Precision Adjust Q&A - Answering your Questions - EP 29

[@rcmanuel42]

I think I would like to see an ultra course for easier reprofiling. a higher grit beyond 600, something in the 1200-2000 range. and a strop pad to really make for a polished edge.

[@makikogi]

Definitely a leather strop

[@bench175]

Agree with extra course abrasive. 320 took me forever to reshape even AUS 8.

[@kennethpace9887]

Elite system has 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, a ceramic and leather. The leather strop handle now has a curved ceramic for working serrated blades.

[@SQLKC]

@@kennethpace9887 3D print the triangle part and get the 3M lapping film to get up to a 60,000 grit finish. I also printed one to hold the DMT mini stones

[@Joca497]

@@SQLKC Nice!

[@animademachina2747]

1000 hone, 3000 hone, maybe a leather strop especially if they were all in one tri handle for finishing would be fantastic

[@IlIlIlllIlIlIllli]

This is absolutely perfect

[@marcelinonunez8066]

@@IlIlIlllIlIlIllli Don't forget about more coarser stones man! Maybe a 120?

[@IlIlIlllIlIlIllli]

@@marcelinonunez8066 definitely These are just to finish up

[@elliotrodriguez523]

@@marcelinonunez8066 I think those are especially needed with consistent angle sharpeners to reprofile a blade.

[@moilh916]

Agree !! And maybe to include some green leather compound

[@patdud1979]

New 3 side abrasive 100grit/ 1500grit /3000 diamond to compliment the included abrasive 😎👍and maybe make a 3 side leather straps for 3 different micron paste that we could put on it 👍.

[@AYellowPepper]

i would like 100/800/1500 since we allready have 600 in the base kit :P

[@nathangonzalez7691]

I would want round stones for recurved blades, extra coarse stones, and extra fine stones.

[@danko5002]

This thing is damn good, great job Steve. Put out as many diamonds, ceramics, and strops as you guys can

[@TD-2011]

Amazes me that you have to answer questions you covered on your prior videos. Thank you for the customer service and following up for people who don’t listen to instruction. Dumbfounds me, you guys were 110% crystal clear in your last video.

[@tomschwartz2811]

I have been looking for a knife sharpener for a while. I ordered this through Amazon and couldn't be more pleased. It does an excellent job right out of the box. I would suggest however, that you read the instructions before using. This may sound odd, but I like to sit out wherever and sharpen a knife without the noise from a motor. I find it to be very relaxing.

[@zsombordonko6459]

It's really cool how you look out for your costumer. Keep it up!

[@rickkerans8485]

Well to answer what I would want. A round rod for recurve, an extra coarse, an extra fine, a 3 sided strop so I could load different compounds, and a ruby or Arkansas stone, also 800 grit diamond, 1200 and or 1000 diamond then ultra fine. If you truly want it around for years.

[@TorlingJarl]

I am gonna be specific. I think it should be and extra coarse or 2. maybe an 80 grit, a 180 grit. 3 or 4 finer stones. an about 1200 grit diamond, a coarser ceramic than is already on the system, then a finer. lastly get a strop, maybe one holder with 3 strops so we can have choices and progression. I have this system and get hair whittling edges. The system for the price is INCREDIBLE. If you make more grit options I will just drop dead. It needs it and it can be even more of a no brainer for the price. You have indeed done something great and should be proud.

[@Jammerjim]

So excited you all made the precision adjust. I got my hands on one and I'm very impressed! Can't wait to see what other options you end up making for this.

[@dskidad1399]

I get mine in the mail in two days!! Can't wait!

[@ateoh7808]

This system is so flexible, if it offers adapter to use other rods(like Lansky) that would be awesome.

[@BrTruthinLove]

Gritomatic sell adapters

[@gwojcieszczuk]

Great video, just ordered mine. The biggest challenge using stone is to maintain proper angle throughout sharpening process. You guys addressed that problem. Thank you.

[@laszloivan7388]

I’d like to see a ~1500 diamond plate and abrasive foils with 1 and 0.5 micron diamonds. It would be great to have “blank” tri-brasive assembly available so one could assemble any abrasive combinations. For example I would have a coarse tri-brasive (320/600/1500) and a finishing tri-brasive (3000 ceramic/1 micron foil/0.5 micron foil) or similar.

[@cwsmith17]

Such a good sharpener. Work Sharp is king of the sharpening world imo. Please bring out Extra Coarse Diamond for reprofiling and sell the whole tri-abrasive as a single unit.

[@FREAKcncZEKE]

Great product! Easy to use and great price. Worksharp hit another home run with this! Keep up the great work

[@voodoo7008]

I just got one of these a couple weeks ago. I like it. It’s easy to set up.

[@christophersmith8028]

After getting pretty heavily into straight razors/whetstones I decided to begin collecting knives as well. With the stones I have I can get a pretty solid edge on my edc’s/kitchen knives, and a dangerous edge on my straight razors. Even with a steady hand, finding the angle of various blades by hand on a whetstone can be a real PIA, and not always super consistent even if it is a fun task in my opinion. To get to the point…after hours of different knife sharpening system videos I’ve decided I’m going to go to SMKW this evening to pick one of these up. Most of the reviews are outstanding, and with the upgrade kit that is now out it’s a no brainer for me. I know some people have complaints here and there about little things, but pretty much every system I’ve looked into has their own quirks that you have to deal with, and with the modularity, results I’ve seen, and price I’ll be happy to give this a go in my knife hobby. Cheers to this, and I’ll be happy to report back with my opinions/feedback down the road. Have a good one!

[@charlie8brown]

A lot of people really want to get all the way up to a mirror polished edge. I’m just spitballing here but I think a 1000/5000 and a strop on the third side would be cool. I’m sure others will come along with ideas, but that’s what I’d like to see.

[@DiegoAriasG]

Excellent Josh, thank you very much for your time and valuable information!

[@GOxHAM]

Excellent and thorough explanation of the tool. Thank you guys very much!

[@ck7629]

Maybe a strop, serration/recurve stone, and even some finer abrasives. Other than that looks great! Will be getting one. Worksharp handles all my sharpening needs!

[@SawdustAndShavings]

Need to offer an adapter so we can use the Lansky rods and stones we might already have :)

[@BrTruthinLove]

Gritomatic sell adapters

[@shainsmith8433]

Just got mine and it will make knives sharp! I have do have a couple gripes. The first is I noticed some significant deflection in the clam, seems like it should go into the base a little more to reduce that.Second for whatever reason at 20 degrees the stone hits the jaws on one side with my edc. I've used multiple knives and double checked to make sure the blade edge was centered vertically in the jaw but the stone hits on one side.

[@AYellowPepper]

I think the best start would be to mimic your "Guided Sharpening System" and make a "220 / 800 / Leather Strop" Tribrasive upgrade kit! and Pronto! maybe, to be extra fancy, have a "220 / 800 /1200" grit Diamond Tribrasive and a "3 sided Leather strop Holder" and a Diamond lapping paste kit, maybe " 4 / 1.5 / 0.5 Micron" ? Much After that some sort of Tapered diamond rod for serrations, I think serrations deserve MUCH more love! The sharpening is the main problem, we need to solve! Last i would love to see even coarser abrasives, maybe a "220 / 150 / 80" diamond, to get some serious chips out! In the far future i would of course love to see "Diamond lapping films 9 / 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.5 / 0.01 Micron" and "Japanese Water stones 400 - 10000" and "Arkansas natural Stones" but these should be the very last priority, The first

[@jomamma1750]

Thanks for the video! I found that on my Worksharp Field sharpener I get a MUCH better edge if I use the coarse Ceramic as well, ie. coarse diamond, 600 grit, coarse ceramic, fine ceramic and leather strop in that order. If I could make a suggestion it would be to make coarse ceramic, pre-loaded strop, and blank leather strop plates for the tri-abrasive. Also sell the tri-abrasive assembly, unloaded, seperately. This way I could set myself up with 2 tri-abrasive wheels. One with coarse diamond, fine diamond, and coarse ceramic. The other with fine ceramic, and a strop with green compound, and another strop sprayed with 1micron diamond dust. My Precision Adjust is not due here until Friday. After I use it a bit and get the hang of what it is I'll write back with any other suggestions if I have any. I love the field sharpener and really look foward to getting this system. Peace.

[@martinanderson3054]

Love it!!! Since you asked I think most of us would want something in the 180 range Diamond if you need to remove damage or re-profile and then maybe an 800 grit Diamond then 1200 Diamond then maybe a triangle of polishing materials like a ceramic and 2 different strops. These are just suggestions the point being it would speed up the process to get to a mirror finish shaving edge.

[@shaunharrison9618]

More diamond course and fine options as well as lapping films please

[@bamafaninky861]

Can you make a video on how to replace the stones in more detail and a closer shot?

[@edm2822]

My question as well!

[@buyme6896]

I’d like to see that as well. You mentioned that they were held in with an adhesive. How do you get it out?

[@deadk133]

Once you start adding more stones, I would like to be able to set up a more gradual progression. If you offer more stones, I would be interested in getting an additional tri-sided mount and having two that I could swap onto the rod as I progress without having to adjust for height. Somewhat related, an adapter or rod that would allow me to use after market, common size stones in materials that worksharp may not offer would be great. And of course, a strop. I can always take the knife out of the clamp after completing sharpening and honing with the stones and use a traditional strop, but I think many of us would love to be able to use a strop while it is clamped into the jig with the angle set. Overall it looks like a great budget friendly guided system, and seeing that worksharp plans to build on the platform makes this a likely purchase in the near future.

[@rcmanuel42]

I've seen a few review videos suggesting that they found great results once on ceramic by changing the direction of the back & forth movement, from up & down on the cutting edge to across or with the cutting edge. they noted that even on the high grit ceramic, with build up, they noticed some striping while going up & down. but noticed the across movement did no result the same. is this something you would recommend?

[@scottseverythingoutdoors462]

Work sharp you guys make amazing sharpeners at a great price! I love my precision adjust!

[@1stopunderphotos]

I would love to see one very course stone for really bad and knicked up blades and maybe one with a leather strop but other than that it looks great. I ordered mine on Sunday and I can't wait!!!

[@kevinAuman1]

A quick suggestion, if you do have extra long blades it is possible to just sharpen in stages, ie. Sharpen a 5 or 6in section then slide the blade and reclamp then sharpen the next 5 or 6in and so on so forth... with that said you could essentially sharpen ANY length of blade as long as it can be clamped...

[@EionansEdge]

I know there are aftermarket stone holders available, but a new tri-abrasive holder with 1000 and two finer grits would make this about perfection for me. The only other thing I wish they would do is to have some type of upgraded base for the unit with a thumbscrew to lock the two parts together. Then there would be virtually zero play and it would be easier to take apart and store. Overall, I'm very glad I bought the elite version of this sharpener.

[@Mike-ql4sz]

Hi guys, thx 4 the video! How many knives can u sharpen with 1 stone triangle?

[@mikesabran]

Great informative video, thank you.

[@shawnbowen6833]

I love this sharpening system. I don't own one yet cause they are sold out everywhere but plan on picking one up asap. One "improvement" I think could be added, that little chingus that holds the stones, has that sort of plastic fin on the top you pinch with your fingers to hold. Ive seen some people using this actually grab the sides of the stones to use it which puts their fingers mighty close to scraping the blade. Im assuming that fin thing is weird to hold if using for a while so why not add a 'knob' or ball thing on top of that fin to help with the grip and just make it a little more comfortable to use.

[@MANOLITO-90]

Hi! Nice video! How long do stones generally last before needing to be changed?

[@virgilisola5808]

Could you perform a demo on how to create or maintain a secondary bevel on a knife?

[@bwax1542]

IDK what else to ask for just yet. Just got mine and need to experiment to see if other stone grits are necessary. Looks to be an awesome tool.

[@alexgolub1444]

Will it be some maybe additional clamps for knives with a thick spine? It’s perfect for a pocket knives but with a bigger knives it’s looks like will be some problems.

[@robertdubuque3868]

I bought the system with the upgrade kit. I make handmade knives and am having trouble putting the initial bevel on the new blades. This seems to sometimes take hours. I understand the grind should be closer but these knives are high dollar and don't ever take any chances with the blade. Any recommendations would be helpful. I also have found myself wrapping the stone in wet dry paper to get the higher grit finish.

[@TheJamesB18]

Curved stones are a must!!

[@secondhorseman]

I love mine. Favorite sharpener.

[@realrasher]

I’d really like to get a longer arm too... My 7” vegetable cleaver (shun) only gets to use about a 3rd of the stones at the end. The standard arm works great for all the other knives I’ve tried so far. That cleaver is the most used knife I use due to my addiction of eating food. Haha!

[@rctrue]

It handled s90v like nothing, im a little hesitant to throw maxamet on it though. We'll see how it works it out.

[@1964krazyeric]

I wonder when this sharpener will be available again? I did buy one in the last month or so and really like it. It is missing some more options for stones but rumor has it they will be offered eventually. I like it enough to where I wanted to buy it for Christmas presents but no luck finding it anywhere.

[@Rileynd17]

Can we get a video on common maintenance and how to use with this system? Such as fixing a broken tip, fixing a chip, sharpening a slight recurve, reprofiling, changing the bevel angle or sharpening a tanto & how to set the knife in the jaws for that.

[@shafff78]

I’d want a 1200 diamond and a 3000 diamond stone. Something to get to true mirror finishes. I’m not sure what you would rate the ceramic at. I understand there’s nothing functional there, but you have put yourself in position to be a legit alternative to a KME system at less than a quarter the price. Give us some add on stones that really allow it to get nearly flawless polished bevels and you’ll convince a lot of people. I am already convinced, I pre ordered. But you can chalk me up to 100 percent likelihood to buy additional finer diamonds. Coarser too. I suppose adding a series of conical diamond files and ceramics for serrated edges or recurves/gut hooks would be useful, and again I would buy. But the polishing diamond stones would be the priority to me. Cant wait for mine. I’ve been a freehander which is great on longer blades but on folders I make too many mistakes. You’ve made the decision easy to add a guided system for short blades.

[@jamalama5548]

I love the system but I cannot get the 600 scratches out of the edge with the fine ceramic stone. So additional grits between the 600 and the fine ceramic is what I would like to see. I have never seen any info on the grit of the fine ceramic so I can’t offer any numbers for intermediate grits.

[@fixedbladejunkie9532]

Need a rougher grit stone for changing the degrees on a knife grind. The 320 seems to take way too long to make a burr. Other than that I absolutely love this product!!

[@johnomalley3666]

Can this sharpen a Scandi grind such as a Mora?

[@robm6867]

For the abrasives, at least give us a similar expansion kit to the one for the Guided Sharpening System with one more coarse and one more fine than what comes with the sharpener. Additional 1000, 1500 and 2000 offerings would be great as well as a strop as others have mentioned. Even offering single stones of varying grits and a blank tri-brasive holder so we can piece together our own set of abrasives right from the website would be super cool (for example - I could set up my own shaping tri-brasive set of 120, 240 and 320, then a sharpening set of 400, 600 and 800 then a refining set of 1000, 1500 and 2000)

[@chakolicous]

Definitely should combine this with the powered sharpeners. Best of both worlds and there's nothing like it on the market.

[@badmunkyedc1]

Put another triangle with half round stones for serrations and recurve blades, a super coarse(60 to 80 grit) for reprofiling and maybe a strop and blank metal holder for polishing strips. Excellent system, already need to replace some abrasives cause I'm sharpening everyone's knives lol

[@ScottRivers1]

I would want another triangle with two extra fine stones and a strop. If you have that and then offer replacement stones for those 6 available, I am GOOD! Great product! I am liking it more than my KO...

[@dheller777]

Would like to see a way to attach it to a board to give it more stability with larger knives. Also as most have mentioned some finer stones would be nice. I have the Ken Onion and it is great especially for convex blades. lastly curved blades can be done on the clamp sharpeners' but it requires extra care to get one sharpened properly.

[@bamafaninky861]

C-clamp.

[@corey688]

I love my new Precision adjust but the printed angle guide on the system is waaay off when you chek it with a digital angle finder.

[@WorkSharpOutdoor]

It really depends on the knife you are sharpening. We used the most common knife size for the angles we used, however not all knives are the same. Where it impacts the angle is the length of a knife from spine to edge and yes, there will be some variability.

[@MuscleAKAOzzy]

Very easy to use had mine shipped to Oz I would say leather strop and fine diamonds ;)

[@harveybeekerthegreysquirre8262]

So the push pull method is the best way for this sharpener vs the one direction method. Or could the pushing in one direction like on some of the other sharpening systems be ok

[@ryanlittle5336]

I would love to see a heavier grit stone for repair eprofiling, something between the 600 and ceramic, and a strop. Also, will this accommodate scandi grinds? Thanks!

[@keegansmall8959]

I’m currently choosing between this and the lansky sharpener. I love this unit but I have serrated knives. I would love if you guys made a serrated stone similar to the lansky because I would buy this in a heartbeat if that were the case.

[@warrenhunts]

I have your Ken Onion + Blade Grinder. I love them for most knives, but I have a really hard time with really hard steels like the S90V on my benchmade 940. I just ordered this - I hope it works well for hard steels.

[@fldiverjc4496]

In current form you will need spend little extra time doing s90v if it's very dull or in need of repairs....but it can be done...I was able to do my para2 in s110v

[@AYellowPepper]

I have 2 pairs of belts for this, i found "Super Steels" really need a fresh belt to cut Properly, anything below 4% Vanadium i seem to be able to grind with even the most heavily used belts! so i have one set that i use sparingly and only use for "good" knives and an old set that i grind anything i can find on! xD

[@fldiverjc4496]

@@AYellowPepper I'm sorry, I thought you were referring to the precision adjust. I 100% agree that the Ken onion especially with the blade grinding attachment has been able to handle anything and everything that I have thrown at it. Sorry for my misunderstanding.

[@warrenhunts]

I got this several days ago - and man is my 940 sharp. Way sharper than factory new. This really worked. I'm still going to use the ken onoin with blade grinder for larger knives. But for pocket knives this thing is great.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

How small of a knife will it sharpen? Traditional pocket knives like Case or Schrade 3 bladed knives? Like the ones grandpa carried.

[@humbllbug]

The clamp on this device is not suitable for thicker knife blades, I have an ESEE 5 with a 1/4" thick blade on the backside, would you consider selling an add on option clamp that is able to accommodate these thicker blades? Thanks.

[@gmuk101]

What if I have short and tapered spine knife? I know that many knife from Spyderco small knives are. That clamp looks it only hold the knife if the spine is not tapered.

[@joeldorsett3970]

When can I buy one

[@MartiniPinball]

Obvious product expansion is different types of abrasive triangles. Would sell them as whole units. And a question, how long do those abrasive stones last on this kit?

[@THUF007]

Same type upgrade kit as you bench stones have would be great. 👍🏻

[@Blackfreak243]

Definitely a courser reprofiling/chip removal stone would be helpful. As well as a strop. And something between the 300 and 600 would be unnecessary but another level to add

[@misoz8326]

After I finish sharpening. If I want to put a micro bevel on the knife’s edge, should I do so with the 320 or the 600?

[@jackbn9353]

This has many good features. I hope you ALSO produce a beefier version - more weight, more stability, more precision. Aim at about twice the price of this. And, of course, more abrasives. THAT will surpass the KME.

[@davidk2137]

I would like you to provide an alternate clamp in addition to the present clamp that would hold a Rapala 6" fish n fillet knife and other narrow-type fillet knives, so you could sharpen them without hitting the clamp with the sliding stone.

[@mattd603]

A larger accessory jaw for 1/4 thick spines like tops knives. Curved stones for recurve and persian style blades. A three sided strop. A coarser hone to make reprofiling easier and quicker also much finer hones 1500, 2500 ,6000 and maybe a lubricant sharpening dry just feels wrong.

[@BrTruthinLove]

Won't the angle vary, based on the width of your knife and any knife sticking out further than the mouth of the clamp is going to be different to the angle registered on the unit? For instance, my ESEE 6 sits at 15 degrees on the inclinometer, when the unit is registering 20 degrees.

[@Yellwolf]

PA Exactly what I need is a persistent or perfect precision device or platform or a rest for the item that I am shaping or sharpening! I need a guide .. for my hand that keeps me true. And it’s for a machine.

[@mistersmith3986]

I bought this to put the original edge angle back on my Recon 1 Spear Point S35vn Desert Warrior Edition,which I still haven't found out what degree Cold Steel used. Before I take my Recon 1 to this Sharpener I wanted to be practiced with a cheaper knife. I sharpened a Y-Start JIN02 with it. This thing is hair shaving sharp. This sharpener has a phenomenal price to performance ratio. Who this is for: Adults who want very sharp knives. Who this isn't for: Kids who want to see the reflection of their faces on the edge. Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother 👍 ⚔️ ✝️ 🇺🇲

[@CFLDumpsters]

Can you sharpen microtech ultratech dagger type knives in this set up? I want one but not if it’s difficult to sharpen these blades.

[@patogordo2000]

Higher grit abrasives leather strop and a permanent case or box to safely store the sharpener

[@jaymarkmanalo8096]

Hi i have some questions Do you recommend this on Japanese knives like sujihiki kiritsuke or other knives longer than 24 cm? I have a lot of knives even shorte but my concern is if it can handle the angle on longer knives like I mentioned Because i work at a sushi restaurant and we use Japanese whetstones and im really curious about this precision sharpening system not to mention that i just ordered your whetstone for my personal use and I really liked it thats what’s brings me here

[@baloneylorddonkeyhammer2273]

I love mine . Bottom line for the money there is nothing close to this for sharpening my knife collection. In my opinion this is far better for most people's needs than a viper ,kme or edge pro

[@HieuHoVan]

What is the best angle to sharpen the BK2? I used 20 degrees but it hits the coating, not the blade

[@sissmo]

hi, Any pointers for sharpening small knives, UTX-70 from microtech, for example?

[@stuartfarish2435]

I'd like to see an abrasive set for serrated blades, easy pick. I'd like to see a set that can do gut hooks. I have a bit of a vison of how that might be done, not sure about it though.

[@thehumblepundit9790]

I would love to see other diamond options. One tri with 60/120/220. One tri with 800/1000/1200, and then another with 1500/2000/Leather strop. I would buy those as add-ons for sure. Or just stones to add onto the current ones. I'd personally prefer to be able to buy tris as a set.

[@iamnoone6607]

I just got this system and I have a question I haven`t heard anyone address. I have quite a few new production knives and I want to know if there is anything I should do to them or should I leave them with the edge that came out of the box? I know there are a lot of contributing factors to this question, but in general.....

[@mccglastron1972]

I have a WorkSharp portable and it made dull knives better, but I just couldn't do it for crap. I bought a Brod & Taylor Classic sharpener and it didn't work super great on cheap $20 pocket knife, but it works GREAT on kitchen knives, super easy and fast and simple. So good I bought 5 more for Xmas presents! Then I bought the one in this video for pocket knife and for the first time ever I got an edge that can slice paper pretty good. Sure I'll get better using it and just ordered a Spyderco Smock in sv30n steel.

[@esoteric5277]

Please give us a coarse stone for reprofiling, a fine grit for a polished edge and some rounded stones for use on recurves👌

[@rctrue]

I love this sharpener, but I wish the clamp worked better on Spydercos.

[@mmortada1978]

When rotation the knife to other side , the angle same ? No difference between 2 sides?

[@GOxHAM]

Hey guys, can you sharpen traditional knives with the current system? Something like a pen knife or another small traditional? If not. Would it be possible to release a set of jaws that would allow sharpening of smaller/narrower blades? MANY THANKS!!!

[@WorkSharpOutdoor]

This is a great question. It depends on the knife but I have had a challenge with sharpening pen style knives. Because they are light and usually straight, they can be clamped securely without being positioned in the back of the jaws, but jaws specific for these style of blades would be better. I'll relay the message to the engineers.

[@庄田-q1w]

@@WorkSharpOutdoor would it be possible to have a longer jaws for lower angle knifes such as mora? they typically range from 20 degree to 30 degree inclusive angle

[@dertoby328]

Does the clamp scratch the blade when you screw it down?

[@stevec7435]

When is this available in Australia?

[@johnmcguire857]

Can you do scissors that come apart?

[@larrywhite8427]

I bought a small, cheap clamp from harbor freight for it for like $1.99. That way if I have a heavier knife I can clamp it down to my kitchen table, countertop or whatever.

[@Michael-vm6eo]

Just a thought, but would some rounded or cylinder shaped stones work for recurved or surated blades?

[@I3tl_x]

It will be better if there are more abrasives,1000 diamond, and leather strop.

[@6900pilot]

Can it sharpen the small blade on a victorinox swiss army knife?