So do you prefer the work sharp over the MDF/leather wheel on a bench grinder? Obviously the wheels on a grinder is a much larger setup and costs a good bit more but its a lifetime purchase if you take care of it. I dont think the work sharp will be around for a lifetime...
The irony in making a 13 minute video on how to sharpen a knife in 90 seconds and in reality it probably to 45 minutes to get everything thing set up and film it. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to entertaining and educating a ignorant midwesterner.
@Wranglerstar The block you’re using at 10:00 - is there a substitute for this that one can use which doesn’t kill an animal? I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t buy anything that comes from a dead animal, including leather products.
Hahaha... was thinking something similar. Got to admit though that my experience says most guys who are interested in sharpening go through a number of different methods. Reminds me of all the hunting equipment I've been through, both bow and gun. I'm getting to where I want less but I'm really particular about what I want :-)
I have used a Chef's Choice with three sharpening slots for years and have friends who have bought one after seeing what mine will do. It is so simple with nothing to change or set. Just plug it in and sharpen your knife in a jiffy. While it may not make it as sharp as the one on this video, it does provide a good sharp blade that is a joy to use. After the initial sharpening, it only takes seconds to restore the edge. But, like my brother in law says, that's why they make Fords and Chevrolets. We all have different preferences. Thanks for the video Cody. I always enjoy your videos.
Cool! I just lost my husband of 43 yrs. He instructed me to go out to the shop and get that knife sharpener machine and bring it to his bedside And ALL the knives. He proceeded to teach me to sharpen all outer knives. I kinda forgot by now..so thank you! I will save this video.
I bought one of these a while back before Cody had his sent to him anonymously by someone. I didn't open it for about a week and in the back of my mind I was wondering if Cody had seen one of these. Then I saw his video of him first getting this pop up and after watching him play with it I got mine out and played with it and sharpened everything in the house. It is really a great little knife sharpener highly recommended
I purchased a used very full cutco chef’s knife. Sharpened it at 25 degrees till it was shaving sharp. It is by far my favorite kitchen knife and was a steal at about $35.
I inherited a small (1/2x1x4) ultra fine stone from my dad. I my 69 years have not seen another. I use it at a shallow angle every second time I use a knife. The knifes almost never need anything else unless I forget one for a while. Our favorite two knifes haven't needed anything else in 4 years.
I've been a knife guy for many years. I've used lots of different sharpeners and I'm pretty decent with most. But the Work Sharp is my go to as well. I got on for a gift along with a box of Bandaids.
I love this system I’ve legit sharpened everything with this so far the attachment is next level but for garden tools I do appreciate the original cassette a lot
I love mine!! I bought it because of your review & recommendation! I sharped my brother-in-law’s multi tool blade, & he was so excited that it was so “scary” sharp, like from the factory!!
When we lived in Mexico there was a guy who had a grinder wheel attached to his bike and would go around sharpening people’s knives. He had a cool set up and made a decent living doing it.
"Wicked sharp" sounds like he's been spending time on the east coast haha. Here in Maine we would say that's one wicked knife sharp n ah bub. We love ya man. Great work.
I was thinking the same thing... in the instructions actually tell you to put a Burr on one side and then sharpen the other side for the first course belt
This attachment offers a freehand approach with the assistance of a reference plate. Keeping the reference plate away from the working area of the belt allows more access to the belt for custom jobs, re profiling and repairs. Other tools offer angle guides throughout the sharpening process.
Work Sharp Sharpeners thanks for the explanation. I do however own the work sharp guided belt sharpener and it makes it a breeze for sharpening knives. 👍🏻
If you can sharpen a Cutco blade (440C metal) on your own, you can sharpen most knife blades. 440C metal is a pain to sharpen on wet stone. Great video!
Love seeing/learning about good products. I don't want to be wasteful with my money, and if laying out some extra cash at the beginning means I am not going to be revisiting a product and constantly re-buying I am all in!
I just sharpened a lawnmower blade (first time I've ever sharpened a lawnmower blade) using the stock attachment and it worked great! Also using the blade grinder attachment I recently sharpened my Tramontina machete and it was unsharpened from factory! For everything other than cheap big knives however I much prefer my WICKED EDGE
Honestly it’s insane I repaired my dads really beat up axe a couple days ago got it back to hair shaving sharp also repaired and put an edge on the old shovel he was dead happy about it 😅 Done all of our kitchen knives too this is a very impressive system especially the blade grinding attachment
Thanks Codi, for another demonstration on using the WorkSharp. I actually bought one last month because of the fist time you showed that sharpener about an year ago. It work great! I managed to put a completely new edge on 6 really nice knives that had a chipped edge from abuse. Now they cut like a razor. Thank you for another well done review.
Good video. As a person who uses knives for work cutting meat I'd need to buy knives every year if I used that, lol. I know it works well but it eats the blade up like crazy if you sharpen often. I've mastered using the tri-stone but your right it does take a lot of practice. Thanks for the video Cody. I hope your shoulder heals quick for you.
+1 on that. I don't even like butcher blocks and I'll certainly never put any of my good knives in a drawer. I have magnetic strips that I screwed to the sides of a cabinet and they stay put with no danger of children grabbing them and they're not going to fall off. I keep a set of cheaper knives on the counter top in a wooden butcher block which are handy for anyone to use. My dad was a butcher and he taught me how to properly care for a good knife and how to use good Old Arkansas stone. I may not be as fast as that machine but I never let mine get dull either.
Yeah I got the smaller worksharp for Christmas after his first video on it. I finally feel like I can get knives sharp after using a couple of other systems. I've even used it for hatchets while out camping and it did a great job.
I bought one after your last video, it was ~$220 (EU version) with tax and customs to Sweden, but worth it. I thought i had sharp knives before but this one changed my kitchen life completely 😁👌
My first adult job was in a slaughter house get a flapper emery wheel for grinding and a felt wheel with jewelers rouge buffing bring up a wire edge on the blade use the felt wheel to take the wire edge off.
I am sharpening with whetstones, and the stropping is kinda important in the end to not go for a super high angle since it can absolutely bend the burr if you stroke the knife too many times on one side and a bit less on the other side. Important to not push too hard on the leather too, just use the knifes weight basically. What I tend to do is that I first go 20 strokes on one side, then 20 on the other, and then I do 10 on each, 5 on each and at last 1 time on each side like 10 times. Just to be sure that it's straight and balanced :) I use a green compound for that, makes a super polished egg with a mirror. Now that's fine for a chef knife for example, but will be getting dull faster on a knife you use in the woods for example. So it's better to leave the knife at a higher grit and then strop it :)
Been looking at wet stones and how to sharpen a knife with them, but there is just so much confusing advise on grit sizes etc. I started looking at this on Amazon... then you bring out this video. Many thanks as this was exactly what I was looking for. God bless.
Also bought one after your first review and never regretted it. The only caveat I would point is that since it creates somewhat of a rounded edge, you want to use this sharpener at all times afterwards. May not be suitable to switch between types of sharpeners (i.e. sharpen other people's knives just once in a blue moon) or those knifes will get ground down significantly each time they get sharpened with another platform.
That’s not always true though I’ve used stones and guided sharpeners after I’ve used this on the same knife and it was still the same honestly it’s all about technique there’s no rules !
I used a birthday Cabela’s gift card to buy one of these. Fantastic sharpener. Might have to get the attachment. Cody is gonna need a 18 wheeler to move the shop over to the new place!
I have one of these and agree with your conclusions. Device is easy to understand and to use. Works wonderfully and quickly. Unmentioned in the video is that WorkSharp also offers diamond belts specifically designed to refurbish ceramic knives....which was the reason I bought mine. Resharpening ceramic blades is nightmare by any other method. This device does them quickly, easily and perfectly. Convex edges also last longer whether ceramic or steel.
Really love the work sharp and would like to upgrade to this attachment. Just need to work on not dulling the tips. They'll get nice and sharp but the tips oh man🙈
I love these kinds of videos, dunno why they stand out to me so much. I watch every one of your videos that I can, but the sharpening ones just give me "the fizz" 😂
I'm so glad Cody revisited this, I was going to purchase something else promoted by Ken Onion but I just saw that the one here is the same one that Ken is promoting.
Seems there is room for improvement. Rather than placing our knives on the “reference platform” and then lifting it off and up, there should be a ledge up where you place the knife to sharpen it.
Yep. Something is not right about that. Just because it’s flat when you have it on the platform it doesn’t mean that your hand will be flat when you move it up. I think he’s doing it wrong.
The way he's using it is for bigger knives that accessory that he put on. The other accessory that comes with it has a spot for you to pass the blade through to sharpen it. It's a really awesome knife sharpening gizmo I know from experience and my wife knows from anything with an edge in the house being sharp.
@@jackcarr177 using that attachment is meant for people that have no issue holding an angle.. and if he could hold an angle he would have no issue using stones.. but since he says that he cant he probably shouldnt be using the guideless version
I do kitchen knives @17° and edc @21° the longer belt is better as allows the belt to stay cooler and the helps to keep the blade cooler so a longer belt is always better Atb steve
Awesome video, Many thanks for sharing. I own a lot for pocket knifes, all need to be sharpen along with the kitchen ones. I see a Work-Sharp on my wish list.
I went with the Wusthof fixed, ceramic rod sharpeners. No matter how beat my knives get, 10 pulls through and it's sharp and ready for action. I've got 2 because there's one for santoku (asian) knives as they have a steeper angle. We cook every meal at home from scratch so I use my knives a lot and it's really nice to be able to grab the sharpener right out of the drawer and in less than a minute have it scary sharp once again and the sharpener back in the drawer. For everything else I've got a 3 stone set of diamond stones from harbor freight that has served me well for over a decade and was only $7.99 for the set. I would point out that often the simplest solution is best and my sharpeners don't require electricity.
I free hand mine, use to use stones when I was a chef. But now that I'm not in the bizz I don't have the drive to spend that much time. But since then I've gotten super good at using 120 grit belt sander free hand and then finishing on a strop. It's sooo much faster and still yeilds a shaving sharp edge. Might not be as refined but the difference of an hour in the stones to 60 seconds on a belt is night and day
Thanks for the video. I'm going to have to get this attachment. For some reason I can't get a good edge with the one that comes with it...not to mention it scrapes the sides of the knives.
ken onion is a amazing knife maker. He makes a knife prototype and company's have the ability to buy the design and create it. He has some amazing knifes. One of my favorites is the Ripple.
still doing it free style-- for that kid of money it should be guided--- professional butchers uses a few passes on a mild stone and always use their steel-- they cut up several beeves a day-- the bearded butchers--- they would have to buy knives weekly if they ground their knives as much as a grinder does--- plus a stone works when the power is out-- them times are coming
He makes a good point about warning wife/kids. My daughter cut her finger bad after I sharpened the kitchen knives. And I DID warn them, but they just didn't really understand... what a sharp knife can do.
Every. Single. Time I have visitors, I tell/remind them about my knives and how sharp they are. Even the people who have used my knives multiple times, and who visit weekly (with a mask, because my momma taught me to catch no flies!) "if I warn you in advance, it's not my fault you lose a finger"
I have been using that system, with the accessory blade grinding attachment for a couple of years and I never realized the spring tensioner locked back with a twist! No more awkward Kung fu grip necessary!
Thanks for the video Cody! I forgot I had a Work-Sharp kicking around and my wife has been complaining about dull kitchen knives. I don't have the additional Ken Onion you used - seems it would come in handy for bigger blades...
I love mine. Can get a pocket knife shaving sharp in just a few minutes! Sure, I'd love to be able to use my whetstone like that, but truth be told that's just not something I'm passionate enough about to put the time in when I have other hobbies and duties.
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So do you prefer the work sharp over the MDF/leather wheel on a bench grinder? Obviously the wheels on a grinder is a much larger setup and costs a good bit more but its a lifetime purchase if you take care of it. I dont think the work sharp will be around for a lifetime...
The irony in making a 13 minute video on how to sharpen a knife in 90 seconds and in reality it probably to 45 minutes to get everything thing set up and film it. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to entertaining and educating a ignorant midwesterner.
Wranglerstar thanks! Love the videos!
@Wranglerstar
The block you’re using at 10:00 - is there a substitute for this that one can use which doesn’t kill an animal? I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t buy anything that comes from a dead animal, including leather products.
If I bought every sharpener that Wranglerstar has recommended over the years, I'd be bankrupt.
I live in my Truck and wired up a Inverter to run my sharpener and my Freezer.
Hahaha... was thinking something similar. Got to admit though that my experience says most guys who are interested in sharpening go through a number of different methods. Reminds me of all the hunting equipment I've been through, both bow and gun. I'm getting to where I want less but I'm really particular about what I want :-)
I love that "worthless or dull" part
I have used a Chef's Choice with three sharpening slots for years and have friends who have bought one after seeing what mine will do. It is so simple with nothing to change or set. Just plug it in and sharpen your knife in a jiffy. While it may not make it as sharp as the one on this video, it does provide a good sharp blade that is a joy to use. After the initial sharpening, it only takes seconds to restore the edge. But, like my brother in law says, that's why they make Fords and Chevrolets. We all have different preferences. Thanks for the video Cody. I always enjoy your videos.
Cool! I just lost my husband of 43 yrs. He instructed me to go out to the shop and get that knife sharpener machine and bring it to his bedside
And ALL the knives. He proceeded to teach me to sharpen all outer knives.
I kinda forgot by now..so thank you! I will save this video.
My grandpa showed me how to use stones and it does take a bit of time but i love doing it.
Project farm has a great video on different sharpeners as well.
love project farm. I have a tsprof. these remove a lot metal quick!
I bought one of these a while back before Cody had his sent to him anonymously by someone. I didn't open it for about a week and in the back of my mind I was wondering if Cody had seen one of these. Then I saw his video of him first getting this pop up and after watching him play with it I got mine out and played with it and sharpened everything in the house. It is really a great little knife sharpener highly recommended
For sharpening in a hurry, and getting blades as sharp as you can, this is by far the best sharpener on the market. Nothing even compares
Thank you, Mr. W. I appreciate you. God Bless you and your family and friends. Praying for all y’all.
I purchased a used very full cutco chef’s knife. Sharpened it at 25 degrees till it was shaving sharp. It is by far my favorite kitchen knife and was a steal at about $35.
Cody, the sharpest guy on youtube.
I inherited a small (1/2x1x4) ultra fine stone from my dad. I my 69 years have not seen another. I use it at a shallow angle every second time I use a knife. The knifes almost never need anything else unless I forget one for a while. Our favorite two knifes haven't needed anything else in 4 years.
My wife saw me watching your original sharpener video, i got it for christmas. Best thing ever. My hatchet fir camp fires is sharp now too.
I've been a knife guy for many years. I've used lots of different sharpeners and I'm pretty decent with most. But the Work Sharp is my go to as well. I got on for a gift along with a box of Bandaids.
I know I'm late to the party but this just saved me so much grief and time - thank you so much.
I love this system I’ve legit sharpened everything with this so far the attachment is next level but for garden tools I do appreciate the original cassette a lot
I love mine!!
I bought it because of your review & recommendation!
I sharped my brother-in-law’s multi tool blade, & he was so excited that it was so “scary” sharp, like from the factory!!
When we lived in Mexico there was a guy who had a grinder wheel attached to his bike and would go around sharpening people’s knives. He had a cool set up and made a decent living doing it.
That is my retirement plan.
Have had one for several years and it works very well.
"Wicked sharp" sounds like he's been spending time on the east coast haha. Here in Maine we would say that's one wicked knife sharp n ah bub. We love ya man. Great work.
- Haha... well, in Boston you'd say that sharp knife is, "wicked pissah."
Why would they give you a flat platform and expect you to sharpen free hand on top ? Something seems off 🤔
exactly what I was saying
I was thinking this too. Why didn't they put that flat rest up where you sharpen the knife?
I was thinking the same thing... in the instructions actually tell you to put a Burr on one side and then sharpen the other side for the first course belt
This attachment offers a freehand approach with the assistance of a reference plate. Keeping the reference plate away from the working area of the belt allows more access to the belt for custom jobs, re profiling and repairs. Other tools offer angle guides throughout the sharpening process.
Work Sharp Sharpeners thanks for the explanation. I do however own the work sharp guided belt sharpener and it makes it a breeze for sharpening knives. 👍🏻
I've had the work-Sharp sharpener for years and love it.
If you can sharpen a Cutco blade (440C metal) on your own, you can sharpen most knife blades. 440C metal is a pain to sharpen on wet stone.
Great video!
Thank You for taking the time to show us.
The worksharp is awesome! I actually just used mine today to touch up a kitchen knife.
I love my Spyderco sharpener. I swear by it.
Love seeing/learning about good products. I don't want to be wasteful with my money, and if laying out some extra cash at the beginning means I am not going to be revisiting a product and constantly re-buying I am all in!
Another great vid, thanks. Just ordered one. I've got axes, many kitchen knives and lawn tractor blades just waiting for this.
Awesome vid, thx for posting. I own a small restaurant, and have been looking for a cost effective way to sharpen my knives. Just purchased!
Thanks I have tons of knives in desperate need of sharpening and I didn’t want to mess it up
I just sharpened a lawnmower blade (first time I've ever sharpened a lawnmower blade) using the stock attachment and it worked great!
Also using the blade grinder attachment I recently sharpened my Tramontina machete and it was unsharpened from factory!
For everything other than cheap big knives however I much prefer my WICKED EDGE
Honestly it’s insane I repaired my dads really beat up axe a couple days ago got it back to hair shaving sharp also repaired and put an edge on the old shovel he was dead happy about it 😅 Done all of our kitchen knives too this is a very impressive system especially the blade grinding attachment
youtube stopped doing email notifications. that was my favorite method to get notified on new video's.
Thanks Codi, for another demonstration on using the WorkSharp. I actually bought one last month because of the fist time you showed that sharpener about an year ago. It work great! I managed to put a completely new edge on 6 really nice knives that had a chipped edge from abuse. Now they cut like a razor. Thank you for another well done review.
Good video. As a person who uses knives for work cutting meat I'd need to buy knives every year if I used that, lol. I know it works well but it eats the blade up like crazy if you sharpen often. I've mastered using the tri-stone but your right it does take a lot of practice. Thanks for the video Cody. I hope your shoulder heals quick for you.
wetstones is not to hard just buy a 1000grit stroke a few times and it cuts like its brand new
“Banging around in a drawer” maybe make a knife block or a magnetic holder in the next video?
+1 on that. I don't even like butcher blocks and I'll certainly never put any of my good knives in a drawer. I have magnetic strips that I screwed to the sides of a cabinet and they stay put with no danger of children grabbing them and they're not going to fall off. I keep a set of cheaper knives on the counter top in a wooden butcher block which are handy for anyone to use. My dad was a butcher and he taught me how to properly care for a good knife and how to use good Old Arkansas stone. I may not be as fast as that machine but I never let mine get dull either.
One sharpener for all blades. Perfect.
Yeah I got the smaller worksharp for Christmas after his first video on it. I finally feel like I can get knives sharp after using a couple of other systems. I've even used it for hatchets while out camping and it did a great job.
I bought one after your last video, it was ~$220 (EU version) with tax and customs to Sweden, but worth it. I thought i had sharp knives before but this one changed my kitchen life completely 😁👌
We only needed to wait 19 hours for a new vid. We're one happy community
own one and love it. Got the info for Cody a year or so ago.
I saw the title and thought, I can invest 2 minutes to see how someone else sharpens knives. 3 minutes in I was still waiting for the teaching.
Yep, lots of words and not a lot of useful Information
My first adult job was in a slaughter house get a flapper emery wheel for grinding and a felt wheel with jewelers rouge buffing bring up a wire edge on the blade use the felt wheel to take the wire edge off.
I am sharpening with whetstones, and the stropping is kinda important in the end to not go for a super high angle since it can absolutely bend the burr if you stroke the knife too many times on one side and a bit less on the other side. Important to not push too hard on the leather too, just use the knifes weight basically.
What I tend to do is that I first go 20 strokes on one side, then 20 on the other, and then I do 10 on each, 5 on each and at last 1 time on each side like 10 times. Just to be sure that it's straight and balanced :) I use a green compound for that, makes a super polished egg with a mirror. Now that's fine for a chef knife for example, but will be getting dull faster on a knife you use in the woods for example. So it's better to leave the knife at a higher grit and then strop it :)
Been looking at wet stones and how to sharpen a knife with them, but there is just so much confusing advise on grit sizes etc. I started looking at this on Amazon... then you bring out this video. Many thanks as this was exactly what I was looking for. God bless.
You and your family 👪 always in my prayers 🙏...God bless and thanks for posting
Just bought my own from my work and am looking forward to using, Also buying the Ken onion attachment from Smokey mountain knife works website
Also bought one after your first review and never regretted it. The only caveat I would point is that since it creates somewhat of a rounded edge, you want to use this sharpener at all times afterwards. May not be suitable to switch between types of sharpeners (i.e. sharpen other people's knives just once in a blue moon) or those knifes will get ground down significantly each time they get sharpened with another platform.
That’s not always true though I’ve used stones and guided sharpeners after I’ve used this on the same knife and it was still the same honestly it’s all about technique there’s no rules !
I struggle with knife sharpening too. It's a sad situation. Thanks for the tips.
I used a birthday Cabela’s gift card to buy one of these. Fantastic sharpener. Might have to get the attachment. Cody is gonna need a 18 wheeler to move the shop over to the new place!
Cody you should look they have a leather strap for the sharpener. I know they have them for the smaller units.
I have one of these and agree with your conclusions. Device is easy to understand and to use. Works wonderfully and quickly. Unmentioned in the video is that WorkSharp also offers diamond belts specifically designed to refurbish ceramic knives....which was the reason I bought mine. Resharpening ceramic blades is nightmare by any other method. This device does them quickly, easily and perfectly. Convex edges also last longer whether ceramic or steel.
I have the regular ken onion edition work sharp and I love it!, but I will be purchasing the belt attachment you are using here. Well worth the money!
Love using my WorskSharp on my kitchen knives, and my Spyderco Tri-Angle sharpener for pocket knives!!!
Nice. The worksharp ken onion changed my life...
Nice, gonna look into one of those for my wife and her knifes.
Thank you, Codi. You are a man of many valuable talents.
Spent 80$ on a cheap little 1x32 belt sander on amazon.
best money I ever spent. No dull knives around here.
Bought the Ken Onion sharpener based on your review of it a while back, still loving it!
The camera angle that counted the most was a great view of the back of your hand
These are my favourite videos. Any how to or test of tools etc really get me wanting to go to the shed 😂
Worksharp oh yeahhh. I bought one a couple months ago used in on my Mower blade .. Shovel . pizza cutter. It's definitely a great thing to have..
Like this guy, sharpening blades ain't ever this complicated though.
I love sharpening my knives. Its therapy for me. Same with shooting guns. It's such a good way to release stress.
He’s finally doing some of his normal videos again!
Really love the work sharp and would like to upgrade to this attachment. Just need to work on not dulling the tips. They'll get nice and sharp but the tips oh man🙈
I love these kinds of videos, dunno why they stand out to me so much. I watch every one of your videos that I can, but the sharpening ones just give me "the fizz" 😂
I'm so glad Cody revisited this, I was going to purchase something else promoted by Ken Onion but I just saw that the one here is the same one that Ken is promoting.
I love my Worksharp! I have the handheld one too for sharpening in the field.
My father, may he rest in peace, sharpened my mums main carving knife on the concrete front step to our house. I can still hear the sound now.
Sounds like a good man.
i doubt it was sharp
@@pakneger5878 You'd be supprised. You can get a decent edge from concrete.
Wow this is the first time I actually need a product you show. :D
Thanks for the video! Never thought of a belt sander that tiny! 🤯
I'm definitely getting this.
Brilliant little tool
Could be a rival for my Tormek T4 bushcraft edition. Like it.
I've been waiting for a video like this from Wranglestar for so long. Excellent. I'd like to see some wet-stone sharpening too if you know how.
Thank you Cody .
Seems there is room for improvement. Rather than placing our knives on the “reference platform” and then lifting it off and up, there should be a ledge up where you place the knife to sharpen it.
Yep. Something is not right about that. Just because it’s flat when you have it on the platform it doesn’t mean that your hand will be flat when you move it up. I think he’s doing it wrong.
he is using it wrong
The way he's using it is for bigger knives that accessory that he put on. The other accessory that comes with it has a spot for you to pass the blade through to sharpen it. It's a really awesome knife sharpening gizmo I know from experience and my wife knows from anything with an edge in the house being sharp.
@@jackcarr177 using that attachment is meant for people that have no issue holding an angle.. and if he could hold an angle he would have no issue using stones..
but since he says that he cant he probably shouldnt be using the guideless version
I got the cheaper model but if his is anything like mine it does come with guides. He's just using a different accessory.
These sharpening videos are very interesting and informative, thanks!
I do kitchen knives @17° and edc @21° the longer belt is better as allows the belt to stay cooler and the helps to keep the blade cooler so a longer belt is always better
Atb steve
Awesome video, Many thanks for sharing. I own a lot for pocket knifes, all need to be sharpen along with the kitchen ones. I see a Work-Sharp on my wish list.
Great setup! I use my Dremel to sharpen our kitchen knives and it does an okay job of it.
I have the smaller sharpener from Work-Sharp and I love it. I may need to upgrade though.
I thought the mdf wheel was the favorite?
I went with the Wusthof fixed, ceramic rod sharpeners. No matter how beat my knives get, 10 pulls through and it's sharp and ready for action. I've got 2 because there's one for santoku (asian) knives as they have a steeper angle. We cook every meal at home from scratch so I use my knives a lot and it's really nice to be able to grab the sharpener right out of the drawer and in less than a minute have it scary sharp once again and the sharpener back in the drawer. For everything else I've got a 3 stone set of diamond stones from harbor freight that has served me well for over a decade and was only $7.99 for the set. I would point out that often the simplest solution is best and my sharpeners don't require electricity.
I free hand mine, use to use stones when I was a chef. But now that I'm not in the bizz I don't have the drive to spend that much time. But since then I've gotten super good at using 120 grit belt sander free hand and then finishing on a strop. It's sooo much faster and still yeilds a shaving sharp edge. Might not be as refined but the difference of an hour in the stones to 60 seconds on a belt is night and day
Thanks for the video. I'm going to have to get this attachment. For some reason I can't get a good edge with the one that comes with it...not to mention it scrapes the sides of the knives.
I absolutely love to sharpen my knives freehand on my stones.
I love my work sharp, have gotten a few really nice quality knives on the cheap out of a thrift store grab bin because they were dull as a 2x4.
ken onion is a amazing knife maker. He makes a knife prototype and company's have the ability to buy the design and create it. He has some amazing knifes. One of my favorites is the Ripple.
A hello from the East Coast
Great information Cody 🇺🇸
Thank you 🙏 our kitchen knives are overdue. 👍🏻😎
13 minutes for a 90 sec video. Lol. I love you Codey. No disrespect intended.
I was thinking the same thing. Haha
Could you do a video on sharpening a serrated edge?
still doing it free style-- for that kid of money it should be guided--- professional butchers uses a few passes on a mild stone and always use their steel-- they cut up several beeves a day-- the bearded butchers--- they would have to buy knives weekly if they ground their knives as much as a grinder does--- plus a stone works when the power is out-- them times are coming
He makes a good point about warning wife/kids. My daughter cut her finger bad after I sharpened the kitchen knives. And I DID warn them, but they just didn't really understand... what a sharp knife can do.
Every. Single. Time I have visitors, I tell/remind them about my knives and how sharp they are.
Even the people who have used my knives multiple times, and who visit weekly (with a mask, because my momma taught me to catch no flies!)
"if I warn you in advance, it's not my fault you lose a finger"
I have been using that system, with the accessory blade grinding attachment for a couple of years and I never realized the spring tensioner locked back with a twist! No more awkward Kung fu grip necessary!
Hey Cody...FYI..you can get leather belts for the Work Sharp. I got one for mine and it makes quick work for stropping.
Thanks for the video Cody! I forgot I had a Work-Sharp kicking around and my wife has been complaining about dull kitchen knives. I don't have the additional Ken Onion you used - seems it would come in handy for bigger blades...
Great video Cody I love my worksharp Ken onion edition its amazing @WranglerStar
I love mine. Can get a pocket knife shaving sharp in just a few minutes! Sure, I'd love to be able to use my whetstone like that, but truth be told that's just not something I'm passionate enough about to put the time in when I have other hobbies and duties.
Really appreciate this video.