EDC Pivot Plus Knife Sharpener Black

I would have to say thst after this arriving & watching the quick video of proper way to use it. It is amazing. Hands down. Best pocket sharpener i have ever owned in my life. And I've had many. The course stone adjustments from unstable to firm to get burs off then sharpen are great. Then to the ceramic to hone blade. Running it through 5 times each is perfect. You get a well precision sharp blade every time! Gonna by another for travel. Maybe some more for gifts.

I must admit that I was very skeptical about this sharpener before trying it. The price point along with the method it used to sharpen had me curious as to the quality of the edge that it would produce. Since opening the package I have been able to put the sharpener through a gauntlet of tasks. The first task was to sharpen six Old Hickory paring knives which we use as steak knives. My initial reply was”Wow”. I was very impressed with the speed, ease and quality of the edge. Yes the knives are carbon steel and sharpen relatively easily, however the pivot pro really made quick work of the bunch. With no more than right passes on the carbide cutter and three on the ceramic the knives were extremely sharp. This is a huge plus being that they full so quickly cutting on dinner plates. The next task I completed was to sharpen all of our knives at the Firehouse. At first I was only going to do several and at the end I sharpened all of them mainly because it was so quick and easy. So , who is this sharpener for? I would say everyone. I am a knife collector and there are definitely some knives that I will only sharpen a certain way by a certain means. I have traditionally used the Work Sharp Ken Onion edition with the blade grinding attachment and that system works beyond great. The only drawback is it is normally a small event setting it up and working through the different grits. The pivot pro is down and dirty and gets it done with little fuss. The sharpener is perfect for the kitchen drawer, the shop, the truck or where ever you need a quick razor edge and a convex edge at that.

This sharpener is fantastic when it comes to sharpening high carbon blades. I have a Japanese santoku kitchen knife that badly needed sharpening, and this little sharpener got it back to razor level in very few passes. However, when I started trying to use it on other steels with my everyday carry knife and others, I got varied results. 440 Stainless was right in the middle of difficulty to get sharp. And right behind that, softer steels like 420 (or 420J2, 420HC) took many passes and a lot of time get a good edge to take and hold. I don't mind putting in the extra work to get my blades back up to code, but I was surprised as to how different each steel type reacted to the carbide. This is my first time using a carbide sharpener, so I don't know if this is normal or not. Either way, it does the job very well as long as you're willing to put in the extra effort on the softer steels. This could be a 5 star sharpener, but the only reason I have to knock a star off is because of the placement of the red carbide adjuster switch on the top. Because of it's location, the rubber grip that is glued around it is very thin because it takes up most of the space, and when using the honing side, the one side isn't as grippy. The overall design of this sharpener is great though, but I don't understand why they didn't choose to put the selector switch on the front face of the body. On a side note, the packaging is very well done. Whoever they have doing the marketing did a great job. It's super tough, and I had a good laugh trying to use my very dull every day carry to open it. I could barely get through the plastic bubble to get to the sharpener, the very thing I needed to get it sharp in the first place. I don't say this negatively. It was just the irony of it and was pretty funny. Overall, this is a fine sharpener for most needs at a fantastic price point.

Works great

Honestly pretty impressed with this. I had great results on my Leatherman Rev. is it as good as a professional sharpening or a real whetstone, no. But it’s inexpensive and easy to use, and gives good enough results for me to recommend.

This is a handy tool for quick sharpening or touch up sharpening of your often used knives. The feature that I think is really lame is the "PIVOT" feature. What this is supposed to do is affect the support for the Yellow plastic piece that holds the Convex Carbide sharpener. Moving this switch allows this piece of plastic to very slightly move, as though there is slop in the mounting of it. With this piece "locked" the top will move about 1/32" and with it unlocked it will move about 1/16". This is the movement you get when you push on it with your finger. When in use the difference in movement, if any, is very difficult to see. I am confused about how this is supposed to do anything for you as this is a hand held device that moves much more than this as you push and pull your knife through the Carbide edges. Outside of this lame feature, this tool seems to do a reasonable job of basic sharpening.

I know you already have sharpeners but this one is great for quick touch ups. You won't regret getting this compact sharpener.

Generally speaking very happy purchase. It totally worth the buck you pay for . Sharped my two combat knife as soon as I got it two days ago . Underneath are my thoughts . Pros and cons : 1.pro. tiny and protable . Save room for the hiking bag . 2. Pro. Lanyard design make it better . 3.cons doesn't have enough grip while slide the knife thought . It wobbling due to doesn't have enough grip . Suggest use more rubber or silicone material get more grip . Compare to my old untility knife sharpener. Big handle make it no way to wobbling . For a tiny sharpener I know I can't expect too much for such compact tiny tool .but maybe just a little material changing can make it different. 4 pros . Ceramic hone has super large angle . Fits all my knife . I can not use my kitchen sharpener to sharp my combat knife just because the kitchen sharpener angle is not big enough to catch the whole blade. 5 pros fish hook sharpener . Nice feature for fishing . pretty neat for a small cheap tool . 6. Cons good knife sharpener need a more detail instruction .the Instruction for that is on the package simply highly feature . At least tell consumer like pull how many times . Coating with water before Sharp knife .