Worksharp Precision Adjust Elite Sharpener

[The Night Rider]

I saw a discussion about sharpening knives on another forum yesterday.

The Precision Adjust got some pretty good reviews. I mentioned to my wife that we might want to get one if we could find a good Black Friday deal.

I'm not sure what convinced her but she went looking online for one and found one at Sportsman's Warehouse for a reasonable price and sent me to get it.

This knife, a Benchmade 710 is my most difficult knife to sharpen. I think because of the recurve on the belly of the knife.

I put a razor edge the very first time I sharpened it in about a half hour.

I paid $123 USD for it. well worth the price

 

[Pitdogg2]

I'm sold on both the original work sharp belted sharpener or the new Ken Onion Elite which I also own. These will sharpen to a razor sharpness that will amaze you. I'll never use stones or ceramic anything again. They're so many belt types (grades) to use it is mind boggling.

Ken Onion Edition ELITE Knife & Tool Sharpener Mk.2™

Take complete control of your sharpening experience with the Ken Onion Edition ELITE Knife & Tool Sharpener Mk.2™ – where full access and visibility revolutionizes blade maintenance. This benchtop powerhouse offers precision and control, combined with freehand versatility. The Blade Grinding...

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[The Night Rider]

I'm sold on both the original work sharp belted sharpener or the new Ken Onion Elite which I also own. These will sharpen to a razor sharpness that will amaze you. I'll never use stones or ceramic anything again. They're so many belt types (grades) to use it is mind boggling.

Ken Onion Edition ELITE Knife & Tool Sharpener Mk.2™

Take complete control of your sharpening experience with the Ken Onion Edition ELITE Knife & Tool Sharpener Mk.2™ – where full access and visibility revolutionizes blade maintenance. This benchtop powerhouse offers precision and control, combined with freehand versatility. The Blade Grinding...

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I don't like electric sharpeners. You're one mistake away from ruining your knife

 

[Sld1959]

I have made knives for 40 plus years and you would have to make one hell of a major mistake to ruin a knife with something like a worksharp belt sharpener. Need to reprofile a blade geometry ok, wreck the temper, maybe if you are using a a torch or something that heats. Seen a lot of neophyte user with the work sharp never seen one wreck a blade. You would really have to hold it onto the belt hard and long to do real damage, but even thwn it would take a whole lot to damage it to where it could not be fixed.

Really wrecking a blade sharpening you used to see it with those old sharpeners stuck on the back of a can opener. And even then the biggest issue was they worked for shyte and we're basically a semi coarse grind stone that never put a decent edge on so people were just chewing up the knife blade into a stub using it like every other day, it's amazing how fast thier knives disappeared.

That said, what you chose is a very nice system thatworks extremely well, on many blades. I have the original of that style the Lansky diamond stone model. The only real issue they have is when being used on a blade with a distal taper. The long holding Clamp grips the thicker spine section nice but only holds onto a small section of the thickest part and the blade can move like it is on a pivot on that high spot, it slides out moving around. Maybe a piece of rubber could be used as a shim never tried.

Enjoy your new sharpener, it should work well for many years. Nice blade too...

 

[Sld1959]

Years ago, 10 maybe more I got my father a Chefs Choice electric knife sharpener after doing much research. He was in his 70s and still wanted to be independent and not ask me to do sharpening for him. But he had trouble holding an edge bevel.

It worked great and those knives still look great, mom uses them but she has no trouble asking.

One of the biggest secrets to sharpening is, stropping on leather, using knife steels, or ceramics, and very seldom if ever going back to step one. At most a "dull" knife might need a light honing or more to be brought back to use. Basically this means the last stone or two before a final edge polish usually. 90 percent of the time hone did the job.

Same thought process goes into electric sharpeners. Use the first two stations like once, maybe, and never revisit them. Instead go to the last station or the second to last and it will bring the edge back to true in most instances. The Chefs Choice had 4 stations, course, medium, fine and hone. After initial work he never went back beyond medium again.

 

[Pitdogg2]

I don't like electric sharpeners. You're one mistake away from ruining your knife

LMAO

I'm SO happy to be "ruining" my expensive knives.

I'm also shocked that the talented knife maker Ken Onion would be so naive to put his name on something to so easily ruin a blade as you state.

 

[HayesGreener]

I cannot abide a dull blade. I have owned a dozen knife sharpening gadgets or machines over the years. The Ken Onion Worksharp is by far the best I have ever used. It is worth its weight in gold when we are butchering a bunch of hogs. My kitchen knives stay razor sharp, I warn anyone helping in my kitchen about them. You would have to be pretty ham fisted to damage a blade with the Worksharp, it is mostly idiot proof.

 

[Bassbob]

I've been using one of these on the M390 blades. It pivots for drop points. Everything else I just use stones.

Guided Sharpening System

The Guided Sharpening System is our complete benchtop sharpening and honing system. It was created with both novice and master sharpeners in mind and can be used to sharpen every knife you own. The innovative Pivot-Response® system follows the curve of the blade while sharpening, putting a sharp...

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[The Night Rider]

I've been using one of these on the M390 blades. It pivots for drop points. Everything else I just use stones.

Guided Sharpening System

The Guided Sharpening System is our complete benchtop sharpening and honing system. It was created with both novice and master sharpeners in mind and can be used to sharpen every knife you own. The innovative Pivot-Response® system follows the curve of the blade while sharpening, putting a sharp...

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I've got one of those. I like it but the Precision Adjust does a much better job. I'm not good at free hand sharpening but the Guided Sharpener makes my look good and the Precision Adjust makes me look like a professional

 

[Bassbob]

I've got one of those. I like it but the Precision Adjust does a much better job. I'm not good at free hand sharpening but the Guided Sharpener makes my look good and the Precision Adjust makes me look like a professional

It looks pretty good. I may have to pick one up.

It's this one ?

Precision Adjust™ Knife Sharpener

Unlock precision and control with the Precision Adjust™ Knife Sharpener – the cornerstone of our Precision Adjust™ family of fixed-angle knife sharpeners. With adjustable angles from 15° to 30° and a rotating Tri-Brasive® abrasive system, it swiftly restores edges to perfection. Clamp your...

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[The Night Rider]

It looks pretty good. I may have to pick one up.

It's this one ?

Precision Adjust™ Knife Sharpener

Unlock precision and control with the Precision Adjust™ Knife Sharpener – the cornerstone of our Precision Adjust™ family of fixed-angle knife sharpeners. With adjustable angles from 15° to 30° and a rotating Tri-Brasive® abrasive system, it swiftly restores edges to perfection. Clamp your...

www.worksharptools.com

I actually got the Elite which is the basic model plus the Upgrade kit. I paid $123 US with tax for the Elite

 

[xdman]

I prefer a dull knife it’s harder to cut yourself

 

[Bassbob]

I prefer a dull knife it’s harder to cut yourself

Problem is you F yourself up a lot worse when you do.

 

[The Night Rider]

I bought a Guided Field Sharpener.

I keep it in my hiking pack. It will put a good working edge on your knife but I had a hard time with this one.

So I upgraded to the Guided Sharpening System.

Each of the three was an upgrade. I was actually worried that I was going to drop a hundred bucks on the Precision Adjust and not get any significant improvement but it put a mirror edge on every knife I've tried it on.

 

[Sld1959]

This thing fascinates me. Such a simple idea, it looks like it could work good and at the same time it looks like one drink away from missing fingers lol.

 

[Bassbob]

I actually got the Elite which is the basic model plus the Upgrade kit. I paid $123 US with tax for the Elite

I just ordered the Elite. Thanks buddy.

 

[Bassbob]

I bought a Guided Field Sharpener.

I keep it in my hiking pack. It will put a good working edge on your knife but I had a hard time with this one.
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So I upgraded to the Guided Sharpening System.

Each of the three was an upgrade. I was actually worried that I was going to drop a hundred bucks on the Precision Adjust and not get any significant improvement but it put a mirror edge on every knife I've tried it on.

What angle are you using on the Benchmade ?

 

[The Night Rider]

What angle are you using on the Benchmade ?

20°