Precision Adjust Elite Knife Sharpener - Adjustable Knife Sharpening System - For Hunting, Serrated & Kitchen Knives

Received and within 5 minutes of opening, I started on my first knife, Kershaw Scallion form the early 2000s. This knife has been through a lot, from job sites, cutting expansion foam, dropped in concrete, and more. Needless to say 20 years later, it was approximately a butter knife. Followed the instructions and watched a 10 minute video on using a sharpener quite like this one. By the time I put the knife to the strop, I was shaving with it... literally. The angle held true as it was a fairly short knife. Did a paring knife that was as dull as a spoon and got the same results. Easy set and use and get relatively quick results and a sharp edge while watching a show. I did not run into any issues with the magnets and all hold quite well. Remember, let the stones do the work, you only need to guide them across the blade and get beautiful results. No regrets on this purchase!

Price was reasonable for the quality of the sharpening system. Assembly was super simple and the instructions provided great insite as to how the system works. The operation of the sharpener was easier than anticipated. The 3 tristones that came with the elite work great. The time it took to sharpen was not bad considering how dull one of my knives were. I needed an upgrade to my current sharpening system( it was a hand held where you spun the wheel to choose the rods to use). Didn't like that one since the day i bought it. This was an excellent choice for a sharpening system. I would even go as far as saying a complete novice would be able to get a great edge on any knife with minimal effort. I will be using this on a regular basis. Not sure if i can get replacement parts though( the trisharp stones, or any part that may break or be consumed)

Ok, I've never been able to get a good edge on a knife with any other method of sharpening. I opened this one, watched a couple of videos online of other folks using it and spent a couple of minutes reading through the instructions then went to work. I started with a super cheap, throw away knife that has likely never been sharp. Results were ok for the first attempt, but nothing spectacular. I also don't think I ever achieved an actual burr on that knife and likely went through the steps and grits too quickly. The second attempt was on a kershaw scallion that I've had for five years, use all the time, and have never sharpened. It has a 420HC blade. I went through the grits more methodically this time, making sure to take my time and was able to get a super sharp edge (was able to shave arm hair slick). Feeling pretty good I moved onto a kershaw bel air with a magnacut blade. I got it about a week ago, but was really unhappy with the sharpness of the blade out of the box. Again, I took my time and went through the grits and steps and was able to get a blade that was sharp enough to shave arm hair. The system is really straight forward if you follow the directions and take your time. I probably spent 25 minutes per knife, but that was due to learning curve and first time sharpening. I would expect it to go quicker for touchups and maintenance along the way. System overall is well constructed and seems like it will last, hopefully the grits last as well. The storage case is well thought-out and super convenient for storage. Really, zero complaints with the whole set-up, and this is coming from someone that has absolutely zero successful sharpening experience prior to this.

I have only or a few days. The reviews are generally positive but there are some negative reviews that made me want to comment. I have used on a larger chefs knife and a pocket knife for context. In both cases the knife ended up with a pretty good edge. First, some reviewers commented that the base is not steady. I don’t know what they were sharpening or how hard they were pressing but it worked absolutely fine for me. You don’t need or want a Lott off pressure. Second, the plastic materials are not great and will have some flex if you use some pressure. For the price and convenience I guess this is a trade off. So it could be sturdier, but again, my knives were able to cut paper easily when done and I wasn’t working too hard to sharpen. Not going to lie, metal would have been better. The system to rotate the knife is find if it’s a small knife. Larger knife’s will not rotate easily. But, for the larger knife’s I just pulled it off, turned it and reattached. Magnets hold it on so it’s not hard to do and honestly might be easier and safer than rotating in the system. Overall, it works. I do question the durability, but these things only need to used gently to work. I don’t understand the negative reviews if used with care. Only reasons I did not give 5 stars…I question the durability and there is a little flex in the plastic. Yet like I said…I was able to get the knives way sharper and I did not want to invest much more. The next up “recommended” one was almost 250. I am not messing with stones…just want to make my knives cut better. This works better than anything I have tried.

Definitely sharpened up my kitchen knives. It looked intimidating at first but it was very easy to use once I started. I agree with the others who said it would be great if they provided a way to clamp this down but I think they’re forgetting that this is a very low-priced solution to get your knives sharpened. Know and appreciate it for what it is - a great product at a great price.

I like it for a quick sharpen. I don't have to break out stones, oil, and the mess of it all. I can sit and watch TV sharpen away. I've dropped this thing, stepped on it seems durable. I've sharpened my kitchen knives a lot. I really like this sharpener set-up for that reason. I have also used it for hunting knives and fillet Knives. One problem is fillet knives. almost need a different set of jaws. That is the same for a lot if these style sharpeners. I have used it with two cleavers. Worked good. The rods for the stones are almost to short for wide body cleavers. I highly recommend Work Sharp if you cutting a new blade, changing angles, and evening a uneven blade. I will say this if your changing angles or have a terrible blade this will do the job. The best way to start that is with an electric sharpener if you have access to one. Then if your a big stone person, go to your stone. Its also a nice kit to carry to your buddies place and sharpen knives for your friends. All around this is a good kit I've been using it around a year now. I have always came out with good results.

I have never been one of those people that can sharpen a knife freehand with good results. It may be from a lack of depth perception I suffer from, or maybe it just isn’t my thing. For the past several years I’ve been sharpening with a drag through carbide sharpener that worked ok but I wasn’t fully happy with the results. Recently I purchased a few nice knives from Kizer and Oknife, and the edges on these new knives were so much better than what I was getting with the drag through plus I knew that wasn’t going to be an option when these new knives inevitably need to be sharpened. I have been interested in the Worksharp precision adjust system for a while, then they released the elite version which I knew would be the best one for me to get. I decided to get this for myself for my birthday and I’m really glad I did. I decided to sharpen my old SOG Trident Tanto that I carry to work. It has been used and abused for over 10 years, and has been a victim of several different sharpeners that didn’t do it any favors. I decided to re-profile the blade to 20 degrees, and the 220 grit stone made pretty fast work of it. The steel on this knife is rather hard and a lot of sharpeners didn’t seem to be able to remove material, which wasn’t an issue at all. Once I had the initial re-profile done with the 220 I worked through the 320, 400, 600, 800, and ceramic. At this point the results were amazing, then I hit it with the leather strop for the finishing touch. WOW! I now have a knife that is shaving sharp, just as sharp or sharper than any of my new knives. It took me roughly an hour to sharpen this blade, but in the future I’ll only have to touch it up so it should go much faster, maybe 10 minutes. I have never achieved results like this with any other sharpener. Now a little bit about the technique I used… I watched numerous videos beforehand on using the sharpener, and 1 from work sharp was very helpful where they used different techniques then examined the edge under a magnifier. Going back and forth in a sawing motion with the stone cuts the fastest, but does the roughest job. Pulling towards yourself (away from the pivot) is better, but the best and cleanest result is from pushing the stone towards the blade edge (towards the pivot) For the 220 and 320 I used the sawing motion for fast material removal. For the final strokes of the 320 and every grit after that I only honed towards the pivot, with the exception of the leather strop. You cannot push the strop into the sharp edge of the blade or you will cut and ruin it. I am very happy I purchased this sharpening system, there are even better versions out there but at a much higher cost. For someone like myself with several knives this is a good bang for the buck. While nothing is 100% foolproof if you’ve got common sense this should work out nicely. I do suggest watching some videos beforehand so you’ll have a good idea how to use it. The included manual is also helpful. I thing I do plan to purchase is an angle cube digital angle level, because the adjustment for the angles has a lot of room for error and that is a good tool to set the angle accurately and consistently. This is probably my only real complaint with this sharpener, (the angle adjustment) but it will be a non issue once I purchase the angle cube. One other thing, the clamp is made of metal so if you have a blade with a nice finish protect it with a bit of masking/painters tape so it doesn’t get scratched up.

Great blade sharpener, easy to use and will sharpen most any blade razor sharp