Smith's CCKS 2-Step Knife Sharpener

Really good one. It really sharpens the knife after 5-10 strocks. Though the price is pretty high but is worth it. I had a cheaper one earlier but is was of no use. Pretty crap. This one is handy and portable. But since this is imported delivery takes some time.

Awesome sharpner, easy and quick!

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It’s a great design, brilliantly product. Transformed my knives, I have used alternatives before but this is the best of the bunch and worth the money. Top marks 👍

My favorite sharpener is the "Deluxe Turn-Box Crock Stick" by Lanksy, although I've had similar "crock sticks" from others. Ceramic rods (or the bottom rim of a stoneware coffee mug) work wonders. I've also used Arkansas etc. stones and very fine grit sandpaper, BUT flat stones and flat sandpaper require a degree of "free hand" control - keeping the angle consistent - that I've never properly mastered, so it takes me a lot of time and some portions of the blade end up being sharp and some portions not so sharp. More recently I've heard great things about the original design Worksharp, which uses a motorized belt with embedded grit (sandpaper, essentially, that won't break down) and solves the "angle" thing by having a draw-through guide. Their conventional flat surface hone also has an angle control that might help, but I don't want to invest the time and money since this Smith's plus some blades to a pro sharpener work for me. At the end of the day my current solution is this Smith's CCKS 2-step, using two of them, one for quick sharpening of kitchen knives, and the second for finish sharpening of pocket knives - the ceramic rods tend to clog up so I keep a relatively clean one for the pocket knives. (Yeah that's counter intuitive - you'd think the kitchen knives should get more love and attention, but pocket knife fans want to brag about "hair popping sharp" and people who used kitchen knives generally just want some tomato cutting success.) The carbide side of the Smith's really never wears out for me. IF the ceramic rods side works, I never touch the carbide side, since the carbide side removes metal. It's roughly 20-25 degrees, and seems to match most but not all of my pocket knives. With my nicer pocket knives, if the ceramic rods side won't sharpen due to an angle mismatch, I just save that pocket knife for a factory resharpening or professional service as part of a batch, taken in periodically (hint: factory resharpening is always better, they keep the original blade angle, while most of the local resharpening shops don't). With my budget pocket knives, it depends on whether they arrived with a "pop the arm hairs, slice typing paper" edge or what I call a utility edge - fine for most knife purposes, but not for showing off. If they come with hair popping sharpness, I usually try the ceramic rods on the Smith's to see if the angles are compatible enough for resharpening, and if they are, I'm good to go. If the ceramic rods won't restore the edge, I save those budget (but originally hair popping sharp) knives and run them through a local sharpening service in a batch later on - shipping them back for factory resharpening isn't worth it and often isn't offered, except for Buck. The reason I take better care of budget knives that come with exceptional edges is because I figure if the designer, company, and factory cared enough, so do I. IF I'm lucky, the Smith's portable sharpener is enough. BUT there are those budget knives that just come with a decent but not exceptional working edge. With these, I will use the carbide side of the Smith's to "re-profile" the blade into the angle that is acceptable to the Smith's sharpener. I know that might not be the edge angle the designer intended, but it's fast and easy and practical for me to use the Smith's to "adjust" the factory angle. Thereafter, all I use is the ceramic side of the Smith's - which now matches the edge angle and works. The BIG limitation of the Smith's is "loading up" the ceramic rods with black metal particles from the resharpening process. With conventional crock sticks, we are supposed to use scouring (cleansing) powder like Ajax to clean off the black grit (NOT Bartender's Friend, a non-abrasive cleanser). While re-writing my review today, I noticed one reviewer recommended moistening the ceramic rods before sharpening, to form an abrasive slurry. I'm going to try this and see if it helps with the effectiveness and lifespan of the ceramic rods side. Otherwise, I just periodically add a new Smith's to my collection. At under $4 it's a more cost-effective solution than buying a fancy kit. PLUSES: consistent angle since this is "draw through". I can maintain a more consistent draw-through angle on this portable, than I can with v-rod crock sticks which call for a consistent "slice down" angle. Also, in general, once you get the edges on your knives to match the angle of the carbide and ceramic rods in the Smith's, you are good to go for future resharpenings. NEGATIVES: Only one angle. The carbide is VERY aggressive in terms of removing stock edge material, so only use it as necessary. The portion of blade closes to the handle may never actually get resharpened, due the slight thickness of this hand held sharpener. FAVORITE USES: Opinel, which are otherwise hard to resharpen in Inox.

What I really like is the simplicity there are far too many items out there that are overly complicated not this one you've got one side for rough grind the other side for smooth finish it doesn't get any better than that. It's also small enough that it can fit in the trailer which was my intended purpose but to throw it in my backpack as well it is super small and the other great feature is this got rubber feet on either end so when you flip it over it's not going to slide on you. So far I've sharpened three knives and they came out fantastically sharp. I can't think of any caveats because you know when you order this you're looking for something small convenient and something that just works and this does. I was going to try my ax on it but I don't need my ex as sharp as I want my knives and the scissors working here as well.

Es un producto pequeño, y los cuchillos los afila muy bien