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Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition

Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition

Based on 92 comments across 1 community
What 92 owners say
272 comments reviewed · scored on the 92 clearest verdicts
82%
Recommend
75 owners
15%
Neutral
14 owners
3%
Don't recommend
3 owners
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82%
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What owners love
  • Gets knives razor/shaving sharp28 owners · 30%
  • Sharpens very fast, often in just a few minutes15 owners · 16%
  • Easy and nearly idiot-proof for beginners10 owners · 11%
  • Versatile across knives, tools, axes, and convex edges9 owners · 10%
  • Adjustable angles and belt system are great value6 owners · 7%
Common issues
  • Removes too much steel and can eat blades9 owners · 10%
  • Real learning curve and easy to round off tips if careless8 owners · 9%
  • Can overheat edges if you run it too fast6 owners · 7%

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Reddit— neutral

have to be REAL careful with the more course bands because even at slow speed they take a lot of material off 8cr

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

It overheats edges which drastically reduce edge life, and it removes way more material than neccesary which reduce the life of the knife by a lot too.

Reddit▲ recommend

I use it with the grinder attachment and think it's great.

Reddit— neutral

Without the Blade Grinder Attachment, the guided knife apparatus has a tendency to scratch the edges of blades & if your not careful, will round off tips.

Reddit▲ recommend

The blade grinding attachment I've found works incredibly well with the finish work for axes

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

It works but the steel is just poor quality and they don't hold a edge.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

I ran my Kerduaw through it at the time, and the sucker came out looking like a kukri with the amount I took right off the belly

Reddit— neutral

when I first used it I had it set to fastest instead of slowest speed aaaaaaaand I wore down a part of the blade near the handle

Reddit▲ recommend

which I love …. And does a ridiculous job of creating an edge

Reddit— neutral

I already have a Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition for my kitchen knives, so I just use the same thing for everything else.

Reddit▲ recommend

All on a work sharp Ken onion edition.

Reddit▲ recommend

I use a whetstone kit from Amazon, Work Sharp Ken & Onion edition (I have 3x now)

Reddit— neutral

It works great, and comes with very high grit belts. However, I don't want a convex edge on my kitchen knives. I also don't want metal shavings flying all over my kitchen.

Reddit— neutral

it's going to remove more steel than necessary from the blade. For someone in love with their blades, removing more steel than necessary is unthinkable.

Reddit— neutral

it doesn't get a good working edge on a big knife in 30 seconds. Have to be careful not to take to much material off at once though.

Reddit▲ recommend

I like the Work Sharp Ken onion edition knife sharpener.

Reddit— neutral

I also use a work sharp Ken onion edition so I can't tell the difference when sharpening either. They all take 20 seconds.

Reddit▲ recommend

razor sharp and better then new

Reddit▲ recommend

The Work Sharp Ken Onion edition is amazing. Just don't use full speed and take breaks in between passes to avoid over heating

Reddit— neutral

I definitely shredded a couple knives the first year I had my sharpener. I actually lost more edge using a stone though.

Reddit— neutral

I do it very fast with the work sharp, otherwise it gets very hot and takes off too much material.

Reddit▲ recommend

Quick tune up in the garage after I get home Each night makes my knife razor sharp in a minute.

Reddit▲ recommend

The angle guides and the belt system made it incredibly easy to get all my kitchen knives sharp enough to easily shave hair.

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