Lansky Diamond/Ceramic Turn Box 4-Rod Knife Sharpening System - TB2D2C

I have used several Lansky products. They are great for me. I particularly like this set for the dual grit system. I sharpen all my knives plus all my kids.Makes it easier with this product

Here is the Executive Summary: Buy this. You will like it.I have tried just about every knife sharpener there is from plain wet stones to expensive electric models. This is the one I always go back to. It is by far the easiest sharpener I have found. Best of all, it really works! No particular skill is required. As long as you can cut straight down you will be able to keep your knives sharp. This is my go-to Wedding present. I know it will get used and be appreciated. It is also durable and long lasting. Will it produce the most ultra razor sharp 8 degree sushi cutting edge you have ever seen? No. Will it keep your everyday kitchen and hunting knives sharp and ready to be safely used? Absolutely. I have several of these. One in the kitchen, one in the motor home, one in my game processing bag and one in my fishing bag. I have to get another one for my friend in Honduras. His wife confiscated the one I gave him to have in her kitchen. Like I said. Buy this. You will like it.

I've been carrying the original addition of the Lansky for years and I liked them, these are one step better. Honestly, I use the box for storage and protection. At my level, I could just hold the rods and sharpen a knife. The box does work, it's a tad universal but it works. Obviously, it is NOT the best choice for sharpening a knife in the home but in the field, it's a great choice! I've been sharpening knives since boot camp back in in the 1990's. I learned on Arkansas Black Stones and Japanese King Wet Stones. I thought they were the best deal in town. I had buddies using sanding belts and sandpaper with fantastic results. Decades later I was turned onto the Lansky and the DMT Diamond stones and I fell in love. You aren't going to reprofile a blade with these but you can retouch your blade to shaving sharp!Diamond stones move so much more steel cutting the job in half! The Ceramic rods in the original Lansky were good at maintaining your blade in the field but the diamond rods are that much better! The only downside to the Original Lansky were the ceramic rods, they could easily break in the field. This gave the edge to the DMT stones! Now that Lansky uses a heavy, well-made diamond rod this is a no brainer.Just keep in mind what these are used for, this is for quick maintenance not reprofiling. People that say the Lansky doesn't work are NOT honing their knives first. You HAVE to hone your knife either before a job or after! Every...single... time! Do this and the Lansky will keep your blade sharp and dependable. ​

Does the job. I have had a steel for years but there were a couple knives that weren't that sharp from the factory. With a little work, this put a very sharp edge back on them that I can hopefully maintain with the steel. This isn't idiot proof, in that it doen't hold the blade at an exact angle every time. It's simple enough to get the prescribed angle by simply holding the knife blade perfectly vertical. But there is room for error, I haven't mastered how to put a shoulder angle and then an edge angle quite yet, but I followed directions and ended up with an edge that felt very sharp by feel. Not sure it's razor sharp or sharp enough to cut a paper without holding the paper rigid, but it's a lot sharper than the knives were.I don't anticipate having to use this much at all, as it's more for removing metal and restoring an edge that's been worn off. I'll use a steel to maintain the edges on my knives until they really can't be steeled back to sharp, then use this.This may be a little tough to use on longer knives, as you'd have to pull a lot more than move downward. To sharpen a 10 inch carving knife, it would be difficult unless you sharpened in two sections. For a steak knife it's fine, though I did have to do separate passes to sharpen the curved tip of the knife.

I bought this newer ceramic/diamond hybrid Lansky sharpener because one of the ceramic rods on my 1st Lansky fell and broke. The new diamond impregnated steel rods are great for premium steel, like S30V, and they save many strokes over ceramic rods. Follow with the included ceramic rods provides a razor-sharp edge. I've used many sharpeners before settling on this one for all my premium steel (hard) knives.It didn't have the ubiquitous 'Made in China' label on it, so it appears to be US made.The rods fit tightly in the box holes, and the swivel rod cover holds them in place for travel.Thanks Lansky for making my go-to knife portable sharpener.

I've tried several types of knife-sharpening systems including different types of stones and electric sharpeners. Until I purchased this Lansky system, I was never able to sharpen any of my knives to a truly sharp edge. Not that I have a collection of high-quality knives. Most of mine are budget-type folding knives and a few camping knives that I purchased based on price instead of quality. Even so, the budget knives should still be capable of being honed to a good, sharp edge even if that sharpness won't last very long with repeated use of the knife. Well, the first four knives I sharpened with the Lansky system became sharp enough to shave with. We're talking M-Tech and similar style folders here. So I can highly recommend this system. To me, it's well worth the money and I'll probably purchase another one as soon as this one starts showing any significant wear on the sharpening rods. It is incredibly easy to use and gives remarkable results in much less time than a traditional sharpening stone. I don't think it would be as easy to use with knives that have blades longer than six or seven inches, but one of these days, I'll test out some of my larger knives to see how this tool works with them. In the meantime, I'm loving this tool. It works, it's fast, and it's easy.

We have bought so many of these as gifts.