big bad lindz Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hi guys I am looking for a good knife sharpener for both kitchen carving & meat prep knifes, any suggestions. The one that I have, a Chantry, appears not to be getting a good edge on the knifes any more in fact I think it has dulled them more than sharpened as I struggled to breast some geese lately. cheers, BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 i use the Lansky knife medic,does carbon and stainless blades well and even has a small steel on for finishing and only 12 quid delivered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Mungler has an awesome (but pricey) one in his kitchen, but I still swear by the Lansky system. It's teeny bit of a faff but it does the business on all my knives from kitchen to stalking. Just make sure to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Mungler has an awesome (but pricey) one in his kitchen, but I still swear by the Lansky system. It's teeny bit of a faff but it does the business on all my knives from kitchen to stalking. Just make sure to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Chantry are an poor to ok but not great sharpener. You could try a diamond steel to give you an edge after useing the chantry to roughly shape the blade, last few strokes though should be very light and then light steel passes to finish which is similar to what i do for wife's kitchen knives. Mine all get lansky treatment and diamond steel to keep sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 eBay item 151620719645 It's Christmas soon and you only live once and can't take it with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx4cabbie Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Lansky turnbox or spyderco sharpmaker are both similar, and effective. Rods inserted into Base to make a triangle, hold knife vertically and try to slice a sliver off the ceramic rods alternating sides - angle is set to make knife sharp. Price is about 14 for the lansky 2 rod, 20 for the lansky 4 rod, and 60 ish for the spyderco, but you get a choice of angles and brass safety guards for the money. Neither system will remove a lot of metal quickly, so if you need a knife reprofiled, a diamond stone laid again the rods is not a bad idea, but for easy effective sharpening that is pretty foolproof, you could do worse than either of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBeaky Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Another vote for the Sharpmaker here. You can get extra rods for the Sharpmaker, extra fine ceramic for polishing and diamond for removing metal quickly - they work pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx4cabbie Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Of course, forgot about the extra rods - the diamond rods are quite reasonable, and apparently work really well. Not tried the extra fine but the standard fine will put a hairpopping edge on, so the extra must be very fine indeed. Quite an outlay, but you'll never need another system, and with all the attachments and extra holes for holding the rods to sharpen scissors etc, it pays for itself over time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangBangNik Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I've been looking at the lanksy de luxe set for my global kitchen knives. I've been using a combination wet stone on my cheap kitchen knives and opinal but I'm nowhere near good enough yet to let loose on the good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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