- Joined
- Jan 12, 2009
- Messages
- 3,198
I agree with all the criticism and the positive points about the Lansky. I use mine to set the edges on a new knife as I want, then it gets packed back up. It seems to work best on medium sized blades, and don't think about buying it without the base. It is too hard to hold in one hand and accurately manipulate the stone across the knife with the other. I bought mine somewhere back in the 80s, and it has served well as long as you learn its limitations. I found buying a "coarse" stone and the "sapphire" stone really added a nice utility to the basic set.
I would point out that the degree of sharpening is no more than a reference point on that system as the spine on the knife is placed in the holder in the same place every time. So a knife blade that is 1/2" across with receive a more obtuse angle than a blade that is 3/4" across even though you use the same degree setting. That is so simple to understand once you think it through (elementary level geometry), but I didn't pick up on it for a while.
So I have an oily scrap of paper in the Lansky box that has the "angles" noted on it for any knife I sharpen using the set, and use the angle markings only as reference. Works fine.
Robert
I would point out that the degree of sharpening is no more than a reference point on that system as the spine on the knife is placed in the holder in the same place every time. So a knife blade that is 1/2" across with receive a more obtuse angle than a blade that is 3/4" across even though you use the same degree setting. That is so simple to understand once you think it through (elementary level geometry), but I didn't pick up on it for a while.
So I have an oily scrap of paper in the Lansky box that has the "angles" noted on it for any knife I sharpen using the set, and use the angle markings only as reference. Works fine.
Robert