Thank you Sir, this vid is very much appreciated. I'm a medically retired custom knife maker., and being disabled and on a very small in come mow days I tried a florigen (chinese) clone first to see if I would enjoy it. Well, I did and looked long and hard at the Kadet Pro and the Hapstone RS. The Rs ended p winning out mostly due to the way the rid is set up. No hitting things on the back of my bench as there is no rod that comes out of the back. of the support. I already have quite a few Venev stones both full size bench stones and 4 and 6x1" inch stones here as well. I've already learned a few tricks that I've not seen mentioned by anyone. One, the diamond lapping fluid by Trend keeps the stones from loading at all. Well, excet the Columbia Gorge stones. They are a pita. Money wasted for my use. More importantly, a quick way to obtain a full mirrored edge with the 800 grit Venev stones on the sharpeners. Once the angle is set and the 800 grit stone is finished, rather than the forward to rearward strokes, change the movement of the stone left to right with no pressure with the stone dry. No water of fluid at all. The stone will quickly load and impart a full ultra bright mirror finish. I then raise the angle one degree and use the norman strokes very lightly to impart the mico teeth for good bite. If I use a strop at all, only one or two strokes very lightly with 1 micro. Any more and the micro teeth are compromised and the aggressive bite is minimized. KnifeMaker, Retired after 47 years in the Shop.
I've had a KME and currently have the K03. The KME is a very capable sharpener, but I struggled with the angle adjustment and the clamp system didn't fill me with confidence. The K03 is at a different level in terms of design and build quality. It's much more precise than the KME. Gritomatic sells L-Adapters for the K03 than allow the clamps to fit flush against each other without putting them on one side of the center line. You can also reverse the adapters if you need increased distance between the clamps.
Thanks Stassa23 ‼️ I've been freehand sharpening for years but an old back injury no longer allows me to do it for long. I've been bouncing around and researching these systems for a year or more. I respect and appreciate your insight as someone apart of the community. Always enjoy your work, hope you're well. Take care. 👍👍🔪
Thanks Jeff I definitely put a lot into the video and I wanted to really let everyone who may deal with the issues that I deal with see why I chose the TSprof. I really appreciate your support and your feedback 🍻🍻
I have all the sharpeners mentioned except the wicked edge. And I agree the ts prof is better BUT kme's abrasives are outstanding! BUT ts prof is awsome!
this is the best sharpening system for professional sharpening of any knives or for commercial sharpening if you make money from it; it works best in conjunction with Venev Industrial Diamonds abrasives!
Wow thanks Nate I definitely put a lot of work into it and sharpened a lot of blades with each of them before I did my review so I was hoping that I was able to get my point across, sometimes I think I wasn’t clear enough with my opinions. Thanks for your support and feedback I really appreciate it 🍻🍻
@Stassa23 no you were very clear and threw in some tips and tricks. You've had experience with most of the sharpeners out there and to hear that this is the best is exactly what I needed to hear. Jerad obviously does good with sharpening stuff but this was the most clear and well thought out review for sure. Idk man, like I said, you're a knife guys knife guy. You aren't trying to sell anything or push products like most reviewers do...and I get it....but you are actually telling us what we need to know with no BS. I appreciate all your hard work brother. 💪 Seriously. Your content makes life better.
Awesome video Stassa!! Yes pls on the sharpening videos. And it would be awesome if you could show how you store your collection. Love all your videos.
Nice tutorial. KME is a decent system, but it needs a refresh to address clamp stability, stone thickness compensation, and multi length- 6” -stone usage. Kadet pro is kick ass. `
I currently have a KME and I have been considering a Kadet Pro for a while now. This really makes me wanna take the plunge, but my wallet doesn't agree. I've already sunk some money into extras for the KME, and I'd be doing the same all over again for some of those items again with the Kadet Pro. Great video though, certainly appreciate the perspective and the pluses/minuses compared to other systems!
KME has recently released a new system that runs 6" stones. Cool thing with it is that you can use all your extras from your OG KME on the new system. It can run 1x4 up to 1x6 stones, strops, etc.
I agree TS prof looks like the best fixed angle system, but very $$. The Hapstone RS is comparable for $249. I haven’t tried either of them, but hope to one day.
I agree. The Hapstone appears to be a viable competitor amongst the rest. It’s the stones that can set you back a bit, if you choose high quality ones. But at least you can purchase the system for less money than the competition, and then you can always pick up different stones later on.
I have had a KME for yers now, but more often than not, I do freehand instead. I just decided to upgrade. The black friday sale was awesome, but I waited tolong and the pro sold out, so I bought the Kadet Nero instead. Not much of a difference. Can't wait till it gets here. The KME works fine, but it's only takes 4" stones. I have 4" Venev stones, but it looks like I'll be buying a set of 6" now
I have this setup and love it. But I do not like the diamond stones it comes with. I use gritomatic whetstones instead. May move to Shapton pro in the future. Also, the wooden ball handle on mine has fallen off. I have glued it back on several times now, but it won’t stay on. I think I’ll drill it out and insert a small roll pin.
Why do you have the two clamps at different depths on the blade? Why would you not clamp the blade near the back, evenly (so the blade is straight across)? I would REALLY like to know. I’ve only used the Precision Adjust and the Professional Precision adjust systems, and I’m thinking about this system. Thank you! ;-}. MM
Can this system take other stones from different companies. I noticed your stones have a metal lip that goes into a groove. Can it clamp stones without that metal lip that are flat on the ends?
Hi Stassa, First of all, I love, love your videos and value your comments on the various knife and equipment reviews! I myself purchased and use the TS Prof Kadet sharpener (Nero model)…. But I have a question about avoiding scraping the claps while sharpening my folding knives and your technique/method of sharpening…. 1. Can you tell me how you are able to avoid scraping the claps while sharpening?? Is there a technique or positioning the blade in the clamps to help me avoid scraping the claps?? 2. When sharpening the blade and as you go through the different stone grits, what is your method?? Example: do you apply the same amount of passes on each side of the blade for each grit or do you change the amount of passes and lessen the amount of passes as you go from lower to higher grits?? What is your approach/application to sharpening while going through the different grit stones?? Thank you for your advise! Regan, Hawaii
Filet clamps are thinner need to get a set of those or I put the stock clamps on the belt sander and took down the leading edge by a mil or 2. Basically whatever I needed to get a 15 degree on the blade.
I bought the work sharp pro but I haven't used it yet cuz my knives stay sharp enough to just strop. I'm offering to sharpen for others just so I can try it out lol
I need new system i have old work shsrp precision adjust an i got thst extra wedge from amozon an its just not the greatest i dont kno if i should get wicked edge or what ur showing in this video not sure of cost i think beginer wicked edge is like 300
Weird, I tried it again and says not a valid discount. 5stassa23 is what I am using. Tried beezblades5 and his code doesnt work either. Oh well thanks for review. @@Stassa23
I asked Santa (my wife) for a KME for two years and finally got one last year. So much of our hobby is out of reach for the average Joe. Maybe Trump will get elected again and things will get better👍🏼
@@MrBowser2012 my initial comment went on to say “how can the average knife enthusiast afford it with the economy under the current administration.” But I didn’t want anybody to pee their bikini shorts and try to parrot some nonsense they saw on CNN😆 Here’s hoping, brother👊🏻
Ever since my accident I no longer can free hand because the dexterity in my hands is not good, it’s hard enough for me to sharpen a knife that is clamped so for some people free hand sharpening is not an option unfortunately. But man do I miss it and I still practice almost daily and maybe one day I’ll be able to again.
I have one and it’s all good but I don’t want to get it out add water and then the clean up in winter time out in my garage. So I bought this one for inside the house and it does just as good, maybe not as fast but during the winter I have plenty of time. So it has its purpose just like the Tormek.
No its not! I have about 30+ Jap stones and they are great for kitchen knives but on Spyderco steels (Maxamet, 15V, REX45-121, ZMAX and on and on) they are slow and feedback is death.. Venev bonded diamond is the best , most versatile stone.. Tormek, i would never use machine for sharpening🤦♂️ I enjoy sharpening , why would i kill it with machine!?
@@Grant-k7zsome of us are just genuinely impulsive, so when we say the wife says we aren’t allowed, what we mean is “we already spent a huge portion of income on a bunch of other things, so when I brought up the knife sharpener, my wife said she’ll kill me”
Thank you Sir, this vid is very much appreciated. I'm a medically retired custom knife maker., and being disabled and on a very small in come mow days I tried a florigen (chinese) clone first to see if I would enjoy it. Well, I did and looked long and hard at the Kadet Pro and the Hapstone RS.
The Rs ended p winning out mostly due to the way the rid is set up. No hitting things on the back of my bench as there is no rod that comes out of the back. of the support. I already have quite a few Venev stones both full size bench stones and 4 and 6x1" inch stones here as well.
I've already learned a few tricks that I've not seen mentioned by anyone. One, the diamond lapping fluid by Trend keeps the stones from loading at all. Well, excet the Columbia Gorge stones. They are a pita. Money wasted for my use.
More importantly, a quick way to obtain a full mirrored edge with the 800 grit Venev stones on the sharpeners. Once the angle is set and the 800 grit stone is finished, rather than the forward to rearward strokes, change the movement of the stone left to right with no pressure with the stone dry. No water of fluid at all. The stone will quickly load and impart a full ultra bright mirror finish. I then raise the angle one degree and use the norman strokes very lightly to impart the mico teeth for good bite. If I use a strop at all, only one or two strokes very lightly with 1 micro. Any more and the micro teeth are compromised and the aggressive bite is minimized.
KnifeMaker, Retired after 47 years in the Shop.
I've had a KME and currently have the K03. The KME is a very capable sharpener, but I struggled with the angle adjustment and the clamp system didn't fill me with confidence. The K03 is at a different level in terms of design and build quality. It's much more precise than the KME. Gritomatic sells L-Adapters for the K03 than allow the clamps to fit flush against each other without putting them on one side of the center line. You can also reverse the adapters if you need increased distance between the clamps.
Thanks Stassa23 ‼️
I've been freehand sharpening for years but an old back injury no longer allows me to do it for long. I've been bouncing around and researching these systems for a year or more. I respect and appreciate your insight as someone apart of the community. Always enjoy your work, hope you're well. Take care. 👍👍🔪
Thanks Jeff I definitely put a lot into the video and I wanted to really let everyone who may deal with the issues that I deal with see why I chose the TSprof. I really appreciate your support and your feedback 🍻🍻
Well I guess I’m sharpening knives tonight. That looks like a sweet system. I’ve been using a KME and can’t justify another investment like that.
I have all the sharpeners mentioned except the wicked edge. And I agree the ts prof is better BUT kme's abrasives are outstanding! BUT ts prof is awsome!
this is the best sharpening system for professional sharpening of any knives or for commercial sharpening if you make money from it; it works best in conjunction with Venev Industrial Diamonds abrasives!
Stassa, you are a knife guy's knife guy. This is the best review/how to video I've seen on a sharpener. You're awesome
Wow thanks Nate I definitely put a lot of work into it and sharpened a lot of blades with each of them before I did my review so I was hoping that I was able to get my point across, sometimes I think I wasn’t clear enough with my opinions. Thanks for your support and feedback I really appreciate it 🍻🍻
@Stassa23 no you were very clear and threw in some tips and tricks. You've had experience with most of the sharpeners out there and to hear that this is the best is exactly what I needed to hear. Jerad obviously does good with sharpening stuff but this was the most clear and well thought out review for sure. Idk man, like I said, you're a knife guys knife guy. You aren't trying to sell anything or push products like most reviewers do...and I get it....but you are actually telling us what we need to know with no BS. I appreciate all your hard work brother. 💪 Seriously. Your content makes life better.
Awesome video Stassa!! Yes pls on the sharpening videos. And it would be awesome if you could show how you store your collection. Love all your videos.
It’s pricey but totally worth it. I love mine. 👍🏻👍🏻
Good job 👍 I like all of the fixed angle sharpeners
Nice tutorial. KME is a decent system, but it needs a refresh to address clamp stability, stone thickness compensation, and multi length- 6” -stone usage. Kadet pro is kick ass. `
And you're sign off at the end is the best!
Just ordered this system along with the hapstone premium cbn stones cannot wait to try it out!
How's it going with those stones? What grits did you order? I just ordered the kadet pro, and looking for stones. Thanks!
@@Weech. they are seriously amazing and worth every penny
@Weech. order the set they offer it's more than enough, the only thing I want to add is the 50 grit
Stability? Is the base large/heavy enough or do you need to clamp/hold with one hand?
I've seen guys PlastiDip their clamp's jaws. Bought some myself but haven't gotten around to doing it.
Great Timing! :) I'm ready to buy a sharpener! Thanks.
I currently have a KME and I have been considering a Kadet Pro for a while now. This really makes me wanna take the plunge, but my wallet doesn't agree. I've already sunk some money into extras for the KME, and I'd be doing the same all over again for some of those items again with the Kadet Pro. Great video though, certainly appreciate the perspective and the pluses/minuses compared to other systems!
KME has recently released a new system that runs 6" stones. Cool thing with it is that you can use all your extras from your OG KME on the new system. It can run 1x4 up to 1x6 stones, strops, etc.
This was an excellent video. I’d love to see a sharpening tutorial on all of your sharpening systems. 👍 🔪
I agree TS prof looks like the best fixed angle system, but very $$. The Hapstone RS is comparable for $249. I haven’t tried either of them, but hope to one day.
I agree. The Hapstone appears to be a viable competitor amongst the rest. It’s the stones that can set you back a bit, if you choose high quality ones. But at least you can purchase the system for less money than the competition, and then you can always pick up different stones later on.
@@airadaimagery692Agreed. I already have 3 of the 1x6” venevs so I’m half way there.😂
I have had a KME for yers now, but more often than not, I do freehand instead. I just decided to upgrade. The black friday sale was awesome, but I waited tolong and the pro sold out, so I bought the Kadet Nero instead. Not much of a difference. Can't wait till it gets here. The KME works fine, but it's only takes 4" stones. I have 4" Venev stones, but it looks like I'll be buying a set of 6" now
Is the base large/stable/heavy enough to avoid having to clamp or hold with one hand?
I have this setup and love it. But I do not like the diamond stones it comes with. I use gritomatic whetstones instead. May move to Shapton pro in the future.
Also, the wooden ball handle on mine has fallen off. I have glued it back on several times now, but it won’t stay on. I think I’ll drill it out and insert a small roll pin.
Why do you have the two clamps at different depths on the blade? Why would you not clamp the blade near the back, evenly (so the blade is straight across)? I would REALLY like to know. I’ve only used the Precision Adjust and the Professional Precision adjust systems, and I’m thinking about this system. Thank you! ;-}. MM
Will you be able to sharpen whittling carving knives less than 2" blade ?
Also I added a neodymium magnet to retain the Allen keys and hold the plates on the base
Great idea!
Have the K03 for large knives and the wicked edge pro 3 for smaller. Both amazing results
Awesome review and tips
What would you recommend for a beginner like me who only has a couple pocket knives and a chef’s knife to maintain?
Can this system take other stones from different companies. I noticed your stones have a metal lip that goes into a groove. Can it clamp stones without that metal lip that are flat on the ends?
Stassa23 I always want to learn my friend!
Hi Stassa,
First of all, I love, love your videos and value your comments on the various knife and equipment reviews!
I myself purchased and use the TS Prof Kadet sharpener (Nero model)…. But I have a question about avoiding scraping the claps while sharpening my folding knives and your technique/method of sharpening….
1. Can you tell me how you are able to avoid scraping the claps while sharpening??
Is there a technique or positioning the blade in the clamps to help me avoid scraping the claps??
2. When sharpening the blade and as you go through the different stone grits, what is your method?? Example: do you apply the same amount of passes on each side of the blade for each grit or do you change the amount of passes and lessen the amount of passes as you go from lower to higher grits?? What is your approach/application to sharpening while going through the different grit stones??
Thank you for your advise!
Regan, Hawaii
Filet clamps are thinner need to get a set of those or I put the stock clamps on the belt sander and took down the leading edge by a mil or 2. Basically whatever I needed to get a 15 degree on the blade.
Please do more Sharpening videos
Hey Stassa, great review.
How does this sharpener compare to the Hapstone RS?
Very good video 👏 well done 👍
Thank you
Why don’t you say how long with the wicked edge compared to the tsprof?
Cool video thanks.
I bought the work sharp pro but I haven't used it yet cuz my knives stay sharp enough to just strop. I'm offering to sharpen for others just so I can try it out lol
I need new system i have old work shsrp precision adjust an i got thst extra wedge from amozon an its just not the greatest i dont kno if i should get wicked edge or what ur showing in this video not sure of cost i think beginer wicked edge is like 300
Can I sharpen Magnacut kitchen knife with those Tsprof diamond abrasives?
No problem use a lub to help the plates last.
I was going to buy but Your discount code doesnt work at your link...
5stassa23 should work I just Tried it and thanks for the heads up
Weird, I tried it again and says not a valid discount. 5stassa23 is what I am using. Tried beezblades5 and his code doesnt work either. Oh well thanks for review.
@@Stassa23
What did you pay for that thing?
It’s pretty impressive.
I wonder how the average knife enthusiast can afford such a fabulous gizmo.
I asked Santa (my wife) for a KME for two years and finally got one last year. So much of our hobby is out of reach for the average Joe. Maybe Trump will get elected again and things will get better👍🏼
@@MrBowser2012 my initial comment went on to say “how can the average knife enthusiast afford it with the economy under the current administration.”
But I didn’t want anybody to pee their bikini shorts and try to parrot some nonsense they saw on CNN😆
Here’s hoping, brother👊🏻
Free hand.... It's amazing how muscle memory becomes so efficient ...
Ever since my accident I no longer can free hand because the dexterity in my hands is not good, it’s hard enough for me to sharpen a knife that is clamped so for some people free hand sharpening is not an option unfortunately. But man do I miss it and I still practice almost daily and maybe one day I’ll be able to again.
Tormek + Japanese Wet Stone = goat
I have one and it’s all good but I don’t want to get it out add water and then the clean up in winter time out in my garage. So I bought this one for inside the house and it does just as good, maybe not as fast but during the winter I have plenty of time. So it has its purpose just like the Tormek.
Plus small knives on a Tormek are not doable
No its not! I have about 30+ Jap stones and they are great for kitchen knives but on Spyderco steels (Maxamet, 15V, REX45-121, ZMAX and on and on) they are slow and feedback is death.. Venev bonded diamond is the best , most versatile stone.. Tormek, i would never use machine for sharpening🤦♂️ I enjoy sharpening , why would i kill it with machine!?
Ur barely touching it an i can see it wobbiling or am i wrong
I want the 60 dollar work sharp, but I have kids so they get my paycheck. Besides my wife says nope
I don’t understand how y’all allow that. If you work, take care of your family but buy what you want. A 60 dollar knife sharpener is a good purchase.
@@Grant-k7zsome of us are just genuinely impulsive, so when we say the wife says we aren’t allowed, what we mean is “we already spent a huge portion of income on a bunch of other things, so when I brought up the knife sharpener, my wife said she’ll kill me”