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Lansky Diamond Deluxe Sharpening System with Extra Coarse, Coarse, Medium and Fine Hones | 
| Brand: Lansky
Category: Sports
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $56.64
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 895
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 5 x 2 x 1.5
Legal Disclaimer: You must be of at least 18 years of age to purchase this product. It is the buyers responsibility to check your local laws before buying.
Warranty: Full US Warranty by Lansky Sharpeners
MPN: LKDMD
Model: LKDMD
UPC: 080999057001
EAN: 0080999057001
ASIN: B000B8L6LS
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Features a patented, precision engineered, multi-angle, flip-over knife clamp. | | | Sharpening hones on color-coded, finger-grooved safety holders | | | One guide rod for each honing stone | | | Custom molded storage/carrying case for all system components | | | Specially formulated honing oil |
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Product Description
Item #: LKDMD. Extra coarse, coarse, medium and fine hones.. Extra coarse, coarse, medium and fine hones.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Precision sharpening system January 1, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
An engineer friend of mine brought this system to my house and showed me a better way to get sharp knives. I have the steel rod that came with my Wustof knives as well as a hand held Henckels sharpener where you pull the knives through, plus I have another diamond stone hand-held that a knife store sold me. I think I've found the solution with Lansky. I don't mind attaching clamps to the knives to use the various hones at the perfect angles. I'm assuming that the clamps don't leave permanent marks on the knives. I hope others will leave feedback here and I hope to report back in about 6 months after using the system for a while. Here's the link to the instructional video which is very helpful: http://www.lanskysharpeners.com/video.php .
It does what it claims... but August 8, 2007
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
The Lansky sharpening seems pretty well thought out, and the quality control seems to be pretty good. What isn't good are the instructions. They include a beautiful full color multilingual pamphlet that provides very little in the way of useful information about the proper use of the sharpening system. And while the system isn't complicated, more information would definitely save the average customer a lot of frustration, and allow him or her to make much better use of the system.
At the very least the manufacturer should be providing far more detailed instructions, with a whole secion covering tips and tricks. When we are talking about a $75-80 deluxe diamond hone system I don't think that an inexpensive instructional DVD would be too much to expect. Perhaps make it a very low cost option for the lower priced kits. But short of a DVD, Lansky should at the very least have a series of five to ten minute videos with detailed instructions posted on their website.
 Lansky is the easiest system for consistent angle; diamond lasts the longest. May 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've owned the Lansky system for almost 20 years and it perform perfectly and enable me to get fantastically sharp knives every time with a modicum of elbow grease but without any actual skill. Lansky's system is a brilliant arrangement of a knife clamp with sets of holes that ensure consistent grinding angle for the stones that have long steel guides. This solves the problem of how to hold the stone to the knife at a consistent angle. Using stones to sharpen your knives gives you total control and allows you to achieve the finest edge (much finer than using a chef's choice, motorized bench grinder (which can overheat the blade ruining the temper), or any of those ceramic wheel/rod dohickeys). The available angle choices are 17 degrees (for Asian knives), 20 and 25 (for Western knives) and 30 degrees (for hatchets). Lansky offers various different stones (from natural Arkansas stones, to diamond abrasive). This particular set includes 4 diamond sharpening stones - extra coarse, coarse, medium, and fine. The stones are excellent quality. The fine is fine enough to get your blades shaving sharp - but I personally added an extra fine stone for final stropping-like polish. The coarse ones cuts quickly, and really last. Non-diamond fine stones last, the the coarse ones wear out quickly (get ruts). The diamond ones last and last without ever needing to be trued up. That's the great thing about diamond stones. Lansky give you a bottle of sharpening oil to help carry away the metal shavings to keep the stones cutting. I don't like using oil so I keep a wet paper towel handy when sharpening and wipe the metal off the stones and blade periodically while sharpening that that works fine for me.
To use the Lansky the process is simple - clamp the blade into the clamp - then scrub the blade against the stone with a consistent angle until you feel a burr (a thin raised seam) along the edge. The burr is your cue to flip the blade over and do the other side. When you get burr on the other side, move onto the next stone. By the time you get to the final fine grade polishing stone and get burr on the last side, then flip and give slight touch with the stone on the other side (to remove the burr but not raise another one) and you'll find your knife is literally shaving sharp (will cut the hairs off your arm).
Is Lansky the perfect sharpening system? For medium and small knives it probably is. Knives over 6"-7" long, however, require you to sharpen 1/2 the knife and then move the clamp and sharpen the other half because the edge angle changes too much if you attempt to sharpen too far from the guide hole. The stones themselves are pretty small (about as wide as your middle finger and as long as your hand) so it can take a long time to do a big knife. I can do a 5" utility knife in about 5-10 minutes, but an 8" Chef's knife can take more than double that - which starts to become a bit of a big project. If you do a lot of big knives you'll probably want to spring for an Edge Pro Apex (same mechanical concept, bigger size for much much more money). If you only periodically sharpen then this can be lived with. You shouldn't sharpen your knives more than once or twice a year (or they wear out too quickly) since sharpening removes metal. You should use a honing steel frequently in between sharpenings to keep your knives sharp.
Lansky's system is the best way for normal regular people (non fanatics) to sharpen their knives. It's pretty easy, fun, satisfying, and extremely effective.
Does it's function well October 19, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Lansky sharpening system does a very good job of keeping a consistant angle along the length of the cutting edge of any knife that I have tried so far. It is also very adaptible. The diamond sharpeners are well worth the extra money and do not require force to operate, which makes for a safer sharpening experience. I recommend this product to anyone that is willing to do a little fiddling to achieve a very sharp cutting tool.
 Lansky sharpener March 18, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Nice setup, easy to use, but if you get the diamond, which I did, get the fine or extra fine "stone" which I didn't. You need something finer than what is supplied for that extra sharp edge.
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