Wicked EdgePrecision Knife Sharpener

I'm an Eagle Scout, and I know how to sharpen a knife. I work as a cook, and cooks also know how to sharpen and use knives.Or at least I thought I did. That is until I got my Wicked Edge sharpener.O.M.G. are the knives that can come off this device sharp. I actually frightened the chef where I worked. He was almost scared to use the knife I loaned him.You can actually feel the edge of a large chef's knife sink into wood cutting boards as you use them. I can slice tomatoes, ripe tomatoes, with non-serrated knives using just the weight of the blade. I am not joking, this thing makes sharper than factory edges.The key to this device is the word 'precision'. With this device, everything locks into place, and you get exactly the same stroke angle with every stroke. All you have to do is maintain roughly even pressure on the strokes you make, and do the same number of strokes on each side, which is dirt simple.It comes with stones from 100 to 600 grit. Chef knives should generally be sharpened to around 800 grit in my experience. So, to do this, you will want to buy the next finer grit stone, which adds 800 and 1000 grit. Finer grits are great for paring knives, and some other blades, but anything finer than 800 is too fine for a large or medium chef's knife. You can stop at 400 or 600 grit for a knife you want to use for slicing only.Not only is this sharpener capable of scary sharp knives, it is fast. It takes about 10 minutes the first time you use it on a chef knife, and about 1/3 of that for periodic sharpening after that.The one downside, beside the price, it that you really need to buy the fine angle attachment to sharpen most pen knives, and IMO, it's WAY over-priced.I suggest you watch some YouTube videos by the owner before using it, to do so correctly, quickly, and safely.BTW, I did not buy a base for mine. I found a round edge-glued wooden disk (Like the top of a bar stool) at Home Depot (12" diameter, on-line, not carried in stores) for about $10, sanded and coated it with 2 coats of polyurethane, then mounted the Wicked Edge to it. I also bought a pack of rubber feet and put 6 large ones on the bottom so it won't slide around. Works great, and 1/3 the price of the Wicked Edge base. The device DOES need to be mounted to something.I made a sheet of paper and list each knife on it as I sharpen it, listing the finest grit and position in the vice, so I can maintain exactly the same angle every sharpening.Seriously, if you want a sharp blade, this is the sharpener to buy. I own a couple of other sharpeners, some inexpensive, some pretty pricey, but this is, without question, the best sharpener I have ever owned or used. My highest recommendation.

Ez to use angle adjustment is tuff if your sharpen a very small knife.

Where was I in life without this sharpener? It does a great, consistent job of sharpening your knives. Pricey, but if you have a lot of knives that need sharpening around the household whether it's your kitchen, everyday-carry, general purpose knives or if you are a knife collector, then this if definitely for you. While you can take a lot of metal off from the knife with this system, it should be noted that you probably should learn about knife sharpening in general first to understand the finer points and how to best use this system for your needs. The fact that it clamps the knife helps even novice users get a sharp edge. While I'm not a fanatic that needs something that will cleanly cut phonebook paper, you can get as great an edge as you need with this system. Highly recommended.

I could never sharpen a knife free hand. I tried and tried but it took forever and I couldn't get good results.I went to a belt sander and got awesome results. The problem was, I'd go through quite a bit of steel too fast.Once I started buying expensive knives like chris reeve I wanted to conserve as much steel as possible. This does a great job at it. It's close to perfect.The problem is with knives that are short in the area from spine to edge. I can't get a 15° angle on them without purchasing the low angle adapter which is expensive too. Nothing is really inexpensive about this system. However, nothing is cheap either! All high quality components. Even their customer service is awesome. If you have any problems at all, call them, they will help you!

Outstanding sharpener best I've used so far besides the Apex. I have yet to burn through any of the diamond stones and they have seen their far share of sharpening. This sharpener has its limitations however and took some practice before I would dare touch any high value knife with it. You must learn where to place the knife so as to keep the bevel even....in other words pay close attention to where the stones are making contact with the edge to avoid any additional work.- You can't get a very acute angle with very small narrow blades without hitting the clamp.with the latest upgrade they don't include a longer blade stabilizer for fillet knives or stamped knives....it's just annoying to have to take the riser on and off on an upgrade that cost 150 bucks.some recurves can be a nightmare and everything comes ala carte+ Gives me the sharpest edges I've ever been able to achieve on a microscopic level.