This morning I found myself with a very dull hunting knife and a broken Smith's sharpening kit listed below.
Sports Authority - Smith's Standard Precision Knife Sharpening Kit
The Smith's kit was cumbersome and I never could get the angle right (it's a guided angle system). I don't know whether it was inferior quality or my frustration that broke it, but there it was in pieces anyways.
So I scour the Intarloops looking for THE knife sharpener. The one that is idiot-proof. Read several knife related forums and found that the Spyderco Sharpmaker was THE kit to have under $100. Found the cheapest Sharpmaker on eBay and it was $47 dollars delivered.
Unfortunately, I have the patience of a 3-year old and had to have it today. So I went out looking for one and ended up at PSS. Bob didn't have the Spyderco, but he had something similar. A Lansky Deluxe Crock Sticks kit. I gladly paid the $16 as it was the same design and concept of the Sharpmaker.
I got this thing home and opened the package. Hi-Larious!!!! The the box flips open (ala a "hitter" box
) and a set of medium and fine rods were found.
Five minutes with this bad boy and I had an el-cheapo Buck folder shaving sharp! Not to mention it was $30 dollars cheaper than the Spyderco. Yeah, Yeah it doesn't do scissors or fish hooks or broadheads - it only does knives. $16!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob still has two or three in stock, if you're interested!
Here's the cheapest version on the web for those outside of Indy.
Lansky Sharpeners LCD5D Four Rod Turn-Box Sharpener
Sports Authority - Smith's Standard Precision Knife Sharpening Kit
The Smith's kit was cumbersome and I never could get the angle right (it's a guided angle system). I don't know whether it was inferior quality or my frustration that broke it, but there it was in pieces anyways.
So I scour the Intarloops looking for THE knife sharpener. The one that is idiot-proof. Read several knife related forums and found that the Spyderco Sharpmaker was THE kit to have under $100. Found the cheapest Sharpmaker on eBay and it was $47 dollars delivered.
Unfortunately, I have the patience of a 3-year old and had to have it today. So I went out looking for one and ended up at PSS. Bob didn't have the Spyderco, but he had something similar. A Lansky Deluxe Crock Sticks kit. I gladly paid the $16 as it was the same design and concept of the Sharpmaker.
I got this thing home and opened the package. Hi-Larious!!!! The the box flips open (ala a "hitter" box
) and a set of medium and fine rods were found.Five minutes with this bad boy and I had an el-cheapo Buck folder shaving sharp! Not to mention it was $30 dollars cheaper than the Spyderco. Yeah, Yeah it doesn't do scissors or fish hooks or broadheads - it only does knives. $16!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob still has two or three in stock, if you're interested!
Here's the cheapest version on the web for those outside of Indy.
Lansky Sharpeners LCD5D Four Rod Turn-Box Sharpener
