Smiths Adjustable Manual Knife Sharpener Gray/Yellow S-50264

This is a very good blade sharpener. Before you buy this, you should be aware it's not a quick fix, just like any blade shapener, it takes some time to do, Also, it does create quite a bit of shavings from the blade, but that is to be expected most of the time. I do however really like how you can change the angle for it, that makes it very useful for different types of blades, the only issue I have is that as you pull it through you have to be mindful not to hit the plastic as the end of it, but that is just a error on my end, overall I think this is a very good product, espeaxily for its size as you can bring it with you in a backpack, so I definitely reccomenhd it, it was even able to for the most part a nic in my blade I had. I have included photos of the product, my blade, and the dust it creates.

This is a cheap, effective, and very easy way to sharpen your knives. I got this specifically because it's adjustable so I could sharpen my Shun knives. It worked great on everything from Shun to my pocket knives.

This unit works a lot better than I expected. Don't use a lot of pressure and it sharpens quickly and does a decent job.

Ease of use and quickly sharpened all of my kitchen knives!

I'm coming at this as someone new to knife sharpeners. My current sharpeners are all fixed angle, single-stage, tungsten carbide type, like the AnySharp, so going to 2-stage and variable angle is a double upgrade. So far, I have only tested this on my kitchen knives. This Smith's sharpener is easy to learn and use, and it's possible to sharpen a knife within a minute. It's also the only "pull-through" style sharpener that lets you adjust the angle. I feel this performs better than my other sharpeners and my knives are sharper.Compared to the famous Spyderco Sharpmaker, this was half the price and can sharpen to more angles, the main reason I didn't get the Sharpmaker. It's also much easier to learn and use. However, I suspect it does not sharpen to as high a sharpness. Maybe my knives aren't good enough, or I chose the wrong angle, or I'm not patient enough - I can't get my knives to "shaving sharp" like people can with the Sharpmaker. Not an issue for kitchen knives, though, where shaving sharp would last maybe 5 cuts.My complaints so far:-People say the black/coarse/carbide sharpener will wear away your knives quickly. Indeed, I see metal turnings at this slot. You may be wary of this if you have very very expensive knives. But I don't intend to use this slot often, mainly touching up with the fine slot, so it doesn't bother me.-Hard to sharpen the tips of knives, especially if your knife has a tip near the handle. This tip is useful for opening packaging and removing labels.On the whole, this sharpener is good for newbies and those not too particular about their knives.

I wanted an upgrade to my Smith's pocket sharpener, and this is perfect for all of my fixed blade and folding knives. It sits firmly on flat surfaces. Drawing the blades through the stones is effortless. This is a great purchase as an alternative to using flat stones, which I've never been good at. It doesn't take long to set a nice edge on my knives.I confess that I haven't used it on a serrated blade yet. So I can't speak on how it performs there.The ability to change the sharpening angle is interesting. It ranges between 14 and 24 degrees. I have mine set for 22, "sport". It seems to work well. I like the idea that I could use this for my kitchen knives if I wanted to.The device is made of mostly plastic, and has a rubber hand grip. Nevertheless, it has a good weight to it. I wouldn't try to sharpen anything large like a machete, or an axe with it.I'd buy it again; I definitely recommend it. You'll get your money's worth...

Works OK. Sharpens my kitchen knives but not like a professional service; did not bring them back to new-like sharpness. You almost always get what you pay for.

Great sharpener