Warthog VSharp Sharpening System Review

Sharpener Name: V Sharp Chrome (also available in Black)

Sharpener Maker: Warthog
Sharpener Type: V Sharp

Base Materials: Wood (optional Granite for $21.95)
Hone Material: Diamond, Steel

Grit Types: 325 Standard with Steels (optional 600, 1000 for $24.95 per pair)

Strops: None

Notes: Sharpens both sides of knife bevel at same time, and standardizes each sharpening to ensure bevel remains same every time.

MSRP: $89.95
Available: Now

Manufacturers website:

http://www.warthogsharp.com

The Warthog VSharp is a good sharpening system overall. It has its good and bad attributes, but I still would recommend it for anyone interested in it. It sharpens both sides of the blade at the same time, and is pretty idiot proof after a slight learning process.

Advantages:

+It gets the knife sharp on both sides of the knife
+Good maintenance of bevel on blade, since it sharpens the same angle every time
+Easy to use
+Comes with steels to finish honing and polishing
+Adjustable bevel angle (17, 20, 25 degrees)
+Fast sharpening

Disadvantages

-Fit and finish is not as good as it could be, although it does not effect performance and not so bad as to be CCC
-Price
-Diamond impregnation on sharpening rods only on one side
-High cost of additional rods in higher grits
-Changing rod angles more tedious than needed
-Steels require a little bit of work to get in the slots
-Poor instructions with unit
-Can mar finish on blades with larger geometries, although not significantly
-As with any V sharpening system, it is impossible to sharpen entirely to the choil on knives on both sides, one side will always be slightly higher than the other
-Guides make some knives not fit all the way in, making the first bit of bevel from the choil impossible to reach

Overall impressions:

I personally like the system, although not perfect, its flaws are minor and it does do a good job getting your knife sharp in a hurry. I would recommend this to anyone interested.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Warthog
• Sharp
• sharpening
• system
• quietbearr
• knife

[JasonECI]

Can't agree more! Most of the V shaped sharpeners work as expected, but for a piece at this price range, the workmanship and finish really can be improved a little!

The first thought came into my mind when you flip its bottom up was "Couldn't they sharpen their forstner bit first?"...

Will the chef's knife's bolster get stuck by the guide as well?

[QuietBearr]

@JasonECI Depends on the knife and how far back the bolster is from the start of the blade, I dont think so because of how long the blade is, you can angle it even if the bolster is close to the guides.

[hugo2x]

I can see it being extremely useful for machetes and swords.

[QuietBearr]

It actually works better on smaller knives than larger ones, but it would work well for machetes and swords as well.

I will be reviewing the new Vsharp XE which is the new and improved model soon to be coming out. I believe it is better than this one in many ways, but we will see when I get it in my hands.

[fuckfalloutboy]

damn why cant people just learn to use a File

[QuietBearr]

Granted it is fun for some people like you or I to sharpen knives (I am guessing you at least it is for me), but it is not for everyone, and I can get a knife from a dull, rolled over, completely blunt edge to a hair shaving sharp edge on this in about 1-2 mins. Now, for the novice it would be the same. However, on stones it takes much more work and much more time to get a great edge, and a lot more practice.

We live in the age of luxury and ease. Why not take advantage?

[hackamore]

@QuietBearr What if you stand on your head?

[labrat7357]

For a lot less than $150 you can get some quality whetstones or whet stone systems like the tri-hone style systems that will work better and store in a lot less space. It takes 5 min to learn basic sharpening and it will be a lot sharper than that expensive toy. Why turn a simple sharpening process into something so complex. Sharpen until you get a burr along whole edge ,move to a smoother stone do it again and finally hone the final edge. Simple & effective now. go use your sharp knife.

[ugotbawlz]

great review...thank you.

[yugandali]

I'm going to stick with my stones, but thanks for the informative, well organized, well done presentation.

[rfgardner]

what are the differences between the chrome model and the black model.

[billebert]

start watching @ 1:30 the first part is total jabbering. good review but he talks WAY too much.

[hatelibs1]

you male or female???