I have a similar unit from Amazon. I spent a little extra money and got some diamond stones which really speed up the process. Those manmade stones, aluminum oxide or whatever they are, do an alright job but they dry out pretty fast. Which you can see in your video as you’re sharpening. The ones waiting on the table are nearly dried out. My biggest gripe with these systems is the looseness of the plates when they’re in the holder. For sharpening woods blades, they’re fine. I use a belt sander primarily and it does the work 90% faster, although requires more skill to keep the angle true.

@RamblinVagabonder

4 ай бұрын

That's true they do dry fast.

@russlikely1137

2 ай бұрын

My wasabi came with diamond stones. Haven’t tried them yet.

@RamblinVagabonder

2 ай бұрын

Yes, these particular stones with this kit do dry very fast. I will also upgrade to better at some point. Although, I've learned that if I only soak the stones I'll be using at the time (instead of all of them), they do stay wet the amount of time I need them. Having them all out the day of the video was basically for demonstration purposes. I didn't use them all on that knife in the video.

Thanks for this!

I just got mine today took a knife that I found in the back of an old car and boy is it sharp and I use the sandstones

@RamblinVagabonder

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome. They are amazing sharpeners.

I like it and have rhe same one but to me i couldn't get the stones to sharpen my blade i wonder what I was doing worng

@RamblinVagabonder

6 ай бұрын

You might have had your adjustment too high on the upright rod. That will make your blade blunt at the edge.

@russlikely1137

2 ай бұрын

Try more pressure I heard you want at least 3 pounds of pressure

I got the wasabi version one if that makes a difference with the stones it comes with

@RamblinVagabonder

2 ай бұрын

I hear the Wasabi stones work great. They also hold water longer.