Lansky Crock Sticks sharpener demo

Getting the most out of your Lansky Turnbox crock sticks, brief narrated video.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• lansky
• crocksticks
• crock
• sticks
• turnbox
• knife
• sharpening
• stockman
• strop

[jakemachina]

Bungwrench, the reason for putting the pivot in the middle is to change the angle of the base by the same amount in each direction as you rock (This way, it's like instead of having the box flat, it's at -10 and +10 degrees). This translates directly to the rods, and while it may provide a large shift up and down in the position of the rods, they still only change by 10 degrees. Try it yourself sometime, with a protractor, it's pretty cool.

[azteksogo]

Very nice video. I liked your review of the Kershaw Cyclone as well (I was considering a Leek, but now would go with a Cyclone).

I would just like to ask whether or not you would recommend the this Lansky for sharpening the Cyclone.

[jakemachina]

Azteksogo: using the crock sticks for maintaining a cyclone isn't bad, but I would only want to use it for regular maintenance, not for doing any sort of major reprofiling. If you're just touching up the edge to bring it from decent to sharp, then it's good, but to bring back an abused edge, bench stones would be best.

[larrysweetdepper]

Awesome tip with the pencil!!! Thank you very much! Saved my day! ;)

[metrowash]

This video is USELESS without a cutting demonstration! :)

Seriously, thanks for the tips, will have to try this.....

[drpepper69ification]

Crock sticks are the best, I use this same model sharpener, and the angles on it work just fine. You don't really need to do the whole sharpie thing, it just makes sharpening your knife more dangerous. If you do this right, you should be able to get your knife very sharp. I stop sharpening when my knife will shave hair off of my arm.

[viewer1a]

So with the stropping you just want to wait until the edge grabs? I see. thanks for that tip.

I thought you had to maintain the angle which in your case you went for 30 degrees.

I'm still new to sharpening. I'm using the Lansky turn box right now and starting to get good results indeed!

I find the trick is in the amount of pressure you use.

And like you said I use it to maintain an edge not a full out re profile which I have not tried yet.

[ToolyMcgee]

Thanks for the tips!

[clubtc05]

Just bought this knife sharpener and i love it because it works lol i bought a $30 smith sharpening kit and it sucked it just dulled my knife

[ArmyBoyRFA]

You can use any knives big or small tactical or kitchen, if your looking for a good sharpener look at the Spyderco Sharpmaker!

It is like the same design but alot more effective in my personal opinion!

[MinerAmax]

before when i was a biggener, i thought the V sharpener is like a pre set angle sharpener. u move it front and back but how i get how it works

[crayzclown]

I LOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE­EEEEEEEEEE my crock sticks.