Lansky Knife Sharpening System

[TheMordru]

Doing it as directed,maybe defective.

[TheMordru]

Most useless thing I have ever purchased! You cannot tighten the clamp enough to keep the blade from moving.

[Just1nFR]

@TheMordru you cant be doing it right, it holds really well, and your gently running your stone over it lol.

[rc75mhz]

Just tried it for the first time & it works

[just1terry]

I`ve had mine for many years,and properly used, they make knives hair flinging sharp

[sglaser001]

@TheSovietJ The Smith's kit is Made in China. Lansky is Made in USA, patented the original kit and works better....my opinion

[brandoncormier4]

anyone know where to get these?

[sglaser001]

@brandoncormier4 You can get Lansky at Amazon, Bass Pro, Academy Sports, etc. The full line is only available at the Lansky site.

[brandoncormier4]

@sglaser001 haha just found a place near me, MEC, should do the job!

[sglaser001]

Lansky knife sharpener kits tips:

1) Setting Knife in Clamp: insert blade about ¼” to ½”

2) Closing the Clamp: Leave front screw loose so the back screw can torque up and follow the angle of the blade.

3) Finding angle: Run a marker along the leading edge & see if you are removing the color (ie steel). If not, the factory angle is a greater. Jump up one slot and try again or grab the coarse hone and get to work.

4) Ceramics are best for final polishing. Diamonds are best for coarse work

[pkspence]

@sglaser001

#3... excellent tip, thanks!

[MrTeerl]

I was given one of these as a kid, but no one ever showed me how to use it. Sadly it went unused and later discarded.

[Killeom]

For people who like to sharpen or know what they're doing, they'll use sharpening stones (Like Smith's tri-stone) and such. For beginners who don't want to risk any damage to the knife, they'll use this method. I personally don't think either method is best, but as long as the blades are sharpened by stone, and finished by using a strop or leather, it's fine. This is in my opinion.

[ueoaoeu]

Functionally brilliant, design and user friendliness could do with a bit of work

[jbauch357]

what people have failed to mention is that once you have the proper blade angle set all you need is a butchers steel (as in, don't remove any material with it - just re-define the edge that's rolled over) to get back to shaving sharp. my pocket knife gets used daily, but I only have to hit it with the lansky about once a year to keep it sharp - the rest of the time I just hit it with a butchers steel a couple times a month.

[sglaser001]

@jbauch357 For maintenance, I like to use the Lansky Croc Sticks like in the 4 Rod Turnbox that comes with medium and fine ceramics. Its more effective than the butcher steel because the medium ceramic will remove a bit of steel and do a better job with no hassle. 

[quaest]

Geez it's complicated.

[4krhtikos]

how much this costs??

[vision2sound]

Another advert.

[Camorr975]

possible on an sword or sabre ?

[sglaser001]

@Camorr975 Yes, you will probably need multiple knife clamps or just sharpen 6" at a time.

[Lucifer986]

where is the stand. holding lol

[steeda67]

i have this system, works great. I use it on all my knives; leatherman, swiss army, kershaw, kitchen knives.

[ploetzlich30]

i think that people ALLWAYS complain to much! i don´t own any sharpening system yet, but i have A LOT to sharpen like chisels, kitchen knifes, swiss army knifes and so on. to bad that you can´t sharpen chisels with this system!

[GrigoriSom]

Problems with this system: 1 very difficult to use safely and accurately w/o mount 2. does not easily accommodate knives w/ tapering spine width 3. rods are never completely straight 4. my yellow hone's hole is too large, so rod won't tighten properly. . . I contacted Lansky about this twice and have yet to receive a response. I'm looking for another system and will sell this one on ebay cheap when I do.

[acoow]

Sharpening a blade 95% technique and 5% what kind of system is being used. This system removing the need for the user to have technique. Sharpening by hand, using proper technique and system can get you an edge that you can shave with - but it's MAJOR overkill to sharpen a kitchen knife that much. This tool, and tools like it, will get a kitchen knife more than sharp enough.

[14lessthan1]

2:16 yeah if u tighten to much you will break the plastic

[gncrzy2000]

nice I just received one of these for XMAS cant wait to use it

[airsoftguy85rocks]

Can someone list the grits of the stones?

[nick617617]

what about scandi grind?

[lost14559]

lol i sharpen my knives on what ever is around me that i can use nail file, card bord, lether belt, and another knife but 4 the lazzy ppl that dont want 2 take there time 2 learn the skill this wold be perfect

[ericsyutubeaccount]

@lost14559 or people who want to put a decent edge on their knife

[lost14559]

@ericsyutubeaccount ya but u dont need fansy stuff 2 put a fine edge on a knife thats my point

[acoow]

@lost14559 What do you recommend for people with a false sense of superiority and need to learn how to spell?

[lost14559]

@acoow false sense of superiorty? what? where did i say im better then any 1? if any thing im cheap lol

[loku1125]

does any one know the angle on a mora #1

[mycaddigo]

what is the longest knife this will sharpen?

[rlta04]

Looks like a complicated ,labor intense system

[omglazorspewpewpew]

i dont see how this is 1 2 3 ><

[theonlyproblem]

god u could easily make your own one of these and avoid the price

[TheUV123]

how much r these

[23madskilz23]

I've just bought this, do you have to use the honing oil every time you sharpen with it or only when it clogges up? In this video it says to use the oil when it becomes clogged up, but in the instructions that came with it says that I must use oil every time I sharpen.

[retepvosnul]

I counted at least 14 not 3

[Kidnam666]

When I was in the Marines on ship some squid hooked up my KA-BAR with this system you could shave with it.

[5tonyvvvv]

this is ridiclious ,,u dont need all this bullshit

[20tom09gt]

this is truly one great sharpener got mine to day it realy is one great sharpening system . i cant sharpen to save my life but this all ready got my knives shaving sharp.

[tacticaled98]

it is a great sharpener and i recomend to ge it i just got it today and already have amazing results

[CaIIMeSAND]

I'm sure it works, but my what a drama.

[phreezerburne]

just buy a whetstone

[alleztouschier]

I used to own that lansky thingy but now it's in the trash.  Get a spyderco sharpmaker instead. It only took me 10 min to get a SOG flash 2 knife shaving sharp which is quite a feat considering how dull the SOG come out from the factory.

[ohnevergoingtoquit]

@alleztouschier yeah compare the prices lol

[TheTNPer]

@alleztouschier i got my 5th SOG flash 2 yesterday, the aus8 steel that it came with was hair poping sharp for me, where did you buy the knife from?

[keeperofblades]

Lansky is the best! All other sharpening systems suck.

[theagrafiotis]

aaaaaa too much work i just wanna sleep

[alek100]

@theagrafiotis lol

[3264218]

i bought mine 9 years ago, it still works i would not recommend it for chef knifes over 6inches (because of the length of the blade, the angle change too much towards the tip) but for everything else it works miracles

did anyone ever try the sapphire ? when i bought it diamond was the finest

[ryanhayn]

This dummy is doing it wrong. He needs to hold the hone between the knife edge and the guide rod hole. The way he's doing it allows the guide rod to move up and down in the hole, causing the angle to change.

[seume]

you guys either never have used one or don't know what your doing. Because mine works flawlessly very easy to use and gets your knives razor sharp.

[Laplaceable]

don't buy, it doesn't work for sh^&

[TacticalJunkie]

@Laplaceable mine works great, after using the sapphire stone my knives get scary sharp

[JoGenJG]

looks interesting and smart.

[arturo656b]

put the knife holder in a small vise.

[kristyclemente]

This thing looks awkward to use.

[pjaussiemovies]

You would have to be an unco to cut yourself really

[stalker7d7]

this thing is funny. pathetic, and can be dangerous, putting your fingers that close to the blade sharpening it...:/

[3rogueS]

obviously you've never used one of these.

I've had mine for 10 years, the diamond hones are great as well. The mount is great as well. Check out Lansky's two sided diamond paddle sharpeners too.

i guess i'm lucky, i've never been cut sharpening any knife, with numerous methods...knock on wood.

[nsw1535]

@3rogueS

What would you call it if you had to but it in grits?

[mcbrite]

I guess if you're american that's kinda true... ;-P

[stalker7d7]

just get a traditional sharpening stone and hone your skills...

[RedAssBaboon666]

can i sharpen my larger (like 9") heavier knives with it too??

[wingnut622]

I've had this system for years and is the only way I can get a decent edge. I would recommend it to anyone.

[MrRoids001]

knife sharpening is an art and should not be left to a jig. Theses thing will get a clean angle on a knife but you then have to find it on your steel. And did you see how he sharpened it? TWO angles the teeth on that knife are going everywhere!

[somecreativename14]

Crock sticks are the best!

[SharpestKnife95]

i need one!

[dragonflychainsaw]

i have the smith system pretty much the same but you you have to practice at either and rather and do that i just use a good whet rock and you can really fine tune your edge this way

[mj13802]

I have had excellent results with this system for skinning and cleaning large game. Could not be happier.

[2muchwatching]

intresting, my first thought was wtf?

[sarah20ga]

Actually, a better way to see if a knife is sharp enough is try to shave some hair off of your arm. It takes a sharper blade to shave hair off of your arm than it does to cut paper.

[nephildevil]

anybody got a lansky AND a spyderco sharpener?

i got the latter and wonder how they compare

[tannertgf]

spyderco is much better

[boonie1994]

will this work on a recurve blade?

[23rakshasa23]

probably, but I think you'd have to clamp the knife in different places to get each section of the blade.

[billiardjay]

@boonie1994 Yes, unlike with a whetstone, this will work with a recurve blade. The edge angle will change slightly, but it's not really noticeable. The best way to sharpen a recurve blade knife is with crock sticks or something similar such as Spyderco sharpmaker.

[billwcc]

I have a Lansky kit. It works ok, but the pieces are too small for my liking. I can never get an edge that will shave with the Lansky tool. Maybe it's me, not the tool.

[SadisticFella]

What a piece of shit, could end up taking ya fuckin finger tips off.

[marsters256]

I could never be bothered with this

[MuhsinTheMomin]

i dont like this, am better a freehand on a whetstone

[kingboru121]

I bought a lansky pocket sharpener with a carbine preset edge and a ceramic edge and it sucks. I tried but after seeing how sharp one can get a knife on a benchstone it makes my two preset stones look like a waste of money. Don't go with preset angles whatever you do, i had to find that out the hard way. Though i don't like their preset stone sytems this one seems to work. Still im gonna go and buy a crock stick set and a wet stone.

[walkman88us]

I borrowed this product to try out and I find it works pretty well but it is time consuming. The results seem o.k. but then I haven't compared it to anything yet. Friends have told me I'm wasting my time and I should be using a diamond wet stone. What's a good test to see how sharp you have your knife?

[kingboru121]

get a piece of paper a cut it with your knife. The result, if its sharp, should be like a hot knife through butter. Almost like the paper is falling of and the blade should cleanly slice all the way through.

[viewitnow]

Thank yoy for posting this!

[Randal6393]

But for people who have no experience in sharpening, this will work better than most.

[capmcatastrophy]

I can vouch for that, I just sharpened a knife for the first time in my life on my own using one of these kits my dad bought YEARS ago and never used. I modified their instructions a bit, but it worked well enough to please me, and I've been USING knives outdoors as long as I can remember.

[guiltybystander77]

fucking wrong!

their is NO substitute for a good set of benchstones and some leather for stropping!

[EL41591]

dude chill out

[WarbananaOfDA]

True. But not everybody can spend hours upon hours to get a hair whittling edge.

[guiltybystander77]

this system doesn't speed up the process! it just holds the stone at a particualar angle. if anything it slows the process down because of all the equipment.

[WarbananaOfDA]

Ah. That's true, But for someone totally inexperienced they'd probably take longer to get the right edge. And in terms of angles just as you said, It might as well take them hours upon hours of getting used to benchstone work. Sorry for not being specific.

[blink182mrk]

Even using the best benchstones available, the most experianced sharpener in the world can't get less than 3 degrees variation on the edge. It's been proven. The human hand isn't perfect. I'll compare knives that I sharpen using the lansky system, and THEN strop, to your freehand sharpened and then stropped knives anyday!

[guiltybystander77]

Thats just a straight lie and you know it. Where has it been proven? Show me one article or study! It's pretty easy to disprove anyway: look at any ancient sword (the obvious one being the Japanese katana). They were ALL hand forged and sharpened with no jigs or other guides. "3 degrees of variation" is complete bullshit. The trained human hand can not only hold a specific angle with barely any variation at all, but can also return to that angle after sharpening is halted for a short time.

[Doggieman1111]

rock on