Lansky Deluxe Knife Sharpening System

I’ve been using the Lansky Deluxe Knife Sharpening System for a few months now, and it’s hands down one of the best sharpening kits I’ve ever owned. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned outdoorsman, this system gives you razor sharp edges with minimal effort. The guided sharpening angle system is a game changer, it takes all the guesswork out of sharpening and ensures consistent, repeatable results every time. The set includes a wide range of diamond-coated rods and ceramic hones, covering everything from coarse sharpening to fine polishing. I appreciate the sturdy clamp that securely holds knives of various sizes, and the compact case makes it easy to store and carry. Plus, it works great on all types of blades, from hunting knives to kitchen cutlery. If you want a reliable, high-quality sharpening system that truly sharpens like a pro, Lansky Deluxe is worth every penny.

On opening the box you could be forgiven for wondering what fiendishly complex sharpening kit you've just bought for yourself. Don't worry - the Lansky kit is actually extremely simple to use. With a tradntional whetstone, the stone remains stationary while you move the knife (usually freehand) across the stone's surface to achieve an edge. The quality of the edge depends very much on the angle you sharpen the blade at, the amount of pressure applied and the coarseness of the stone. With all these variables it takes a LOT of practice to do a "proper job". The Lansky kit makes it simple to achieve wonderfully sharp, consistent edges by turning the principle on it's head. Rather than keep the whetstone still, you clamp the knife in place and, using a guide rod and a series of spaced holes in the clamp move the whetstone along the blade. By placing the guide holes in the clamp and fixing the blade, you are ensured of getting a near perfectly consistent sharpening angle across the length of the blade. The Deluxe kit comes with 5 whetstones of varying coarseness, ranging from 70 to 1000. The grade 70 stone should be used sparingly to take out any major nicks in a blade while the 1000 grade stone will hone the finest of edges. Complete with a 30ml bottle of "Nathan's Natural Honing Oil" to lubricate the stones, this kit should last a good while. I've found that one drop of oil is plenty for the fine stone, while a couple of drops works better for the coarse stone. In use, the clamp itself can be a bit fiddly to hold, so I'd recommend purchasing it with the "Super C" clamp which will allow you to mount the whole setup firmly to a table and leave both hands free for sharpening duties. It also means that you can keep your fingers out of the way which is a good thing as a freshly Lansky sharpened knife has an amazingly sharp edge on it. I've foud that sharpening a knife will range from between 2 and 5 minutes depending on how dull/damaged the blade is to start with - if you keep maintaining the edge with your lansky kit then I expect the time will lessen as maintenance is easier than repair. Sharp knives are always safer than dull ones and this has to be the best knife sharpening system that I've ever used. Kinder to the knives than your typical "supermarket gadget" sharpener; achieves a finer edge than a sharpening steel; easier and more consistent than a regular whetstone. Highly recommended.

So I have only had this item for a day as I have a kitchen knife that was completely ruined by someone who "attempted" to sharpen it. Watching a few youtube videos, I begun to understand how the system works, and what you should be doing to get that perfect edge. Key points to note. The rods go into the underside of the sharpening stone, and not on top (like I initially did). This caused about half an hour of delay and realising I wasn't actually going very far as the angle was too acute. Swapped it around to the correct way, and levelled the bar with the flat edge of the sharpening stone (put the bar in the stone slot, and place the stone face down on a flat surface. Then tighten the thumbscrew and check alignment. Depending on the quality of the blade, choose your grit. The lower the number, the more coarse the stone is (you can feel the difference by rubbing your finger over each stone). Kitchen knives will generally want to be sharpened to 20 degrees, however check with the knife manufacturer on what degree your knife was initially made to. Work the blade until you can feel a bur on the underside of the entirety blade. Flip it over, and do the same again. Once the bur is on the underside of the blade, go down coarseness. I personally used black for about half an hour (trust me, my knife was completely and utterly ruined), then move on to red / grey / blue / and finally finish off with yellow. Between each stone, make sure you get a bur on the underside of the knife, flip it, bur the opposite side, swap out for finer stone. It's a pretty simple process, and once you are done, you'll have a perfectly sharp blade once again. Pros: Packaging is nice, and should last for years. Does what it's meant to, and sharpen your blades to a nice finish. Cons: Ok, so I'm being slightly over-critical here. This set isn't complete. You pretty much HAVE to have a Lansky pedestal to go along with this. I tried to sharpen without the pedestal just to see the difference and it was extremely difficult to say the least. Nevermind the increased risk of cutting yourself. Also, for a perfect finish, you need the leather stropping hone (also an additional purchase). Lack of instructions included with the system was a bit of a downer. EDIT: Also, the rubber pads that come on the clamp have slightly dislodged with only about 1 hour of use. I'm pretty gutted about this, but I will buy some epoxy and stick those suckers back in place once they no longer hold their place. I would have expected a very high grade glue used, but alas it wasn't that great. I managed to realign them just by pushing on the side and they moved back in place. Hey Lansky, if you're listening, improve the glue on the rubber grips! Conclusion: Works really well, and brought my notched blunt kitchen knife back into working service. I still have quite a bit of work left to work out my notches, but eventually it'll be brilliant. I rated this 4/5 because the leather strop was an additional purchase. In my opinion, and feel free to disagree with me here, is that a "Deluxe" sharpening system should have a leather strop included to do a professional finish. But that's just my 2c! If you're new to this system, buy this kit with a pedestal, and if you really want to do a great finish, get the leather strop too.

Excellent product

The only job for reliable knife sharpening. Will get you shaving sharp for the minimum of effort. Wish I bought it sooner. Would highly recommend the additional ultra fine stone and leather strop attachment for ridiculous sharpness, which can be bought separately.

Ich habe mir dieses Schärfset gekauft, da ich mit regulären Schleifsteinen Probleme hatte, den Schleifwinkel konstant zu halten. Ich habe dieses Set schon oft bei Messermachern in duzenden YouTube Videos gesehen und wusste daher genau, was ich zu erwarten hatte und wie man dieses Set benutzt. Ich bin selbst Messermacher und benötige für den ersten Schliff eines neuen Messers besonders grobe Schleifsteine, da diese viel Material in kurzer Zeit von der Schneide nehmen. Leider musste ich feststellen, dass die Angaben des Herstellers bezüglich der Schleifkörnung auf den Steinen etwas untertrieben sind. Der "gröbste" Stein soll eine Körnung von 70 haben. Dies entspricht nicht der Realität. Ich würde diesen speziellen Stein eher mit einer Körung von 150-200 angeben. Der feinste Stein mit einer Körnung von 1000 hat wohl eher eine sehr viel feinere Körnung. Man hört beim Schleifen kaum den Materialabrieb, wie es bei einer 4000 - 8000er Körnung der Fall ist. Die Steine erfüllen trotzdem ihren Zweck und das soll auch kein großartiger Kritikpunkt sein, da dieses Problem bei vielen Herstellern von Schleifsteinen auftritt. Ich habe mir einfach stattdessen ein Stück Schleifpapier unter einen der Steine geklemmt, das eine sehr grobe Körung hat. So konnte ich meine Erwartung letztendlich retten. Der Schleifprozess nach dem groben Vorschliff mit dem Papier ist ziemlich leicht und geht sehr schnell. Ich würde aber empfehlen, die Steine in voller Länge zu nutzen, da sonst schnell eine Vertiefung in der Mitte entsteht. Außerdem habe ich bemerkt, dass man schnell dazu neigt, die Steine stärker aufzudrücken. Dies ist nicht notwendig und verkürzt auf Dauer die Haltbarkeit des Steins. Dem Set wird ein recht unbrauchbares Öl beigelegt, das ich nicht für diese Steine verwenden würde. Es wird in der Anleitung als Öl für Diamant Steine erwähnt und bei der Lagerung von diesen Schleifsteinen wird empfohlen, diese trocken zu benutzten und sie nach einer Reinigung mit Wasser und einer alten Zahnbürste trocken aufzubewahren. Das Öl ist also gar nicht nötig für ein besseres Schleifergebnis oder eine Art Kühlung der Steine. Die Kritik an der Halterung und deren Qualität ist meines Erachtens etwas übertrieben. Ja, die Halterung ist etwas wacklig und ja, die Daumenschraube ist bei dem kleinsten Winkel etwas im Weg aber man kann die Halterung ja auch einfach umdrehen und schon ist die Schraube unten und stört nicht mehr. Die Qualität des Sets ist jetzt nicht gerade Spitzenklasse aber dicke Grate an den Pressstellen der Plastikteile gibt es nicht, sodass man sich beim Verwenden schneiden würde oder dergleichen. Mir gefällt an diesem Set, dass es so einfach gehalten ist und dass man schnell mit dem Schärfprozess beginnen kann und dieser nicht sehr lange dauert. Für mich ist der Preis vollkommen in Ordnung und ich würde es mir auch wieder kaufen.

The answer is yes, it made my high quality steel knives at least as sharp as utility knives. I watched the knife sharpening review Project Farm did and decided to treat myself to this more affordable sharpener that seemed to get close to the top results on his testing. His complaints seemed to center around user-friendliness, which I would have to concur with. It's a little cumbersome to set up and hold, but in spite of that you can get fantastic results. I would have to say that given the affordability, that still warrants a 5 star review. Now to talk about the results, which are somewhat subjective since I don't have a proper way to test sharpness, but I think they're useful anyway. So I sharpened my recently purchased CIVIVI Elementum because it was losing its edge from the heavy use my pocket knives tend to see. I sharpened to 25 degrees, which is a little less steep angled than it came from the manufacturer. Once done I quickly ran the knife across a strop with some fine stropping compound. I already thought this knife was insanely sharp, but now I think it's even sharper than when it was new. I can cut thick cardboard with it with a single stroke and best of all it seems to stay sharp much much longer than utility blades do, so I've all but stopped using a utility knife. I'll reserve those for when I need to abuse the blade like cutting shingles or something like that. Another example was this long blade in my Henckels kitchen set that I like to use for cutting watermelon. Watermelon is always a challenge due to the tough skin. I gave this knife the same treatment, except I went to 30 degrees due to the abuse my wife tends to put these knives through, and it didn't seem to matter. It turned out equally as sharp as the 25 degree hone. I was surprised as can be when the blade went through the watermelon with a single easy stroke, which I've never experienced before, including when these knives were brand new, or when I sharpened them using other methods. This kit gets blades **super sharp**, so be very careful handling knives sharpened with it. I couldn't be happier. It takes some time to get the desired results, but man does it deliver, and it really beats the freehand honing kit this replaced (been using one for years, good but not fantastic results). You just simply can't replace the fixed-angle honing technique that this kit allows. Don't waste any time, just buy it. The only way I would say not to is if you want to spend the money and get something a little more user-friendly, otherwise it's a no-brainer. Well worth the purchase price.

Ideal para arreglar el filo y mantenerlo

No soy un profesional de los cuchillos y el afilado. Esta guía de afilado deja un filo muy bueno en casi cualquier pieza, quizá hay mejores y más profesionales pero para un uso doméstico este afilador este perfecto, te incluye una guía para su uso, es un poco incómodo el usarlo pero vale la pena. Lo que no me gustó es que debes comprar la base o soporte por separado o inprovisar uno, pero el resultado obtenido es 👌 genial. en comparación con los sistemas de afilado más profesionales este es el que para mi tiene la mejor relación precio calidad.

I've been using a gatco system for many years now, and I finally wore out most of the stones. The gatco has a much better clamp, with more angles availible for use. I found myself running out of adjustment on high angle knives very often, and going back to the gatco clamp. The stones are smaller but IMHO, higher quality. You can get an edge sharp enough to push cut paper if you take your time and finish with the finest hone. I could never quite get a smooth push cut with my gatco stones that were included with the kit. The finest ceramic hone is excellent, very hard and very smooth. Like any guided system it is limited in what angles you can use. That can be a big deal if you need a bigger angle than the clamp will give you, because heavily reprofiling a blade by hand can easily take hours on end. Different clamp reccomended. Also, long knives will need to have the clamp repositioned down the knife. It's worth investing in 2 clamps if you will be regularly sharpening 6"+ knives. On the other hand, for the money it's tough to do better. You don't need any extra hones to get a decently refined edge, it works well on many different blades, and so far it looks like they will provide many years of use. Unlike the gatco, you can adjust how the rod meets the stone so when they begin to wear you can flat them and adjust the rod. You can also buy new hones (like diamond for reprofiling) with no fear of changing the angle, just adjust the rod. Touch ups won't be as fast as a crock stick system like a sharpmaker, but heavier work is much faster. You can also cut a small relief bevel for ease of sharpening in the futire. This is the type of system I learned on and with the saphhire hone I can catch and split hairs. Even beginners can get excellent working edges with very little practice. Recommended.