Lansky QuadSharp QSHARP

This is very useful. I use a a glass cutting board, so my knives become less sharp easily. This product does the job really good. I recommend.

Very-very good and helpful for knifes

Good

One of these sits in our kitchen drawer, and another with our camping supplies. It does the job, excellently, all the time. Reliability is important when you’re out in the bush or in the middle of a gourmet meal preparation.

The Lansky QuadSharp Carbide/Ceramic Multi is easily the best knife sharpener I’ve used. It’s compact, super easy to use, and brings dull blades back to sharp in just a few passes. The different sharpening stages make it great for both quick touch-ups and more worn blades. Solid build quality and perfect for keeping knives ready without any hassle.

Ho acquistato questo affilacoltello portatile e sono davvero soddisfatto. Fa il suo dovere egregiamente: affila i coltelli in modo rapido e preciso. È molto pratico, di dimensioni compatte, e comodo da usare, ideale per tenerlo a portata di mano in cucina o portarlo in viaggio. Non è ingombrante e offre un'ottima performance, anche per coltelli da cucina di media qualità. Un accessorio che consiglio a chi cerca una soluzione semplice e veloce per mantenere i propri coltelli affilati. Pro: Pratico e facile da usare. Affila i coltelli in modo preciso e veloce. Compatto e comodo da portare ovunque. Contro: Nessun difetto riscontrato. Un ottimo affilacoltelli, perfetto per chi ha bisogno di un'attrezzatura funzionale e facile da usare!

L’affûteur est de bonne qualité, il a l'air solide et résistera longtemps aux affres du temps. Il y a plusieurs angles d’affûtage selon le tranchant voulu. Par contre, il ne faudra l'utiliser que sur des lames qui sont émoussées car il enlève de la matière, si c'est pour un redonner du tranchant a une lame en bon état, il faut s'orienter mais le même article mais de couleur orange qui remplace le carbure de tungstène par de la céramique beaucoup moins agressive.

I like this Lansky PS-MED01 BladeMedic pocket sharpener much better than the Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener that I purchased first. This unit looks and feels much more substantial than the Smith's does, and with my large hands, I find it easier to use. That said, the two sharpeners work about the same, though the Lansky model offers an additional ceramic hone for serrated knives, that will also allow you to fine-tune the edge of most any knife, if you know what you're doing. Keep in mind that any of these pocket field sharpeners with fixed-angle sharpening elements are not the answer for every knife you may own, since some knives may use an altogether different final angle to achieve the blade's cutting edge. Indeed, you could screw up a fine knife with a significantly differently angled cutting edge, by aggressively using a gizmo like this. Consider how you would sharpen all of these edges, with a fixed-angle sharpener like this \/, when your edge profiles may look like this: ^ /\ |\ /| This is a rough example, but it illustrates the point. Also, different knives use different steels, and different steels offer different qualities. Some are harder to sharpen, but hold their edges very well. Others are easy to sharpen, but require frequent sharpening. Some are rust-resistant... Some are flexible... Others are very rigid (but brittle)... Indeed, some fine blades feature one or more different steels laminated over one another, to produce a blade that possesses the qualities of several types of steel. Still, for most of the knives in your drawer or pocket, this handy tool will restore a sharp cutting edge, as promised, in just a few strokes through the carbide and/or ceramic slots. The secret here is to use this tool often, and never let your knives get dull in the first place! A good quality knife, kept sharp, will serve you a lifetime unless you break or lose it. Really, what we're most often aiming to do when restoring a knife's cutting edge, is to "realign that edge". Think of a piece of paper or a business card, viewed edge-on ------ ; now think of that edge slightly wrinkled, or zigzagged... Magnified, a dull knife's cutting edge when viewed edge-on, may look something like this: --*-^--*-^-- (* ^ represent burs and irregularities on the otherwise straight edge --- ) Drawing that edge across a hone or sharpening carbide/ceramic--or a sharpening steel--clears off the burs and realigns the edge, so that it looks like this again ------ and cuts as it should. This is an entirely different approach than grinding a new edge on the blade, and is a much better approach to maintaining a sharp edge. I think you can see where achieving the correct angle to realign the edge is of paramount importance! To fine-tune "any" edge to factory specs, you'll need something a little more sophisticated, like the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker Knife Sharpener 204MF (available right here on Amazon). It comes with an instructional DVD and there is plenty of You Tube on how to use this system. Understand that using this device properly requires that you develop a skillset. I will review the Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker at a future date... For expensive, high-quality knives that require more than the edge to be realigned, you may best be served by having a pro do it for you. A prominent high-end restaurant in your area (or a quality butcher shop) can no doubt recommend a sharpening service. And some companies, like Benchmade, for instance, offer customers a lifetime blade restoration/re-sharpening service. In any case, for what it is and what it does, at the price offered, I give the Lansky BladeMedic a full Five Stars. For those planning to carry this tool at all times, you might prefer the aforementioned and lighter Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal. But I prefer this one. --RayB