bazbug 2 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hi all Does anyone use the lansky sharpening system? Got one delivered today. So got kitchen knife to trial it on. Didn't seem to get a very sharp edge. Followed instructions to the letter. Only thing i can think of is, when i start working way down different grits? Do i crack on with coarse stone until knife is very sharp then just smooth of with last two?? Tried fine stone on almost new gerber knife and made think worse!!! Any input gratefully received. Bazza. Quote Link to post
woz 260 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Iv tried it on Gerber and the kitchen knives...it don't like shit steel.....try sharpening an opinel and it will come up like a razor.....iv a few gerbers and with a Gerber sharpener they sharpen well..lansky don't like em.....look on YouTube for tutorial..... Quote Link to post
mattydski 560 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 if the knife currently has lost its angle.. you have to reintroduce the angle, before it can be sharpened.. It will take some time with the coarse stone... What angle were you you using...? Lanskey is the best sharpener in my opinion... Quote Link to post
bazbug 2 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Ah can't remember angle i was using now!!! Hahaha. Second from top!! Think ill just have to crack on with older kitchen knife and see if i can get hang of it!!! Quote Link to post
koda 83 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 do you think the lansy is the best way to sharpen?i was just going to start a topic off on this very issue.? Quote Link to post
mattydski 560 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 do you think the lansy is the best way to sharpen?i was just going to start a topic off on this very issue.? Perhaps not the best way.......... But in my honest opinion its the cheapest, simplest way, to get a good, sharp, maintainable edge to an everyday working knife.... And un like most 'quick' sharpnerrs, can be used to create an edge, not just sharpen an edge... Quote Link to post
mattydski 560 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 i sharpened up a rusty Mora, blunt blade, to the point where I shaved my arm with it last night........... The blade was a basket case.......... Buy the the biggest kit yo can afford, read the instructions, follow it............ I occasionally finish with a leather strop............. Quote Link to post
bazbug 2 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Sorry for being so crap gents.. I've had good play with kit and i have to say im blown away with. I can pretty much get any much old poop shaving sharp. I love it. Quote Link to post
MonarchCountryProducts 2 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Get the angle correct first - 25 degrees works best for general use then finish off with the finest stone you have in the kit with slow strokes, should only need about 3 strokes each side, then importantly use an old leather belt as a strop to remove any burring. We have the Gatco models in our product range and these are the same as Lansky, for me personally I find the finish edge from any gritstone kits to be "toothy", which is ok for general rabbit gutting/deer skinning etc, however if you have a decent high price point knife you want to but a surgical edge on it. My favourite sharpening system is the DMT Diamond range, I have used on for the last 20yrs and still not wearing out. Rgds Rob 1 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 just finish with a polishing wheel and green paste Quote Link to post
Gin 498 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Paulus Your right about the wheel. I took a opinal knife over to my mate "Frenchy" knife maker, to borrow his stones to sharpen the opinal. He looked at the edge, and just ran the blade along the polishing mop wheel a couple of times, and it was razor sharp again, No stones. When used the edge curls over, and the wheel just straightened it out again. Try and take a fine slice off a ceramic "steel" would do the same. Quote Link to post
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