Smith Abrasives #JIFF-SCS Jiffy Carb Sharpener

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• Smith Abrasives #JIFF-SCS Jiffy Carb Sharpener
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Smith's Abrasives 2 Step Knife Sharpener

Customer Reviews:

Puts a Sharp Edge on Any BLade [Posted on 2005-10-13]
This product will put a quick edge on any knife, large or small. Simply draw the angled (paired) sharpening stones over your blade, and presto - you have an edge, and a pretty good one too. Best of all, the sharpener is very portable, weighs less than nothing, and fits into backpacks, fishing tackle boxes, hunting fanny pack, etc. with no added weight or bulk.

The edge that this sharpener puts on a blade is a great starting point for further honing of the blade to razor sharpness if desired.

I have several of these sharpeners. The only drawback is that the sharpening stones wear out after perhaps 6 - 10 sharpenings. But under 10 bucks a unit, this is a bargain.

Jim "Konedog" Koenig

Down 'n Dirty [Posted on 2005-12-28]
This sharpener will put a sharp, if technically inferior, edge on your blade. What does that mean? To use it you drag your knife through the sharpener a couple of times and the carbide scrapes a new edge onto your knife. The job is done in about 10 seconds and off you go to slice your tomatoes. However since this is not a carefully honed edge it will not last as long as one that is. The sharpener is so easy to use that I don't mind having to resharpen more frequently, as opposed to my other sharpeners that put a nice edge on a blade but are a huge pain to use.

Saves time but not metal [Posted on 2007-04-25]
I haven't had much success or ambition when it comes to sharpening knives on stones or sandpaper. I've read numerous articles and watched numerous videos on how to sharpen knives, and I've made a few attempts, but I still haven't got the knack. I've even heard conflicting advice. One master chef says it's easy to sharpen your own knives on a stone, and another says that chefs send their cutlery to a professional for sharpening.

I often find myself fresh out of time and patience for all this fuss, and so I have resorted to various cheap gizmos to do the work for me. This one actually works. As you run it over your knife blade, you can feel the resistance as it hogs off steel and forms a new edge. When the resistance is gone, typically after 5-10 light strokes, that's your signal that the carbide V has done all the shaping it's going to do for now. There is no guesswork.

It puts a nice utility edge on a blade. How sharp and durable that edge may be depends on several things, such as the blade's hardness and edge geometry. It's nowhere near glassy smooth, but that's OK, because the nearly invisible snaggletoothed "micro-serrations" help the knife bite into most materials.

The downside is that it does hog off material. It'll eventually wear out any knife you use and sharpen constantly. If you do happen to be a chef, for example, using this thing means that your favorite knife is not going to last for years. But most chefs probably figure out how to keep their knives in good shape fairly early in their careers. And I'm not a chef. Even my favorite knives get relatively light use, and one of those is an $8 Old Hickory butcher knife. So I'm not too worried about the loss of steel.

I do have knives that I like too much to run through this thing. Anything with a convex grind seems particularly ill-suited to it, although I could be wrong about that. Still, it's great for whacking a quick edge onto the average knife, and I use it more than any other of my gizmos.

AccuSharp has a similar device that gets high praise, but it's harder to find. In fact, I bought one and promptly lost it and have just not got back to the one place I know that carries it. In any case, the carbide V sharpener concept definitely has its uses.

You get what you pay for [Posted on 2008-03-18]
This product will not put a paper cutting edge on any blade, at most your knife will be able to rip, rather than slice.

Knife sharpner [Posted on 2008-09-07]
Best knife sharpner I have ever seen or used. So easy and quick to use.Very good price as well. I have given one to every one in my family.

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