Lansky Deluxe 5 Stone System

My father's an ex-butcher and to see him renew an edge with a steel is a thing of beauty. I am jealous and have never been able to learn. I'm ham-fisted with whet-stones and have never found a device that could install an edge worth calling an edge. Until this little box-kit. Beautifully presented and collected and with idiot-proof, stepped instructions (in plain English) I have restored a Victorinox, a Peasant, a very expensive kitchen knife and a vintage 6" antler-handled sheath knife - all to a point I can shave my arm! I'm actually looking for blunt knives!

I've been using a spyderco sharpmaker ever since the first one they made that came in a nylon pouch. After finally needing to replace both medium stones due to use and also a fine rod due to breakage (dropped), I was going to buy another sharpmaker but instead chose the lansky deluxe. After the first quick use I was thinking I should have chosen the spyderco but stuck with it. After getting to grips with its differences I really started to like it and now happy I purchased this instead. There is just a bit more consistency with the lansky even if does take a little longer to set up and use. I'd highly recommend the stand for this system too. It just takes away my hand fatigue after re bevelling an edge.

I wish I'd bought one of these years ago! Definitely not something for someone wanting quick and easy, but if you have patience and you're willing to put some time into sharpening a knife then the results are amazing. I just ground a completely new edge onto an old kitchen knife in an hour and I can now shave with it! I recommend buying one of the Lansky stands to go with it.

I have this system for 1-2 years now, did not wanted to write about it , until I will try it on different knife. I have got some issues with it: -Very hard almost impossible to fix the knife blade in the position that it won't move. -Not able to sharpen big knives (machete). -The grove in the clamp is useless as will not hold normal size knife unless is the Victorinox type knife. -It will give you every time you sharpen a new bevel as it is hard to aim the distance from the back of the blade. -It will make the bevel wider on every the curvature than the straight bit of the blade. -You need three hand to use this system, because of the flimsiness of it. -You need to place (Tape, Rubber, piece of carpet stopper mate) to let the clamp hold the blade. Hope it helps for new buyers.

Very easy to use. Hair popping sharpness. Very sturdy. HH service 5 star as always.