Received the'Lansky Universal Sharpening Kit' and the Smith's Pocket Sharpener today. (Thank You Bruno).
Initial Impressions: The build quality of the kit is acceptable and you get what you pay for. This came at a fraction of the price of an Edge Pro or Wicked Edge.The guide rods are not 100% straight and theforefore getting a perfectly even bevel might be an issue.Kit comes in with coarse, medium and fine hones and honing oil.
Tried it first on a cheap Chinese folder, and then went on to a nieto (440C Blade) who's edge I had ruined on a carborundum stone.
Got a very nice uniform bevel after the three grits and polished the edge by wrapping a 1000 grit polish paper on the hone. The knife's now hair popping sharp, tried it on my very hairy legs
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Problem with the 17 degree angle setting is you end up grinding the clamp as well specially if the blade's not wide enough, but I guess was the first time I tried the kit and should get better with practice.
Will try the 20 degree setting over the week end to see, if it works better. Will also try and see how it works on larger blades.
The Smith's Pocket Pal's a nice little gem, good to keep for a quick fix. A few strokes in the carbide and the ceramic slots, the blade's not shaving sharp like on the Lansky's, but very very decent, good for a quick touch up on EDC's. Needs a bit of stropping though to get rid of the burr.
Technologically challenged, but will try posting the pics soon.
Best Regards
Moin.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. Camus
