Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust Knife Sharpener - Adjustable Knife Sharpening Kit for Pocket, Hunting, Kitchen, Serrated Knives

I am in my 50's now and have been hunting and fishing for over 40 years. I have always had to have my dad sharpen my knives because, no matter how hard I tried, I could never keep the angle the same on both sides. It was very frustrating to say the least. I have tried so many times with so many different wet stones, but I could never get the hang of it. When I saw this, I knew it was a game changer. The clamp locks the blade in place, and I adjusted the angle to 20 degrees and sharpened 10-12 knives over the weekend. None of them were in bad shape, just dull. Once I used this sharpener, I can shave with every one of my knives and unfortunately on the first 2 I cut myself not realizing just how sharp they had gotten. I highly recommend this product. The only knock I have is, I think there should be at least 1 or 2 more grits above 800 to really hone a hair splitting blade on your knife

The Worksharp Pro gets 5-stars from me because of its great design and overall quality. However, it’s not perfect. The clamp can allow some blades to rock with the clamp edge acting as a pivot. Also, wide thin blades can flex. Both of these things can change the sharpening angle significantly. The fix is to purchase small blade supports, which prevent blades from flexing and rocking. A separate magnetic small blade holder is included. The magnets on this device need to be much more powerful to hold small blades in place more securely.Even with the foibles described above, the sharpener does an outstanding job - especially for a novice. And for the price, it beats just about all its competitors.

Had to buy. I already own the Elite pro model; this one is a major set up.Pros: comes with all the same grit plates as the elite pro, but easier to load onto the new magnetized arm. Comes with an angle indicator for that perfect edge. The whole upper chassis tilts so you no longer have to be on the edge of a table to flip the knife. The small knife table was a major bonus for sharpening the pen knives you couldn't with the elite pro. Made more sturdy with less plastic and more metal in the whole unit. Fixed most issues I had with the Elite pro.Cons: No carrying case. you have to keep it stored in the cardboard box it came in.

I have owned the Work Sharp PPA sharpener for 5 months. When it works, it is easy to use and does a great job of sharpening all types of knives. I say "when it works" because I have experienced an ongoing problem with the threaded parts loosening. I have resorted to using medium strength thread locker to mitigate the problem and have had moderate success. The thread locker doesn't eliminate the problem, but it does increase the time between occurences. Stronger thread locker would probably fix the problem, but would probably result in my never being able to disassemble the sharpener to replace worn parts..The whole purpose of the sharpener is to keep the stone at a fixed angle relative to the blade. When the sharpener part threads loosen, the preset angle changes, resulting in an uneven apex on the blade being sharpened. This thread loosening is very gradual, so it is not detectable until the damage us done, resulting in the blade having to be reprofiled after the loose threads are retightened. This problem has never resulted in significant damage, but is very annoying and wastes time.

I just recieved the unit today so take this as a preliminary review. If I encounter any issues I will update. The sharpener is packaged in 2 boxes. 1 for the main unit and one for the stones, clamp support, small blade holder, etc. It is well organized and I recommend keeping the accessories box to hold your stones and small blade attachment. It came with all of the parts and grits listed. Assembly (if you can call it that) was very intuitive and only takes a minute or 2. Clear instructions are provided.I had been using a cheap sharpener that works similar to this in general, but the worksharp has so many more features that make sharpening much easier and more effective. When you're sharpening longer knive thaunit tilts back allowing you to turn it without clamping the blade. This is an incredibly important feature as it allows you to keep a consistent angle throughout the sharpening process. This feature is especially important for kitchen knives which tend to be longer than pocket knives. The other feature that I like is the rotating arm which which sets exactly the same when you rotate. There is no guessing or measuring required to stay consistent. The blade clamp has rubber pads so your knife isn't scratched. The clamp is very secure and uses a wheel that you turn to tighten it. There is a support piece that goes below the clap to keep it from moving up and down as you sharpen. I HIGHLY recommend you use it. It's not mandatory, but it will make your edges more consistent. Imo it's a must.Changing the angle is really simple. The unit has degrees clearly marked and you turn a wheel to raise and lower the angle. It also comes with an electronic angle finder which has a cut out on the bottom to fit on the round arm that holds your stone slider. This makes it so much easier to use than a standard flat bottom angle finder. Really nice touch. I bought a laser edge finder here on amazon just to further simplify my life. If you want one just search for it here under laser edge finder. It was only 30 bucks and pretty simple way to find your edge angles accurately.To test the device I decided to use it on one of my Olde Forge carbon steel knives that was completely dull. I reprofiled the knife completely to 17 degrees. I started with the 220 grit plate and worked all the way up to 800, then the ceramic stone followed by the strip. The diamond stones are high quality and setting the initial edge angle took only a few minutes. I worked eeach side forming a burr before moving to a higher grit. If you are new to sharpening I must tell you that forming a burr is essential. I highly recommend you watch some videos on the subject before sharpening. I won't bore you with the entire process. I'll just say that one of the things that I appreciated was how easy it was to change the plates with the magnetic system. It's much easier than springs and clamps. The strip itself came preloaded with green compound that was very evenly distributed. I liked it a lot. After stropping was finished I had a very sharp knife easily capable of shaving arm hair. The edge is not a true mirror polish, but it's nice and shiney. This brings me to the next pointWhat I wish was available from the company is higher grit stones. You can get a really nice edge with the 800 but you'll need more for a mirror polish if that's your thing. After market plates are out there however. Overall I'm really pleased with the product.