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The Lansky 4-Rod Turn Box LCD5D is a compact, hardwood knife sharpening system featuring four durable alumina ceramic rods in medium and fine grits. It offers two preset sharpening angles (20° and 25°) for versatile edge maintenance, ideal for kitchen chefs and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Lightweight and portable, it stores easily in drawers or backpacks, delivering quick, smooth sharpening with minimal effort and lasting precision.


































| ASIN | B000B8FW0E |
| Best Sellers Rank | #264,357 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #927 in Knife Sharpeners |
| Brand Name | Lansky |
| Color | Gray, White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,603) |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00080999081006 |
| Grit Type | Medium,Fine |
| Included Components | Deluxe Turn-Box Crock Stick |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 9.5"L x 5"W x 1.25"H |
| Item Type Name | 4-Rod Turn Box |
| Item Weight | 255 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Lansky |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | limited 1-year manufacturer |
| Material Type | Synthetic |
| UPC | 885480975099 803983111202 693529101312 080999081006 885931813642 885792807897 796254185685 097914442736 751738784990 807320391029 885219596984 885530028768 753060091371 885427702641 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
N**O
Easy to use and reliable if kept clean and used with good technique
This is my favorite type of knife sharpener, that always delivers a good edge. I have been disappointed with the pull-through, Vee notch types that leave a rough, burr type sharpness and score marks, along the length of the blades edge. The crossed ceramic rod types make a smooth edge. This one has a set of grey, coarse rods for establishing a new edge on an old or damaged knife, and white, fine rods for getting the final edge or retouching the edge of a knife you have already sharpened. As you sharpen your blade, you will see dark gray stripes appear on the ceramic rods where metal has been removed from the blade edge. You have to rotate the rods a tiny amount after a few strokes to keep the blade on fresh parts of the rods. Once the entire circumference of the rods has been filled up with gray stripes from removed metal, you must clean the rods to refresh the sharpening action. I clean mine by using some liquid dishwashing soap on a small piece of Scotch-Brite or old work sponge and rubbing the rods while rinsing under a faucet. They never come perfectly clean looking, but you can remove enough of the deposited metal to renew the sharpening action. I have been using the holes marked as 25° for all of my pocket knives and kitchen knives, and I like the results. I think the 20° angle creates an edge that is thin and more easily damaged. I have not bothered to check the accuracy of the angles as others have noted. I just used it as it came and have been satisfied with everything from my Benchmade everyday carry to my tiny Victorinox pocket executive knives. Most of my blades are curved toward the tip and I have discovered that I have to tilt the tip of the blade downward and make short strokes on just the curved section of the blade in order to sharpen it properly. For the straight portion of the blade, I hold the knife level. You don't have to press very hard on these and the most effective strokes I have found are a slicing motion as if you were trying to slice off pieces of ceramic from the rods. When retouching an already sharpened blade, I use very light pressure and sometimes go both up and down, making one to four strokes on one side and then switching to the other side, always making the same number of strokes on each side. You must take care to keep your off hand back and away from the base of the ceramic rods just in case your blade slips down. You also want to try to avoid hitting the top edge of the ceramic rods as you bring the knife blade down for sharpening. I have never cut myself but I can see how it could easily happen if you are careless. If you drag the edge across the flat end of the rod instead of the edge inside the v-shape, you will nick your edge and have to use a lot of extra strokes to fix it.
L**.
For 12 bucks, there is NO better sharpener!
For 12 bucks, there is NO better sharpener. I'm not a complete n00b when it comes to knife sharpening, but I'm pretty close! After reading all 465765523462341243 reviews on Amazon I decided to finally "Add to cart" and order this bad boy. After what seemed like forever, the sharpener arrived. Yes it's true that the wooden box is "made in China" but I found the quality to be great...especially for TWELVE BUCKS! It's wood, after all, and not plastic. The 2 ceramic sticks seem to be very durable and I am confident that they will last for many, many, MANY sharpening sessions. As you've read, it comes with two medium grit rods and two fine grit rods. The rods are ceramic. I can't fault the length of the crock sticks because I knew how long they were when I ordered them. Ok on to the first sharpening sessions. I decided to start on a 7 year old, cheap China pairing knife that my wife and I have had since we've been married. As you can imagine, this knife was really dull because it has never been sharpened. The knife is about 4 inches. I sharpened this knife at the 25 degree angle, as per the instructions. Starting with the medium grit rods, I held the knife perpendicular to the box. I did it a little different than the directions in that I stayed on one side and went down to the tip and then back up to the top. I did this a total of 20 times, up and down, on both sides. Then I switched over to the fine grit ceramic rods and did the same thing for 20 times. All in all, it took about 15 minutes. After I finished, the 7 year old cheapo was shaving my arm hair and slicing through paper with ease! I didn't strop the blade but this would've made the knife that much more sharper. Next, I moved to my Ka-bar Warthog folder. I've had this knife for about 3 years and it has some damage on the blade. It was also very dull. I did the same thing as described above, only moved to the 20 degree angle. I was expecting to work on this edge for a while because of the damage and it took me about 45 minutes to get the knife hair shaving sharp. I still need to work on the tip of this knife to get it where I want it, but it is great how sharp the rest of the edge is! I don't mind working for a while on a knife so it doesn't bother me that some knives are going to take a long time...just do a little every night until you are happy! I'll be moving on to my other EDC next, my Cold Steel Kudu. A few things: Be mindful of the tips of your knives. Don't roll it off the rods. Try and keep them on the rods when you get to the tip so you won't round them out. Take it slow and you'll get the hang of it! Also, watch your hand! It's very easy to come off the rods and get close to your hand. Also, there will be a lot of steel coming off onto the rods...an old toothbrush is your friend! Anyways, at 12 bucks, it really is an easy decision! I may try and get the diamond rods at some point but right now I'm very satisfied with my purchase!
A**E
Lansky Turn Box - 5 thumbs up
First, the service and delivery were flawless and hassle free. Thanks to those who made it happen. Second, after 5 decades of trying good stones (Arkansas, oil, etc), and never getting the hang of horizontal sharpening, and recently using 400 and 600 grit sand paper because I did not have my stones with me (last two years, mostly 'on the road', long story ....), when I used this the first time minutes after receiving it, I knew I had scored. I've used it for the better part of a month now. I first used the coarse rod to shape up my blades (mostly 2 ESEE's, an Izula and a 3). Then, I used the fine rods. A bit of strop action after, and bingo - sharp as the day they came (and that was very sharp). I keep the fine rods now set up in my studio, and use them several times per day, just a few strokes before and/or after a project - whether whittling wood or prepping a meal. It's simple - I love simple gear, and the more low tech the better to do a job. It's effective. And when used as the directions suggest (keep your fingers well away from the rods while sharpening or you will pay with blood!), very safe. I have zero criticism about this at this time. I eventually may add a Spyderco Sharpmaker. My original plan was to buy that one, but I couldn't afford it, so found this instead for a lot less money. (Less than half.) The Spyderco may do a better job with longer blades (5" - 6"), but for shorter ones, like 3" and below, I can see no advantage. But regardless of whether I add a Sharpmaker, the Turn Box will definitely stay in my kit, especially for camp. Excellent product. I strongly recommend if for anyone looking for a small, portable, quality product at a reasonable price.
D**D
Bought this to sharpen a couple of Leatherman knives. Following the instructions, i immediately noticed my knives were sharper than when i bought them. I believe this sharpener kit will last for many years to come and will keep my knives sharper than ever. Definitely worth the purchase!
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Je connaissait déjà le "croc stick" de chez lansky pratique car tient dans la poche. Avec ce set Deluxe, on à un produit super qui permet d'entretenir un fil sur les barres grises en utilisant un angle plus prononcé de 25° et ensuite une finition est possible pour obtenir un tranchant rasoir sur les céramiques blanches sur un angle plus serré de 20° J'ai entretenu mes couteaux (du S30V, duVG10, du 8Cr14MoV, de l'opinel…) avec un résultat ultra satisfaisant après une 15e de passes sur les céramiques grises puis une bonne 20e sur les blanches, on coupe une peau de tomate sans aucun effort d'appui sur la lame et une feuille de papier sans accrocs en tirant à peine. Les barrettes céramiques se noircissent sous l'effet de l'affutage (poudre de métal du couteau) au fil du temps elles vont se lisser et perdre de leur efficacité, il faut alors simplement les passer au savon sous l'eau chaude et c'est reparti ! Acheté à 29€, le rapport Q/P est vraiment optimal, l'aspect compact et léger du boitier en bois où on peut y ranger les 4 céramiques est super, on peut l'avoir dans son sac si on part en vacances sans être gêné. Pas besoin de s'embêter avec des pierres à aiguiser hors de prix et difficile d'emploi, on a tout ici ! Pour ceux qui souhaitent aller plus loin dans le même type de système, je conseille le Sharpmaker de Spyderco , l'investissement n'est plus du tout le même surtout qu'il est fort souhaitable d'y rajouter les barres en diamant permettant non plus d'entretenir ses lames, mais bien de refaire un fil correct sur un couteau emoussé . Il faut bien garder à l'esprit que le Lansky est parfait pour ENTRETENIR ses lames mais devient pénible si la lame est très abimée car les barres grises ne sont pas assez abrasives pour refaire un fil en particulier sur des acier durs ou alors il faut y passer une heure. A bon entendeur !
F**O
Della Lansky ho già un altro modello più grosso, con la protezione per la mano e le bacchette molto più lunghe (non ricordo la sigla). Ho deciso di prendere anche questo LS33 perché facilmente trasportabile fuori. Buon prodotto che riesce a portare il filo a rasoio ma con delle precisazioni che vanno fatte: 1) non utilizzare se il filo della lama riporta cippature importanti (quelle le risolvete solo con pietre o mola) 2) da utilizzare solo sporadicamente e non in maniera continuativa. Le bacchette non agiscono su tutto il tagliente ma solo sulla punta andando a creare un micro bevel. Un uso continuativo delle bacchette vi accorcerà la punta del tagliente col risultato che, nel tempo, non funzionaranno più e sarete costretti a riprofilare il tagliente. 3) da non usare su lame con profilo scandi a zero (ma questa è solo una opinione personale). D'altronde per le lame con scandi a zero non serve diventare matti cercando l'angolo giusto, basta appoggiare il bisello sulla pietra (sono le lame più facili da affilare). In conclusione, consiglio questo prodotto e lo ritengo valido restando fermi i punti sopra citati.
J**A
My Lanskey Turnbox arrived from Amazon 2 days early, and I just finished sharpening all my kitchen knives. I'm impressed! http://lansky.com/index.php/products/4-rod-turn-box/ note: I've never sharpened a knife before, so this is aimed more at you who were in my shoes a week ago when I started researching. I wanted an oil stone, but the cost for anything 'decent' was excessive to ship to Canada. This got good reviews from some knife people on youtube, and lots of great amazon reviews, and it's well priced around $20). Also this is a review of my own doing, no affiliation with Lansky. Just happy with their product. First impressions - nice packaging (clamshell but now heat sealed, it opened up without a knife), instructions didn't make a lot of sense after spending some time reading and watching sharpening videos, but not a big deal. The wooden sharpening/storage box is very nicely made, and appeals to my love of very simple, effective things. No extras, nothing unnecessary. It has spaces for 4 rods (2 each of medium and fine grit) in the base which are accessed by turning the end. The angles are 20 and 25 degrees, I used the 20 for my kitchen knives and 25 for my cleaver. The rods fit well in the base; I would prefer a bit more snug if I were to nitpick, but it only seemed to create an issue with the heavier cleaver (the extra weight caused a bit of a shimmy/shudder/bounce that was fixed by adjusting the angle a little). Progressing from the medium to the fine grit rods, I was able to in about 10 minutes per knife take them from so dull I could run my finger along the length of the blade (all Henkels) without cutting myself to cutting paper held on edge (not super clean cuts, but generally made it the whole way or most the way thru the paper). I think a few more times sharpening will improve this. Also, my knives were previously sharpened by some twit working out of the back of his van who scuffed up my handles and left a bunch of wire wheel marks in the edge. Never again. Anyways - the turnbox is intuitive, pretty easy to use, and I felt little threat of cutting myself while using it, despite not having any finger guards. I tested them all out on an apple, pretty happy with my 'new' knives! Verdict - I'm very happy with my purchase and I think this sharpener is a great answer to the often asked question of 'what sharpener should I buy for my kitchen knives?' for the casual sharpener. For the cost of having someone sharpen a knife or two for you, you'll have the means to do a great job yourself many times.
A**M
Ich habe nach einem Messerschärfer für meine Victorinox Messer gesucht. Diese waren mit der Zeit stumpf, also musste ein Schärfer her. Zuerst habe ich von Victorinox den eigenen Schärfer geholt und getestet. Das ist der Schärfer Sharpy (Artikel 7.8714) in der kleinen Ausführung. Ich würde sagen, für unterwegs, wenn es wirklich sein muss, kann man diesen nutzen, um eine Gebrauchsschärfe hinzubekommen. Danach kann man alles mögliche schneiden. Man ist aber noch weit weg von rasiermesserscharf. Außerdem trägt dieser sehr viel Material ab, wenn man nicht sanft arbeitet. Der Schliff sieht danach nicht toll aus, aber ist funktionell in Ordnung. Möchte man die Klinge mit einem anderen System wieder schön schleifen, bedarf es mehr Arbeit, da erst mal wieder viel abgetragen werden muss, um den Schliff wieder sauber zu ziehen. Dann dachte ich mir, das mit dem rasiermesserscharf bekomme ich doch bestimmt auch hin. Dafür soll man bei schweizer Taschenmesser am besten ein 20° Schliff auf beiden Seiten haben. Aus dem Grund habe ich mir dann den KKmoon Messerschärfer geholt, welcher 4 Schleifsteine mitliefert. Das Messer wird auf eine Kante abgelegt und kann mit einem festen Winkel geschliffen werden. Seite für Seite, Stein für Stein. Ich sag mal so, man braucht etwas Übung und am besten sollte man dort wo die Klinge abgelegt wird, ein Magnet drunterkleben, der die Klinge dann hält, das unterstützt einen dann. Das Ganze wird bei einem 93mm SAK (Swiss Army Knife) schon sehr frickelig. Vor allem muss man Zeit mitbringen und es ist eine kleine Sauerei für ein einziges Messer. Man muss die Steine zuerst in Wasser einlegen, dann zwischendurch immer wieder bewässern. Wenn man ein einziges mal nicht aufpasst und die Flächen immer schön sauber hält, hat man die Klinge schön zerkratzt. Am Ende war der Schliff dann zumindest sehr schön, da dieser am Ende schon sehr poliert wird, die Klinge sah nicht mehr so schön aus. Die Schärfe war okay, 1-2 Haare sind dann auch an der Klinge hängen geblieben. Dann habe ich mich weiter informiert und bin auf den Spyderco Sharpmaker gestoßen. Dieser wird sehr gelobt. Nur wollte ich nicht fast 100€ für ein Messerschärfer ausgeben. Dann bin ich auf den Lansky Messerschärfer gekommen, der das gleiche System hat nur sehr abgespeckt ist. Was soll ich sagen? Ich habe innerhalb von 20 Minuten alle meine SAKs so scharf bekommen, dass ein rasieren kein Problem mehr ist. Alle mit 20° geschärft. Die Stelle am Bein sieht jetzt natürlich merkwürdig aus. Aber wächst ja auch wieder was. 😊 Die SAKs werden schon relativ scharf ausgeliefert, ich habe ein neues SAK geschärft und danach war es erst so richtig scharf. Ich habe aber nicht nur den Lansky genutzt, sondern habe mir auch noch auf anraten ein Streichriemen bestellt und dort PODURO Streichriemenpaste (fein) aufgetragen. Das holt auch noch sehr viel raus und sollte man auf jeden Fall machen. Ist auch schnell gemacht. 10 mal mit dem groben Stab schärfen, dann 10 mal mit dem Keramik Stab, danach 5 mal auf dem Leder abziehen. Das geht ruckzuck. Falls jemand mit dem System kein scharfes Messer hinbekommt, dann kann das zwei Gründe haben. 1.) Das Messer hat ein ganz anderen Winkel als 20° oder 25°. Das bekommt man raus, in dem man mit Edding die Klinge vorne anmalt, wenn man dann einmal über den Stab gegangen ist, sieht man den Abrieb, ob das mit der Klinge passt. Falls ein Messer ein ganz anderen Winkel haben sollte, muss man entweder sehr lange die groben Stäbe nutzen oder man holt sich die Diamant Version, die kostet hier auf Amazon 15€ mehr und trägt dann deutlich mehr ab um auf die 20° zu kommen. Zumindest die Victorinox kommen alle in einem Winkel von 15-20°. Den Edding bekommt man ganz einfach mit Isopropanol ab. Der Edding zerläuft direkt, wenn dieser mit Iso in Berührung kommt. 2.) Man hält den Winkel nicht stabil. Ich habe ein Tipp auf Youtube gesehen, den ich auch so umgesetzt habe. Den Lansky mit einer Schraubzwinge an einem Tisch fixieren. Und das Messer dann mit beiden Händen umschließen. Damit hat man ein sehr stabilen Winkel, dann sollte es jeder hinbekommen. Das ist das A und O bei diesen Systemen. Der Winkel muss immer gleich sein. Aber keine Angst, das klingt schlimmer als es ist. Wenn man das Messer mit beiden Händen umschließt, ist der Winkel von ganz alleine stabil, dann bekommt das jeder hin. Ich habs auch hinbekommen. Hat man etwas größere Messer als SAKs, sollte man vielleicht den Spyderco in Betracht ziehen, da dieser längere Stäbe hat. Ich hatte jetzt mit der Länge der Stäbe bei dem Lansky keine Probleme. Bei dem Streichriemen sollte man beachten, dass die Paste 8 Stunden einziehen muss, ansonsten würde man diese sofort wieder vom Leder abziehen. Die Paste unbedingt auf die glatte Seite aufbringen und nur dort abziehen, die raue Seite kann komplett ignoriert werden. Den Streichriemen auf eine Tischkannte legen und nicht in der Luft spannen und abziehen, das ist wohl nur für Rasiermesser sinnvoll. Es gibt auch Streichriemen, die schon auf Holzblöcken aufgebracht sind. Ein Streichriemen zum Spannen auf eine Tischkannte legen reicht völlig aus. Man muss ja beide Seiten nur 5 mal abziehen. Mit der Kombi habe ich folgende Messer problemlos geschärft (alles Victorinox): - Bantam Alox - Soldat 1 Alox - Classic SD Alox - MiniChamp Alox - Evo10 Wood - Huntsman Wood - RangerWood 55
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