Work Sharp MK2 Professional Electric Knife and Tool Sharpener, Adjustable Tool and Knife Sharpening System

Product Information

The Work Sharp Power Knife & Tool Sharpener is essentially a small benchtop belt grinder engineered specifically for sharpening knives and tools. It features nonskid feet, a variable-speed trigger, an edge guard for improved consistency, and an adjustable angle guide for precision blade profiling between 15 and 30 degrees. The five included abrasive belts were custom designed for sharpening high-end knife steel. The adjustable rotating cassette allows users to sharpen scissors and other tools in addition to knives of all shapes and sizes.

Sharpening and honing are not interchangeable terms. They are different tasks that complement each other to keep knife blades keen. Each method requires a tool. This can be a confusing topic and because of this, a lot of people are sharpening their kitchen knives to the wrong angle.The freehand nature of whetstones also means you can sharpen any kind of blade (scissors, razors, etc.). Work Sharp is a privately owned company with headquarters in Ashland, Oregon. They were founded in 1973 as a sharpening tool company by the Bernard family, who still owns it today. Best for: Experienced sharpeners (or people who want to learn), people who want exceptionally sharp knives, people who want to be able to sharpen to an infinite number of angles. Reviewers also complained about the messiness, which we agree with: this grinder sends metal dust everywhere, and there is no way to prevent this, so use the grinder in your garage or work area, notin your kitchen. You may also want to wear a dust mask during operation.

Variable speeds allow you to sharpen safely as you're learning and more precisely as you gain experience

We treated our knives as any cook would: when the knife was too dull to cut through a tomato, we sharpened it. The before-and-after ability to cut a tomato seems like the best possible test of how well a sharpener works if we're looking at how this translates to actual kitchen use.