The Lansky Controlled-Angle Sharpening System

[mathlechasseur]

Hey! I just bought one. Are you supposed to wet them before sharpening like a wet stone? I didn’t see you do it in the video and I want to make sure I use it properly. Thanks!

[mikerogers]

I received my Dads diamond system 17 years ago after he passed, what a great sharpening system. Still works great.

[fortisflumen]

There are so many idiotic instructional yt videos on how to sharpen with Lansky.
This is the only correct one. Bravo

[latestplague]

Bought one about 20 yrs ago to sharpen other people's knives. I have always free hand sharpened but always had people asking me to sharpen theirs aswell so I bought it to make sure I got perfect angles and save time. I used it to sharpen coworkers knives for free, at least 15 people. One day at quiting time I set it on top of my locker for no more than 10 mins and when I came back it had been stolen. The kit also had several stones (black and translucent) and rods I had acquired over the yrs that were worth a good amount of $. I never bought another rod sharpener despite how good that lansky was. I did replace my stones and rods with others but the ones in the kit that were given to me by my father inlaw before he passed can never be replaced or given to my own sons. I've thought about buying another one lately but now days I'd have to go with the diamond kit because of the super/specialty steels.

[JJ-lumg]

This is such a great stone sharpening system. I highly recommend this to anyone who doesn’t have experience with hand sharpening.

[daveclements]

I've had my Lansky for almost 30 years and love it! I can't think of a better system to keep all of your knives sharp. I've recently purchased a 2000 grit Saphire stone and a strop. You can literally shave will my pocket knife!

[chrismesser]

Awesome product, I got mine at Blade Show this year, I was worried I wouldnt be able to do a good job on my knives if I purchased one. But the young gentlemen there for Lansky was terriffic. Very nice and took extra time demonstrating until I was confident I could do it. He showed me how to use it correctly, and i am very pleased with it and how my knives come out when I use my Deluxe System at home. The Ceramic Pocket Sharpener he sold me on is also a terriffic sharpener!!! Thanks again Lansky guy!!!

[bobloss]

Instead of tape in the jaws of the clamp, try moleskin, found in the first aid section (foot care) of grocery/drug/large box stores, or thin supple leather like natural chamois. These two materials not only help prevent scratches, they will aid in keeping the knife from moving in the clamp especially when the spine or sides of the knife are shaped in unusual ways. Try the moleskin or leather in 1"x 1" squares. Of course your needs may require differing sizes. Moleskin usually has an adhesive backing so you can affix it to the inside of the jaws.

[Logementos]

Best system I've ever tried! I recommend both the regular kit and the diamond de luxe kit.

[pattykasiewicz]

Love this system, had mine since the 1980's

[leongrubaugh]

One trick I found is using wet dry sandpaper taped to fine stone. Found grits from 1000 to 7000 grit. Puts a mirror finish on edge plus takes sharp to a new level.

[SolidOrangePaw]

Good sharpening system but I purchased the 5-stone kit a while back and immediately regretted I didn't get the diamond kit. I spend 10 mins per kitchen knife on the course and medium stones and still cannot get a burr. Spend the extra money on the diamond kit unless you don't value your time. The stones tend to load up and get slick as well (take a look at her blue stone at the end of the video). I found myself cleaning them after every knife, which also adds to the time.

[nikr.]

I would probably try switching the hand when changing sides, to slide towards the tip on both. That should make the point sharper as there is a danger of rounding it when going towards the grip on on side, starting to slide setting up the stone against the tip.

[professorholmes]

Glad I watched video. Instructions that came with kit was throwing me off, because it was stating about notch in clamp

[aarondavis]

My dad has one of these with the og stones that he bought in ...the early 90s..i was young when he got it .he swears by it...i just bought one for myself, its now what ill swear by

[andycarrigan]

Great system. Works very well. The instructions say to have about 5/8" of the blade extending. On some longer knives that is not possible, i.e. Chef's knives. Any suggestions are appreciated.

[striperseeker]

Still have my set I bought in the mid-80's and use it monthly. I'm about ready to change out the One note - extra course and course aren't just for damaged blades. If you want to change angles for whatever reason, it's always good to start out with Extra Course to reset the blade.

[Nordspets]

Great vid! been watching some vids here on youtube, since the instructions that came with the standard kit were pretty vague, and they all say different things about where/how to clamp yuor knife and so on. Now i finally got it right and will sharpen all my knifes with this kit!

[discivillized]

What do you do about the issue of clamping a full-flat ground blade?
Eg: Spyderco Paramilitary 2. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[lonnieclemens]

Will the Landsky sharpen a 6 to 8 inch Bowie style knives? It seems like most of the knives in the demonstrations are smaller pocket knives. Looking forward to learning more. Thank you for the video and the demonstration.