FREEHAND vs. SHARPENING SYSTEM

[kayman67]

For sharpening? Well, depends on your perspective. It does convex edges and you can build on that, if that's what you need/want.

 

[coxhaus]

The Worksharp Ken Onion works for me. I have 30 sharp kitchen knives all the time with very little effort.

 

[Dominick Maone]

Maybe because here very few people use this?
I guess it's mostly stones (like me) or bigger grinders.

Kayman- he is being sarcastic.

 

[kayman67]

Didn't pick up on that. I'm a pretty straight forward guy most of the time.

 

[juice]

Is there anything that a Ken Onion work sharp can't do?

Get users to not mention it in every thread?

 

[daveb]

Is there anything that a Ken Onion work sharp can't do?

Be in the same room as any of my knives.....

 

[ian]

I would think those are some pretty big grinders for home use $$$ especially if you are doing 10 and 12 inch knives.

I would guess that basically everyone who has a big grinder is using it for something more than sharpening and thinning their own knives. Most people just have stones.

 

[coxhaus]

I have a grinder and a commercial polisher. I only use my grinder for grinding steel and I keep a wire wheel on 1 side to clean rust off. My grinding wheel is too coarse to touch it to a knife.

 

[Tapio]

There are many reason why I prefer freehand sharpening. I enjoy learning and doing freehand sharpening. Sharpening systems kill all the fun. Freehand is compatible with every blade I own including straight razor, single bevel kitchen knives, planes, chisels, scissor, scandi grind puukko knives, convex bevels etc. Big whetstones for freehand wear really slowly. The water and slur on a whetsrone absorbs all the particles that are removed from the blade. No need to worry about inhaling metal particles.

 

[Nemo]

It's pretty easy to remove a lot of steel with power tools. Much more than you need to. Or intended to. Also pretty easy to overheat the steel at the edge. Especially if the knife is thin behind the edge. Which it probably won't be if you removed too much steel, I guess.