide rods that fit into holes on the knife clamp. Carefully insert these rods into the corresponding holes and make sure they are tightly secured. The Lansky Knife Sharpener utilizes a guided sharpening system that makes easy the sharpening process, making it accessible even for beginners. Another thing to consider, if you’re working on knives that have polished surfaces or an easily scratched coating, is the Soft-Grip Clamp which has a padded section at the end to prevent scratches, well as using dual thumb screws to adjust and tighten.

Make sure that the rearward (angle adjusting) screw is resting in the small round indentation on the bottom half, otherwise the clamp will sit askew and your angles will be off. Once you have it tight, make sure that the blade doesn’t move in the clamp! Note: if you’re sharpening an exceptionally short blade, like the main blade on a Swiss Army knife, you should use the channel at the end of the clamp to go around the spine. This is to avoid the stone hitting the top of the clamp instead of the edge of the blade itself. You want to test for this when you’re setting any blade up in the clamp, to make sure the stone isn’t striking the clamp during any point in its travel. If it is, loosen the screw and slide the blade further out from the clamp and retry. Next, pass the short upturned end of the rods through the vertical holes in the handles, so the end of it is facing up – away from the stone. With the thumb screw still loose, set the stone and rod down on a flat surface, and holding the handle flat, press down on the top of the rod until both it and the stone are flat on the surface of the table. Then tighten the thumb screw down as tight as you can (without using tools, to avoid stripping the insert.) This is so that you have a straight line between the rod and the stone. If you don’t, your actual angle will not be the same as the angle indicated on the clamp.

Use the same technique as before, starting from the knife’s base, and gently push the fine grit stone away from you along the blade’s edge. Step 7: Hone the Edge Repeat this honing process several times on each side of the blade. Making sure to maintain the correct angle and apply gentle pressure.

To process a safe and effective sharpening process. It is essential to securely fasten the knife in the clamp provided by the Lansky Knife Sharpener.

Construction

The Lansky Knife Sharpener offers a range of preset angles, typically between 17 to 25 degrees, designed to suit various cutting tasks and knife types. There is also as a small square channel about ¼” deep towards the very tip of the clamp. There is a specific technique required to properly affixing the knife to the clamp – more in the next section. Some people that have used this setup have complained that the rounded grip on the thumb screw breaks, or that the threads for the forward screw will strip if you overtighten it – the former being replaceable, the latter requiring replacement of the clamp itself. I’ve sharpened many knives with the Lansky at this point and haven’t had an issue. Time will tell. Technique and Use