Work Sharp Mk.2 Thoughts and Experience

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ByAnyMeansNecessary

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I'll start off with full disclosure and admit I am not necessarily a knife "collector". I have a bout 20 - 25 knives (mostly fixed) that I've acquired over the years beginning with the hunting knife my dad gave me as a kid.

Since then I have my dad's Ka-Bar from Vietnam, my Phrobis M9 from the first Gulf War, a few Gerbers, Cold Steel SRK, and my most prized knife is probably the Gerber LHR. I also have a Gerber Mk I that I bought in the 80s at a gun show in Jackson, Mississippi (they seem somewhat collectable).

Because of that I've never really mastered the art of sharpening a knife, therefore from time to time I'm always looking for a better and more ergonomical way of sharpening one.

I always see the Work Sharp mentioned and it interest me but I just couldn't get a warm fuzzy about it. Even the other day a video popped up in my feed on YouTube and I watched it.

Coincidentally, I was in a Sportsman Warehouse over the weekend and they had a demo on the counter with an invitation to sharpen your knife. Luckily I had several knives with me.

My significant other keeps a cheap fixed blade under the passenger seat of our vehicle and a SOG folder in her purse. I also keep what I would consider a mid-tier knife of mine in the vehicle.

Anyway I started with the cheap fixed blade, if it ruined the knife it would be no loss. We got it and just two or three passes on each side made a monumental difference. That cheap knife was sharper than it has ever been.

Now I was interested.

I did the same with her SOG with the same results.

I then said what the heck, let me try it with my knife. I did the same, just a couple of passes and it was night and day.

I have to admit I was extremely impressed!

I guess I may have been somewhat obtuse about the sharpening system but I just assumed that it was a gimmick that was too good to be true.

My mind may have been changed, what do you guys think?



** I did see other threads on this but they were over a year old so I hope starting a new thread was the best thing**
 
I have the original version for ages and love it.....Great and handy tool it is....... Just practice and watch your knife tips........You'll round a few over before you get it...... I don't use the guides any more....... I clamp the WS down and free hand my knives across the belts........Worx best for ME....😉.........Enjoy your soon to be new toy...👌
 
jfk1110 said:
I have the original version for ages and love it.....Great and handy tool it is....... Just practice and watch your knife tips........You'll round a few over before you get it...... I don't use the guides any more....... I clamp the WS down and free hand my knives across the belts........Worx best for ME....😉.........Enjoy your soon to be new toy...👌
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Will do, and I’ll definitely try not to round off any points.
 
Practice on cheap knives! These powered sharpeners can be excellent tools, but they remove material very quickly and potentially destroy knives.

Tape your knives above the edge.
 
I like mine when I’m trying to clean up an old well used cutting edge or change bevel angles. I buy old knives at junk stores or antique stores and sharpen them for practice. I use a fixed angle sharpening system. I have also gotten to the point where, I know the belt system will be quicker and less frustrating, then working my way through several stones cleaning up a fubar cutting edge. Also use it on knives that the have been sharpened by people that “know” how to sharpen free hand. A few passes with a fixed angle system will show fubar bevels quickly. Be aware you will get a convex cutting edge, belt will round any edge, nature of the beast. Use mine on old military knives that are thicker and have been sharpened using something that resembles a brick over the years.
 
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