KME Precision Knife Sharpener System with 4 Gold Series Diamond Hones - Base Included

I'm very impressed with this KME system. It's rock solid and very easy to use. It sharpens my knives better than any other angle system I've had before. I think it does a better job than I can do manually on a flat stone and significantly quicker too. It's a bit pricey but the results are worth it. I sharpened my everyday carry knife weeks ago and it's still razor sharp so it clearly creates a good apex for a good edge retention. I'm very glad I decided to get this set.

I began my career sharpening knives at the age of 10....I've got about 40 years of knife sharpening experience to draw from.My professional opinion is that I suck at sharpening knives. That's not subjective...it's easily proven. I don't have Damascus blades handcrafted by some artisan with a cool beard. I have a house full of dull knives...most of which are actually really good quality and pretty pricey. I'm good with my hands, can fix just about anything...sharpening a blade is not witchcraft or voodoo...but for the life of me I just can't get a decent edge on a blade more than about 20% of the time.Long story short, I saw a shootout of knife sharpening systems on YouTube (Project Farm...highly recommend). This was not the "best value" system; I think that was the Lansky or whatever it's called. This was however one of the better systems based on results and construction. I was drawn to the fact that it looked to be better materials and the diamond stones would likely hold up longer than those pink, white and blue stones. Plus parts are readily available directly from the manufacturer. Stones (even diamond ones) are wear items.It arrived so I went straight back to YouTube to watch some starter and tips videos which were great. I set off on my first knife and about 20 minutes later I was an expert knife sharpener. Seriously. It's brain dead simple....I even tried to make it more complicated by using an angle finder and stuff.....it's idiot proof if you spend a few minutes to understand how it works and how to set it up. I've whipped about 5 knives so far and they are all hair shaving sharp (I should post a picture of my poor arm that looks like I have mange or something). I can still count to ten without using my toes yet. The stones look like they are going to hold up for a while.The only thing that I could possibly nitpick is that the base does not appear to fit into the case. I can probably pull some foam out and make it fit.The selection of grits is pretty much perfect to shape/repair and then get the scratches out on the way to refining it. Now you can get a really sharp edge with just what is in the kit, but a strop really puts the finishing touches on it. I got one of those cheapy ones from Amazon with green and white polish. Seems to work well.This is one of those tools that you buy that you expect to be around for a long time and more importantly it actually does what it's supposed to do. How many things have you bought where it kinda sorta does it about half the time? This ain't one of those things. It works, its repeatable, and more importantly it makes all of the things that I sharpen with it better.Highly recommend this product.

This has become my favorite knife sharpener. I own a wicked edge and an Edge pro sharpener and for me this is the easiest to set up. I can easily repeat angles with this sharpener unlike the edge pro sharpener which I found the learning curve with to be too long for me to be happy with the results. The wicked edge sharpener is also fairly easy to duplicate the angles on but it is significantly large and the costs a lot more to purchase initially along with accessories being quite expensive. The wicked edge with dual stones may cut a blade a little faster if you are reprofiling a knife but I honestly could not tell much difference.The diamond stones that come with this kit are excellent, as good as any of the others diamond stones that I have used with the other two sharpeners. I have reprofiled and sharpener at least 20 knives with these stones and they still cut s90v and ZDP-189 with great speed. The 1500 grit stone produces an acceptable edge with a good diamond coarseness or bite to it but it is not something I would find acceptable for a kitchen knife or shears. I much prefer a more polished edge for these applications and strop my edges after using the 1500 grit stone. For my EDC pocket knives the 1500 grit stone provides a fine edge that cuts well.I am obviously looking for a more refined edge on my knives and have purchased additional stones which I have found to be very cost effective compared to the wicked edge stones and on par with stones for the edge pro. The options of extra stones is a bit limited compared to the other sharpeners but you can still produce an edge as sharp with the available stones as the other sharpeners are capable of. For my needs this sharpener is the best value and easiest to use of the three sharpeners I have mentioned.I highly recommend you consider this sharpener if you are in the market for a manual sharpening system instead of using bench stones. I think you will be very satisfied with this easy to use system once you spend some time on youtube watching all of the excellent educational videos out there.