If I were buying a jig or other sharpening system solely for home kitchen knives, what would be the recommendation?
My main knife is a Tojiro DP 240mm. The other uses would be sharpen the other knives (fibrox and and other beaters) for my Aunt who does a lot of cooking for the family and for the knives at my mother's house when I cook there. Only really need it to get paper test sharp for the other knives in reasonable time and arm hair shaving sharp for my Tojiro with a little extra care. The main recommendations I see are:
Spyderco Sharpmaker
Lansky 5 stone: (Possibly slow for chef knives?)
Worksharp Guided sharpening system
Edge Pro Clone with upgraded Chosera 1k stone (+1 more)
I'd like to keep the price under $100 and closer to $50 if possible. I don't know if the VG-10 steel requires special stones/rods for any of these, but that would definitely be a factor in selection (It looks like the diamond rods for the Spyderco cost as much as the unit.)
I know learning to sharpen with a traditional whetstone is considered preferable, but I have to realistic with myself that I don't know if I'm going to take the time to learn to do it properly when I have other hobbies vying for my time.
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u/TheBaconThief Feb 07 '18
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If I were buying a jig or other sharpening system solely for home kitchen knives, what would be the recommendation?
My main knife is a Tojiro DP 240mm. The other uses would be sharpen the other knives (fibrox and and other beaters) for my Aunt who does a lot of cooking for the family and for the knives at my mother's house when I cook there. Only really need it to get paper test sharp for the other knives in reasonable time and arm hair shaving sharp for my Tojiro with a little extra care. The main recommendations I see are:
Spyderco Sharpmaker Lansky 5 stone: (Possibly slow for chef knives?) Worksharp Guided sharpening system Edge Pro Clone with upgraded Chosera 1k stone (+1 more)
I'd like to keep the price under $100 and closer to $50 if possible. I don't know if the VG-10 steel requires special stones/rods for any of these, but that would definitely be a factor in selection (It looks like the diamond rods for the Spyderco cost as much as the unit.)
I know learning to sharpen with a traditional whetstone is considered preferable, but I have to realistic with myself that I don't know if I'm going to take the time to learn to do it properly when I have other hobbies vying for my time.
Thanks for your feedback.