WORK SHARPBenchstone Knife Sharpener, 3 sided for faster manual pocket or hunting knife sharpening

This unit has transformed my kitchen knife sharpening experience. Most people, if they have any sharpeners at all, use crappy pull through sharpeners with carbide blades. They are quick, easy, and idiot proof. They also sharpen unevenly, get your knives just sharp enough to cut, and remove a lot of material and will eventually deform the shape of your blades. This is a “proper” sharpening system, and for the price it’s the best basic setup that should be standard in every kitchen. My set of Sabatier kitchen knives we’ve had since I was a kid have never been this sharp. I also have a large and always growing collection of knives, from huge choppers down to thin slicy pocket folders, and I wanted something for them with more capability than the excellent Worksharp Guided Field Sharpener, which has been my go to sharpener for more than a year but is really meant as a portable unit for repairing your knives away from home. The Benchstone has more real estate to work with (6 x 1-1/2” vs 4 x 1”), and the ability to switch out the guides so different knives can be sharpened at different angles if necessary. 20 degrees is a good all around angle that provides the best combination of cutting ability and durability, but some knives, like boning and filet knives, will require a more acute angle. The Benchstone comes with 20 and 25 degree angle guides, but you can purchase 15 and 17 degree guides separately from the Worksharp website. If these were included with this unit it would be a perfect beginners sharpening system; the fact that I had to go and make a separate purchase on their website (I also bought a spare fine diamond plate) and pay for shipping was annoying, and it may be disqualifying for some people who are willing to pay $50 but not $65, before tax. But I still don’t think you will find anything better, more versatile, or easier to use for the price than this. Even if you’re not a knife junky like me, this is a perfect one and done purchase to take care of all your knives. Just be warned, if your knives are dull and neglected from years of use, clanking around with other silverware, and being sharpened with cheap crappy sharpeners, that initial proper sharpening will take a while. After that though, it will be much easier as long as you stay on top of it. A few strokes on the ceramic or fine diamond plate every so often will be all you need to maintain sharp knives. Just get it and you won’t need anything else.

Great product for a great price. It works great for my pocket knives and my kitchen knives. A really great sharpener. Will make your knives truly sharp like never before.

Product is built well and is a hunters best friend. In minutes you can have a pretty sharp blade ,but to get it razor sharp using this setup it’ll take a little devotion. Overall a great sharpenerTo clean the ceramic I used bore cleaner

I have tried several sharpening solutions. Several of those have been by Work Sharp. This product gives multiple options but is compact and easy to use by a traditional sharpener. I like it and continue to use it.

I have a Sharpal hand sharpener which I really liked and still do. But this Work Sharp portable benchstone Is an incredible sharpener, My 32 year old daughter was using one of our kitchen knives and did not pay attention and sliced her finger (mild cut). she likes her dull knives and will not let me sharpen them for her. I myself appreciate a sharp knife and am cutting something with my knives all the time. I carry 2.I have been trying to sharpen knives for ever, starting with a used Bowie that I bought 50 years ago and boy did I mess it up. I have purchased some seemingly fancy fancy sharpeners in the last 7-8 years and not until the Sharpal sharpener and my most recent Work Sharp which is the best, I have finally put a good edge on the Bowie knife.

The sharpener works great and the delivery was unbelievably fast

Meat cutter here. I got this to sharpen my knives for work, and at home. And man this thing is superb, yes it’s in the smaller size but man it did the job. Easy to use, it’s stable, good value compared to those $100 stones, the angle guides definitely helped out. 5 out of 5.

This is a well designed and highly effective sharpener for all your knives. It has all the grades from coarse to very fine.