$9 vs $900 Knife Sharpener? Let's find out! Wicked Edge, Lansky, Edge Pro Apex, Spyderco, Rada
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2020
- Knife sharpeners tested: Lansky, Wicked Edge Gen 3 Pro, Spyderco, Fiskars, Rada, Chef's Choice Trizor Edge Model 15XV, Edge Pro Apex, and a Whetstone. Knives used for testing: Mercer Culinary Millennia 8-Inch Chef's Knife, which were dulled, then sharpened using each knife sharpener. Stropping leather used on knives sharpened with Lansky, Wicked Edge, Spyderco, Edge Pro Apex and Whetstone. Once sharp, knives were tested using a knife sharpness tester.
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➡ Products Tested In This Video (in no particular order):
Lansky: amzn.to/32clRKS
Wicked Edge Gen 3 Pro: amzn.to/2FM0c4A
Spyderco: amzn.to/34n8NF4
Fiskars: amzn.to/2FKSMP4
Rada: amzn.to/32hJtgY
Chef's Choice Trizor Edge: amzn.to/31ipdfT
Edge Pro Apex: amzn.to/32gRx1F
Whetstone: amzn.to/3ldUM2H
Other products used in testing:
Mercer Culinary Millennia 8-Inch Chef's Knife: amzn.to/2CO9xYz
Stropping leather: amzn.to/3xqCJxM
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Sony DSC-RX10 III Cyber-shot Digital Still Camera: amzn.to/2YdXvPw
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Thanks to everyone who requested this video. Sorry it's taken me so long to post the links to the products tested:
Lansky: amzn.to/32clRKS
Wicked Edge Gen 3 Pro: amzn.to/2FM0c4A
Spyderco: amzn.to/34n8NF4
Fiskars: amzn.to/2FKSMP4
Rada: amzn.to/32hJtgY
Chef's Choice Trizor Edge: amzn.to/31ipdfT
Edge Pro Apex: amzn.to/32gRx1F
Whetstone: amzn.to/3ldUM2H
Hey man it only took you a few months lol
Thanks for doing these great videos. I was happy to see the Lansky in this one. My dad bought me one when I was about 12 and I have used one for over 20 years now. Wore out a few sets. Wasn't surprised by the results but it's interesting to see it compared and quantified.
Your awesome! Love your channel and humor!
God bless ya
Excellent video! A friend posted it to Facebook in a discussion about good quality knife sharpeners. I've hankered for a Lansky set for years. One day! :) VIDEO REQUEST: Could you do a serrated blade sharpener comparison please? Including the Lansky
Best wishes from the UK!
Can you review the Paul Block sharpener, theres nothing on TH-cam except his own videos, so many videos!
The fact that you're not sponsored and made this content for us shlubs for around $1500 of your own money says a lot about your passion for this channel. Thank you so much for this amazing content!
You are welcome!
$$$ from ads and patron .
@@JS-te4gz Yeah, we all know where the money comes from. He's pointing out that we appreciate him using the revenue from views and Patreon to continue making videos and making them more interesting.
@@lunchboxproductions1183 I get it now😁
Or is he returning everything to Walmart and Amazon. ;-)
This video is proof that some content creators still care to put in some effort. Very informative and interesting.
I appreciate that!
If anything he over delivered
He included
:A couple extra sharpeners
:The ones from the thumbnail
:The exact price of each one
:Detailed instructions for each sharpener
@@jackaintgood7825 love him love the vid and most importantly love you 😘
Yup
You can compliment people without sounding insensitive, my guy. On a content creating platform like youtube I'm sure there are millions of people that put endless hours into providing quality content. Not trying to sound like a know-it-all, but your attitude kinda comes off as hopeless lol.
You sir, are what Consumer Reports should have been. Much appreciate all you do.
Agreed. CS sold out years ago.
Many people will live their lives unsure if they have made a difference. You sir, will not have that problem. Your videos have certainly been extremely helpful for me over the years! Having used a few of the sharpeners here I can attest to the patience and diligence it takes to try to use them correctly! As usual you've put in the work to use them to the best of your ability and come up with some really cool tests and jigs to test with. Thank you so much for all the work you put into your channel!!
You are welcome!
Like so many other things sharpening is an art. There is the shape of the bevel, flat convex or concave. Dry, honing oil, which honing oil of water all effect the final edge. How sharp do you need? How quickly do you need to sharpen? Do you sharpen one knife or several at the same time? I use diamond hones. Like sandpaper they dull over time and actually work as if a finer grit than when new. That is true of all honing stones.
I just watched a man sharpen knifes for 17 minutes and i dont regret it
Thank you very much!
Wait it's been 17 minutes?
@@kuqazi 17 min since you posted this
Here, he's doing it for Eighteen hours! watch?v=mUfK3iu7-N4
You're welcome.
Wait until you watch a video with him mowing grass after testing an engine. Oddly satisfying.
You know what’s funny. I’m a knife enthusiast. From high end folders to kitchen knives. I subscribe to dozens of knife channels. You just did the most comprehensive test I’ve ever seen. The actual knife channels don’t even come close.
They don't have this kind of budget to be fair. Props to this guy though. He's not even a knife nerd!
Thanks for the positive comment!
Totally agree. I watch lots of vids on making knives and I've made a few of my own. This is by far the most comprehensive sharpener comparison I've seen.
I second that!!!! I've been looking for a new sharpening system for a few months and you've definitely done the best yet! Love the channel! You've got a sub from me
Trevor Lee this is probably one of the best TH-cam channels IMO.
I know you've done 3 of these now, but one thing that hadn't been taken into consideration is the amount of time it takes to sharpen these. I have the full Lansky diamond set, but it just takes so long for each knife. A full knife block would take a full day. Would love a showdown between some different "automatic" or quick/easy options.
Thank you for the feedback!
I have the Lansky sharpener as well. It doesn't take me too long to sharpen my knives. I actually took a kitchen knife with no paper cutting power to shaving my leg hair in right around 10-15 minutes. This time would definitely go down with a knife that didn't need a re-profile job. I am curious (I'd like to help if I can) why it takes so long. I have the diamond set as well.
You shouldn’t need to do a full sharpen on any particular knife very often if you consistently use a steel. I’m a professional chef, I spend 12 a day with my knives and I don’t do a full sharpen (with stones) except maybe once a month. I have probably 5 knives that get used all day. Use a good steel and it’ll straighten out your edge as it looses it sharpness. Best Regards
@@burkepemberton9902 that's like 3 minutes using a stone ffs
this is a great point. I got the KME, and while it works as well in practice as it does in this video, it is a bit time consuming.
I'd have been curious to see you go back, AFTER you were proficient with each sharpening system, and time how long it takes to use each tool
I gotta say, that wet stone did a fantastic job and is cheap compared to the others in its realm of capability.
but the most difficult one to use
Not to mention how he only used 1000 grit. People who sharpen knives with whetstones generally go to 6000+ (generally starting at around 1000 and working up), which completely makes a joke of the rest of the competition in this video (excluding the last two extremely expensive products, which are literally just a whetstone with a guide, which isn't needed if you can hold even remotely steady). It doesn't even take that much practice to get good at it, either. I bought a set for like $45 and it only took me watching 2 short TH-cam videos and 2 tries to get pretty good at it.
@@tehMaloWalo I'm not sure about that. Some of the more elaborate systems had multiple pieces to put together (pieces that can get lost) and had specific instructions on their use. I think once you get the knack of the stones, they should be pretty easy to use.
@@thedarksage328 Maybe try using a stone before saying that. The stone is something very few people can actually master. Most of these more complex systems are not meant to be taken apart and reassembled, they are meant to be mounted to a table or desk.
@@tehMaloWalo Personal I strongly recommend the SHARPAL 127N Dual-Grit (Coarse 325 / Extra Fine 1200) Diamond Sharpening Stone/file so much easier to use and more versatile than a traditional whetstone and pretty easy on the wallet too only about $30.
The most fair, consistent testing channel on the TH-cams.
And no stupid music, no obnoxious youtube personality.....please dont ever change format!!!!!!!!!
Yeah he just seems excited to be here, pretty wholesome!!
Been here since 50k subs years ago. He’s never changed!
@@bladee2115 what's wrong with lofi
Thx for no noise sir
This guy could talk about paint drying and make it sound interesting
Thanks!
I'm pretty sure he did a series on paint, it was quite revealing
Is your profile picture from the game speedrunners?
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Great video. I love the delivery and timing, and reading the actual instructions is illuminating and maybe unintentionally humorous. Having been a sharpener for a long time, I’m very impressed at your whetstone results. Normally proficiency with a naked stone takes a lot of time and care. The Lansky is surely the most storied and venerable of the devices you tested, they’ve withstood the test of time and have been the gold standard of the consumer bench sharpeners for many decades. Devices like the Lansky and the Wicked are all about controlling the variables of sharpening that make it difficult - you can get a sharp edge on almost anything, but a consistent edge is more difficult, and a full razor edge that effortlessly strips the hair from your forearm or cleaves tendons from bone is very difficult to achieve with simple stones without a lot of practice. Controlling the variables makes it much easier. My gas with the $900 Wicked is that although you can get reproducible results with it on kitchen knives and other such edges, it’s not versatile - there are many tools in the workshop that require an edge, which makes a sharpener like the Tormek - which can not only put a mirror edge on a kitchen knife, but also on a plane iron, a bowl gouge, scissors, an axe head, and pretty much every other edged tool - a far better investment.
Durability of the edge is all about the bevel angles and the composition of the material of which the blade is made. It has little to do with the sharpener, other than the ease at which one can produce a given angle. Shallower angles can produce a far sharper edge, but are not as durable as deep angles.
Thanks! Thanks for sharing.
Some of these sharpeners can only put one kind of angle on the blade, so I think the durability test makes sense.
You deserve all the good fortune coming your way! Every single one of your videos is well-edited, thorough, and proves an excellent example of using the scientific method. All from your own pocket without any sponsorships! This video is no exception.
Excellent work, as always!
Thanks so much! That means a lot to me!
"I'm not experienced in using whetstones for sharpening knives"
Proceeds to sharpen the knife on whetstone to almost same level as a knife that just came off 900 usd sharpening system
i know right?
He is just good . Very good .....
Well, the technique he used and going for a 400/1000 stone when aiming for simply a sharp of an edge a possible shows the lack of experience..
Hahaha! Like that guy who sits down at the Poker table who "just learned how to play", and proceeds to clean everyone out.... Heh heh heh! Never used a whetstone, eh??? (sharpens knife to razor blade sharpness) First try!!!!
Honestly, it's true. I've owned several $50-100 sharpening tools, rod guides, stuff like that, then I bought a $40 King waterstone.
I'd only watched other people use stones before in a few videos.
I just soaked it for 10 minutes, then figure 90/2 is 45, 45/2 is 22.5, close enough.. back and forth for a minute and I had the sharpest knife I've ever used in my life. It's not difficult at all.
what gets me is the fact that this man has over a million subscribers and still replies to comments in his youtube videos, you truly have a great channel.
Thanks so much!
His answers seem mostly automated, though.
Nevertheless, a great channel, I agree
Julian Schönau Thanks for watching
LxV3nDeTtAxX nice profile pic
@@user-qs6lh2vd6x thanks
Great video, thank you. I bought a Lansky way back in the 1900's. Its been a great tool to have. With time and experience it has produced some scary sharp knives.
Thanks and you are welcome! Thanks for sharing.
How old are you, if I may ask?
@@culvuil I'm just 61yrs old. It's not as way back as it sounded. Hahahahaha
@@robertwoods3701 hehe 😆long way to go my friend !!
These videos actually helped me in my decision to buy a sharpener for my kitchen knife set. I ordered a Fiskars one because I didn’t need perfection, just something that’ll bring an edge back to life
"no corporate sponsors on this show". Brings a happy tear to my eye to see a reviewer who cares about the truth. Love ya project farm! Never change.
I'm hooked. At this point, you could review dirt and I would still watch because I know you would be thorough!
He would find some dirt-analysis guy to test it and grow various type of food with it to see who wins. Also, he'd try to use it as motor oil in some hapless lawnmower engine.
To be fair, dirt varies a lot and not all are the same for any given purpose. But it is more chemistry than anything else and hard to compare.
Thank you very much! Positive feedback like this keeps me going!!
hugolafhugolaf spit my food out lol
@projectfarm please review dirt for which dirt is dirtier
I always think of the people that make these types of videos, so much work that goes into them! Video taping every step and editing the whole process... Some dedication!
I can't express my appreciation enough. Your real world testing and depth is extensive. Bravo and thank you.
Thanks and you are welcome!
At $900, I was expecting something a little more.... automated.
Thanks for watching.
@@ProjectFarm Thanks for producing. You're one of the few channels I really enjoy.
If you want automated, I have the Chef's Choice sharpener and it does a very consistent job.
Automatic doesn't make the subtle work manual work does, thats the exact reason why japanese chefs uses whetstone instead of atomatic sharpeners, manually you have complete control in the blade and can see what's happening, and some of their knife cost even more than thet most expensive sharpener you found in this video.
Same
To dull the blades you should have just given them to my mother in law.
“I only used it on tomatoes I swear”
Hahahahaha
@@randomidiot50 A tomato cut on concrete will dull a knife.
until a few years ago, my mom used a glass cutting board.
Lol my mother in law ruined every knife in my kitchen
The amount of effort you put into your videos is phenomenal. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, will do!
Great video, sir!
Thank you for taking the time and for how thorough you were! I have not seen anyone who uses every measurement, with precision tools, to make an informed and factual assessment.
God bless you and I look forward to more from your channel!!
"Wow! This is razor sharp!"
*immediately puts the blade on his wrist*
Thanks for watching.
Some people more familiar with knives aren't afraid of them. Unless my dad is holding it, I'll make room for that man with a knife. He's good with knives, but has no situational awareness and likes to walk around with them. Terrible combo.
@@ProjectFarm No problem man
@@nextlifeonearth In the 1980s a woman I worked with was cutting a piece of paper with a scalpel and accidentally sliced about 3mm strip off the side of her finger tip. That cut produced a massive amount of blood. The boss took her to the hospital, but he was panicking about the possibility that blood would get on the upholstery of his new Mercedes, so she had to put a bin bag over her hand.
@@peterjf7723 I honestly understand the boss guy. I wouldn't want blood in my car either, even if it wasn't as expensive as his.
It surprised me though that you had nothing to stop the bleeding that wasn't a bin bag, like an actual bandage should have been about as useful.
I’d stick with the whetstone, placing 3rd in sharpness and 2nd in durability, one of the cheaper options AND getting those results as a first time user, and the fact that it’s simply a stone and water vs all the others have all those parts, whetstone is the clear winner for me
Thanks for the feedback.
Agreed. Plus they work great for a wide range of blade sizes. And I enjoy it so wouldn't want to have a machine do it. I still use the whetstone my uncle gave me 20 years ago.
I wonder would results change if the whetstones would go another step to 3000 grit (400>1000>3000)
Agreed 100%. Going to buy one and teach myself.
@@montdog2978 th-cam.com/video/PXMYoOp4IZw/w-d-xo.html
After a couple of videos seen today from this channel, I know I’ve found one of my favorite channels in TH-cam.
Wow, thank you!
Good one! I personally carry a whetstone in my lunchbox. I learned at a young age how to use one. And since it seems to work for me, I just keep with what I know. Very cool to see the comparisons throughout all the different sharpeners.
For us project farm veterans, we see this vid and exclaim “Yes! Part 2!”
Awesome! I definitely wanted to make good on the promise to test all the sharpeners viewers requested and I agreed to test. Fun test!
Thank you!! I was just thinking, isnt this a repeat?
@@ProjectFarm I wonder if you could get your hands on this sharpener that wranglestar reviewed, it would be neat to see you perspective on it. th-cam.com/video/k3SbEWFSA8s/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for taking my oil stone suggestion
@@ProjectFarm you forgot The KME ..VERY GOOD for the money.. and you need to see which will produce and edge that will split , tree top or shave a hair. a fine hair. love ur vids.
First sharpener review:
Him: I can see the effect of the sharpener under the microscope and I like how it cleaned up the knife very nicely.
About fifteen knives later:
Him: The knife looks.. gOoD.
Thanks for watching!
@@ProjectFarm why do you always say that on every comment
@@omaralejandro2425 he's gonna say thanks for watching again, hurry delete the comment
What a fantastic channel! I love your enthusiasm for testing and engineering!
I own the Lansky, have the diamond stones, and also a sapphire polishing stone. If you put in the work, and make sure to eliminate all the previous scratches per stone, you can get a really nice mirror polish. Also using oil with it helps.
What kind of oil would you recommend? And would you use that oil on a cheap whetstone (I’ve tested some oils/greases, and if it’s not water it will gunk up the stone and leave particles stuck in it)?
@@MrMann-dw5uh so, funny story, I read the manual sometimes after this comment, and I guess I wasn't supposed to use the oil with the diamond stones. The oil was just a Lansky oil that came with the kit. Don't really have good recommendations.
@@mikaeo23 yeah lansky has some strange instructions with their stuff, I have used tap magic cutting oil on all of my lansky stones and it has helped reduce sharpening time immensely
When your showing us how sharp each system did would be nice to have a little picture of the system in the corner of the screen. I forgot what each system was lol
That's a good point. I had to flip back in the video a few times.
@@JC-fj7oo wait didn't he make knife sharpener before already??
@@stevethea5250 Not trying to be rude, but I have no idea what you are trying to ask.
@@stevethea5250 Yes this is the second video with knife sharpeners.
This is a brilliant suggestion!
16:30
When you max out the starter weapon
When the started weapon gets a buff
Eating knife gets 2x buff
I really appreciate how fast you went through the video. Zero time wasted. Fantastic!!
Thanks!
The commitment! You are the people we need in this world. Responding to comments on this video for 2 whole years.
Thanks!
For someone who isn't an expert, I would have thought that you'd praise the whetstone for the quality you got out of it
That's what I was thinking too.
But for a bit of cost, the Lansky really proved its worth?? No!?!? Also easier. It holds the proper angle for you and all. Just me..
Great point! My biggest concern is getting consistent results unless I practiced enough
@@ProjectFarm Muscle memory.
@@ProjectFarm Great video. After seeing those results, I think I'm getting a whetstone. But I'm not going to be trying to bring a butter knife to a razors edge either!
900$ sharper: I’m the best
Whetstone: hold my beer
Thanks for all the like subscribe to my channel please
The 900 rupee-peso one is basically (good quality) whetstones, with a quality jig arrangement for ease of use and reault consistancy. If you have practiced and learned good technique, you should be able to get the same results by hand with regular, good quality whetstones. Probably in a little less time, as you don't need to fiddle as much with a jig.
@@pr0xZen
на самом деле приспособление экономит время и нервы. При ручной заточке нужно очень соссредотачиваться на удержании правильного угла. Любое самое простое приспособление для удержания правильного угла сделает заточку ножа не только быстрее но и лучше. Это не значит, что надо покупать инструмент для заточки за $1к.
in all seriousness thou, whetstones is ALWAYS somewhere around 2nd to the number one assuming you use the correct grit and know how to use it.
better then whetstones would be ceramic sharpening stones, used for the finest of edges, with these things you can seriously make your own scalpels.
oh, and there is also diamond stones, the real deal rather pricey but have a long life time, and work fast due to the consistency of the diamond crystalline structure... or something like that according to this site: www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Diamond-Stones-for-Sharpening-Kitchen-Cutlery-W58.aspx
that 900 dollar thing and the others similar to it use something similar to whetstones, if not actual whetstones.
I would use the whetstone but I can't free hand to save myself lol
Whetstones are great IF you're willing to take the time to practice and learn. There's a good chance you'll mess up the first few edges you try to sharpen, so practice on some cheap knives first.
Fantastic video as usual. Love your professional attitude and work. Thank you.
Missed this one when it came out i guess? I was skeptical at first, but quickly learned to love your well thought out ,"ballpark" tests. It's a great resource to get a feel for whats available in the tool market, set expectations and find real values.
Thanks!
As someone who collects pocketknives and has spent probably over a thousand dollars on varying sharpening systems (eventually settling for manual sharpening on DMT diamond stones, with supplemental honing with strops, pastes, and sprays), I can say that this video was absolutely awesome to watch. I really didn't expect you to bust out the chromium oxide loaded strop on those manual sharpening methods, though. That's usually something done by people pretty deep into the hobby.
Thanks for being unbiased and providing excellent content. This must have taken forever to make, not to mention you had to learn how to use each system, and learn it well enough to provide video evidence thus subjecting yourself to the scrutiny of the fans of any of these particular systems.
Thanks for watching.
Evan D *Joe Rogan enters the chat*
Could you link your diamond stones? I’ve been looking for a good diamond set and seeing you’ve spent so much money I think you’ll give the best opinion on stones.
@@theone2-three438 ... I am curious as well...
I always wish at the end you would do a final show of your charts, and then a final matchup chart showing a culmination of all of them being best to worst.
Agreed. The algorithm will probably not count the video as a view if viewers skip to the end just for the results. But it would be nice for viewers who watch the entire video to see a summary of all, especially with my goldfish memory.
Please include: Best quality pick (sharpest), Best value (cheapest that works), and your pick.
This should be something he provides with a membership type service, or patreon contributors.
@@russelljazzbeck Your comment needs more upvotes
This could be another factor involved: I remember him saying in some of his earlier videos that his goal was to present the viewer with all the test information and let them make the final decision of which product was best.
In many cases there could still be some subjectivity in establishing a final ranking. With all the work he goes through to make tests as uniform as possible, I’m sure he doesn’t want any mark against his credibility by making a questionable ranking decision.
With all that to say, yeah final charts would still be nice.
Been watching your channel for years and appreciate your reviews. This one was great and highlights the most basic sharpener, a stone, can put a razor sharp edge on a blade. Well done sir
Thanks!
That was a fun video to watch! I've been into knife sharpening for about 40 years, and have owned just about every sharpener in your video plus a few more. I was always in search of the best and easiest to use. Bought the Wicked Edge about 5 or 6 years ago, and my search was over. Fantastic results overtime time! They have great instructional videos too. A very important one to achieve great results is to correct the bevel on each side of the knife to make sure they are the same. I found even very expensive knives from the factory need to be corrected. Once you correct the bevel, the edge lasts longer.
Thanks! Thanks for the feedback.
Main takeaway: somewhere off camera is an absurdly long list of steps.
Yes and no. Ive used a few of these different systems and higher end one. The wicked Edge once set up is pretty easy. Lansky can be finicky since it only has the 4 angles so to adjust to match your Sharpie you need to loosen the blade and move it out or in more.
Once you know the system is can be done relatively quick. I can get a dull knife to laser sharp on the kme in about 20min.
Kme and wicked Edge both have tons of tutorials and Facebook groups dedicated to their use.
@@JoeC92 I think he was just joking that the voice over was reading the instructions for each tool
Average guy: "Cuts like a hot knife through butter."
Project Farm: "Who needs heat?"
Surgeon: "Scalpel"
Project Farm: "Try my butter knife"
Thanks for watching.
Why did I just picture him slinging a door open and shouting that? 🤣 "TRY MY BUTTER KNIFE!"
Fish Garry Gauldin
I did too lol
@@r3alfish Surgeon drop last scalpel on the floor. project farm enter the room fully suited up and pass him the butterknife.
@@ProjectFarm Thanks for doing.
Your testing is as thorough as it gets. Many thanks, not just for the content but for demonstrating your sharpening techniques which are quite qood.
Thanks and you are welcome!
Thanks for doing all this testing! If you ever decide to do another round of testing, the Ken Onion sharpener would be interesting to include.
You are welcome! Thanks for the suggestion.
I just hate that there are hate comments insulting you and saying stuff of you repeatedly using the word knife sharpener i find it sad. You went out of your way to spend over $1000 and some of them are ungrateful why are people so u deserve alot of respect and may god bless you and continue to do your job keep up the very good work and you deserve more fame and may god continue to provide for you and your family
Thanks, will do.
Ignore the haters. This man is great with his presentation. Great work sir!
You forgot to mention the knife sharpening gauge.
This god bs tho. Like he Does hard work and he gets the fame he deserves , why give this bs god Any credit
Totally agree! Ignore the Troll Haters and keep up the good work on the most useful channel on TH-cam
Anybody remember when a knife sharpener used to come on the back of a electric can opener?
Yes. My mom had one!
@@ProjectFarm we had one as well....
We had one when I was a kid , 1970’s
yep
Me too they produced terrible edges and overheated the edge.
Saw it was you doing this video and know this is gonna be good. Keep up the great work.
Thanks, will do!
The lansky knife sharpening system looks awesome! I might have to try this, thank you!
Your channel is consistently AWESOME!
Thanks so much!
Suffering from Lockdown Restlessness Syndrom, Todd has bought every knife-sharpener on Amazon, and gone on a knife-sharpening spree.
Every single knife, axe, scythe, drill bit and lawn-mower blade on the farm is now honed to a razor's edge. And even a few butter-knives too.
And if it wasn't for social distancing, he'd be afrer his neighbor's knives too. :-)
Robin Browne wonder how that priority shipping was.
@@official_commanderhale965 Amazon said "your item is not a priority item and will arrive in approx 1 month", arrived in 2 days, lol. Hmmm.
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We better be careful with this “ political safe sex” I mean social distancing, when it is over society might not remember what it was like and go on a rampage!
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Project Farm doesn't bow to sponsorships despite being approached with $20,000+ offers dozens of times each year. This is 100% empirical data.
Thank you very much!
@ 2nd this!
Intro to next project farm video... RAID! Shadow Legends!, just kidding guys...
This is why I love the channel ! Thank you PF.
This video was awesome, and thank you for taking the time to make it. It is much appreciated! 😊
Thanks and you are welcome!
I would have liked to see the effort and time required to sharpen listed as part of the results. It seems like the chefs choice, Rada or fiskers would be best if you’re wanting a fast effortless edge, as you would if you’re in the middle of cooking. @project farm, Were any sharpeners easier / quicker to use than the electronic sharpener accounting for setup and cleanup? Side note, many of the sharpeners seemed to keep the users hands in dangerous proximity to the blade edge.
Yeah. To me the Chef's Choice and the Whetstone are the only real options here. They both do a good job, both are relatively easy to use (whetstone takes some practice, but it's not hard to figure out), and are the safest options in terms of keeping your hands away from slipping onto a sharp blade. The Chef's Choice looks like the better option for the general public though, given it is easier, faster, and probably safest, but the expense of it makes the whetstone look like a solid second option.
@@connorskudlarek8598 Is your comment supposed to be sarcastic? Both the Chef's Choice and the whetstone are terrible options. Either the Rada Cutlery or the Lansky are going to be far superior options, with the Rada Cutlery being the best overall choice for the general public.
@@SergeantExtreme are you trolling?
@@connorskudlarek8598 I could ask the same about you. The Rada Cutlery sharpener was the cheapest option featured in this entire video, and produced more than acceptable results. For the common housewife who's not going to want something you need to be an expert to use, and isn't going to want to spend a lot of money; the Rada Cutlery sharpener was the easiest to use at a price point that cannot be beaten.
@@SergeantExtreme any knife sharpener is going to work well enough. The question is one of "how often will I be sharpening, and how difficult will it be?"
In which case, the chef's choice is your best bet for ease of use and lasting edge.
I personally just use a piece of shit sharpener like the Rada. And just like the Rada, I have to resharpen it all the time.
A whetstone holds an edge. Chef's Choice makes it so easy that holding an edge doesn't really matter (though it still outperformed the Rada).
So yeah, idk if you're trolling or not (I assume you are... saying "housewife" nonchalant like that, lmfao).
“Great, now I can sharpen my knifes for 9 dollars”
-Quiet kid in the back
Thanks for sharing.
This low key looking like my math teacher
@@jacksonlentz6839 stonks
Louis Gui ○(;_;)
aka me but i collect knives becuse i love caring wood with them
Day 23 of quarantine TH-cam odd recommendations: what’s the best knife sharpener
Thanks for watching.
@Thomas
Lol !
Here, the quarantine started on March 17 ... So I avoid looking at my recommendations Yt ...
Yea it be like that
I need to sharp my pencil... Can I use this?
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Very impressive and thorough tests you perform on all your videos! Thank you!!
You are welcome!
I never cease to be amazed at your rigs...
Thanks!
I love the sincere joy he gets when products preform well.
Thanks!
A thing that works is a thing worth having in a world of junk.
You can get a wen sharpening system for less than a thousand
I get joy from knowing what's actually worth the money, in a world of hype and bullshit advertising.
I'm assuming this took a LONG time to make, all with your own money and without a sponsor! Thanks for the premium content! This is a video and channel that I don't mind liking and subscribing! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
6 million views, 2 million subscribers, I don’t begrudge him a penny but he is not in the poor house.
Thank you for this analysis. Loved the approach and comparisons and how you kept things fair.
You are welcome!
thanks; Ive been looking a while and this helps; best review of these types of products that I've seen
You are welcome!
so you’re telling me i watched a dude sharpen knives for over 15 minutes??
*awesome.*
Thanks for watching.
Lich King and listen to him read us directions for each sharpener. Somehow he made it exciting.
$900 Professional Blade Sharpener: I am able to hone in the blades of even to most pathetic knives on the market by using diamond stone sharpening tools. You will receive a long lasting razor sharp blade after using me; I have earned the right to call myself the "Wicked Edge."
$20 rock with some water: bro same
Thanks for sharing.
Difference is ease of use. I have a Wicked Edge and with essentially no practice anyone can put a literal mirror-finish edge on a knife that will whittle individual hairs. To do that with a whetstone would take months of practice.
@@paintballplayer700 20 dollars and a few months of practice is still probably cheaper then 900 bucks though
@@josephsekavec i guess it just depends on what's more important to you. the time investment or the money. For me, I went with the edge pro, cause that's about how much i was willing to spend to save the the several months of practice
My first thought when looking at the Wicked Edge setup is this isn't something designed for a private home. This belongs on a bench in the back room of some shop, and the owner will make it back sharpening customers knives.
While a pro will do fine with a whetstone, the angle selection on the wicked edge will give a consistent result every time.
I love your channel. You have great content and, best of all, the content has integrity. Before I buy anything nowadays I check to see if you have a video on it. Keep up the amazingly great work.
Thanks, will do!
An excellent video.....thanks! I have been using my Lansky set now for around 15 years and love it! I also managed to pick it up on sale for $35!
Glad it was helpful!
I have had the Lansky set for over a decade, I love it! Glad to see Its not just me!
Thanks for sharing.
Project Farm
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You sir are a great human being. You take your time to educate us and at times save people money. We all know you get paid for the views but still you won’t take any sponsors on your channel thanks for keeping it “REAL”
You are welcome!
Sadly he doesn't get paid from my view because I block all ads and never see them
My main problem with those quick sharpeners like Rada and Fiskars is that the sharpness usually goes down sharply with use, while with a whetstone I usually achieve a much better sharpness that slowly degrades with use, so I don't need to sharpen it that often. So for me the main difference is not the sharpness itself right after sharpening, but how long it lasts and how gradual is the degradation.
Thanks for the feedback.
Sometimes they leave your blade edge ragged as hell. Or just scuff up the sides of the blade, which is only cosmetic. But still, I'd prefer them to look nicer given the choice.
@@last808 If you want to see what these things really do to your blades, check Outdoors55's videos on the subject. He has one on electric sharpeners, where he uses the Chef's Choice from this video, and another on the Rada style pull-through sharpeners as well. Both pretty recent at the time of writing, within the top two rows in his channel's "videos" tab.
There's a reason knife makers and professional knife users use whetstones, belt grinders or the Lansky/Spyderco/EdgePro/Wicked Edge, featured in this video, and not those pull-through or electric sharpeners. If your knives cost hundreds of dollars each, you don't want to let them anywhere near those abominations.
I am thrilled to see the Lansky do so well. I still remembered that product and have mentioned it occasionally to others after my fishing buddy sharpened my fillet knife 30 years ago with one. I was so impressed that I never forgot the product because I had never seen nor heard of it prior to the scary edge he put on the knife.
Thanks for the feedback.
One of the few channels where I click LIKE before even watching. The content is just that good!
Thank you very much!!
Likewise
Here's how I expect a robbery at his house to go:
Robber 1: Steal everything you can get that looks expensive.
Robber 2: Hey boss I just got done looking and this guy has over $1,000 worth of knife sharpeners are we sure we want to do this...
Both of them freeze and run when they see him coming with the butter knife
lol. Thank you
Underated comment
This not a robbery video
and if Project Farm catches up to them robbers, he'll be fillet in the morning :D
@@er3035 it's a joke not meant to be taken seriously
Watching this on 8/12/22 - This was the first time I had watched your content, and I was honestly quite skeptical at first, but man was I wrong! You did an EXCELLENT job reviewing these knife sharpeners and saved us a LOT of money. Some folks will certainly buy the Wicked Edge, but others will be more than happy with the Lansky or Rada. Nicely done my friend!
Thanks!
EXCELLENT study design. Much respect for the thoroughness of this video.
Thank you!!
I knew I could count on you to give a straight forward, entertaining, fair comparison. thumbed
Thanks so much!
I bought my lansky on recommendation in 1985, still using it, all original stones and little bottle of oil is half full. I use knives in stage and film work, daily life, now on a ranch. Works great. I paid $30 on sale, $40 retail in 1985. Sharpened thousands of times mine and coworkers knives. Glad to see it did well against costlier systems.
Impressive!!
I too have a lansky-style (Smiths) sharpener that I have had and used for almost 20 years. I find it to be like a guided whetstone, which is good because I am kind of shakey when trying to use a normal whetstone.
I also find this style sharpener to be very versatile and able to adapt to many different types of cutting edges.
I'll second the Lansky. No vested interest either. I just can't use a whetstone. I can get a two angled edge with it too.
3rd on the lansky
Very thorough and fair review of a variety of sharpening systems. I found it very helpful.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for testing these systems and taking the time to chart and diagram them. This was very informative and I learned a lot for a beginner as well.
You are welcome! Glad to hear!
@@ProjectFarm I appreciate the amount of time it takes to make one of these videos
The knife videos seem like there is much more editing work involved compared to the engine videos. Great job brother! I'm sure you spend hours behind a computer monitor making these videos and I appreciate you!
Thanks so much!
Don't know what's better the tests he comes up with or the contraptions he builds to do the tests.
Thanks for the feedback.
This is great. I really wish there was more testing like this with actual real test data results. This first and only video or article I've come across that has actually followed a scientific process to test these sharpeners.
Thanks!
I own a Lansky and I love it this is a great video thanks for sharing
Thanks and you are welcome!
For 900 bucks i expect to get local Japanese craftsmen personally sharpen my knives with his own whetstone
Seriously I have a very nice Japanese 10inch chef knife I received as a birthday present. I spend $10 every 4 months to get it sharpened. It would take 30 years to pay off that $900 sharpener at that rate.
It may be a worthwhile investment for someone who makes and sells knives for a living.
That $900 dollar sharpener is one of their most expensive models. The Wicked Edge Go is $200 and can provide nearly identical sharpening results. That's still expensive, but a lot easier to stomach.
999$ Thats more 1000$ than 900$.
They make far less expensive options, I have had one for several years now and it is great!
I’ve seen about 6 of these vids. And this is easily the best one
Great to hear! Thanks!
Yeah he does an amazing job with all his comparisons. Good testing criteria, follows the product instructions, and his videos do a great job with pacing while still showing his work. You should check out his whole channel.
Craig Hensel agreed hands down best testing/comparison channel out.
Project Farm no thank you for the great content. I’ve also made many purchases because of your tests and comparisons.
Can you do a video comparing knife sharpening videos?
Great video and thank you for the clear explanation of methodology used. You successfully demystified this whole topic. For my home kitchen I think I'll go with the Rada and Chef's Choice because they will suit my needs. Thanks!
Thanks and you are welcome!
I love your reviews! Thanks for all the work you put into them!!
Thanks and you are welcome!
This must be the most scientific, concise and enjoyable sharpener video EVER!
Thanks so much!
@@ProjectFarm the durability test chart I think should have listed how much they dullled as a percentage rather then where they sit in the chart.
Man gotta get a whetstone now. How much material the sharpener takes off the edge is something to take into account.
Or thank me immediately and get diamond plates. You'll never have to flatten the plates which is a time savings worth every extra dollar they will cost.
If you get a whet stone, try and use a technique that will utilize the stones surface evenly, so it stays flat .
You should only use a whetstone when actually needed. Knowing when and how to use a honing rod is rather important.
@@RobinDobbie gotta check those out.
I have had the same wet stone for over 35 years works just as good as when it was passed to me
Great job, valid measurements.
You make amazing videos. Thank you for your time and exact methods of researching this for us.
Thanks and you are welcome!
Back in the late 70s Hong Kong, I remember there used to be people who would come around where you lived to sharpen knives and scissors. They'd bring their whetstones, a portable stool and water in a pair of wicker baskets carried across a shoulder with a bamboo rod - yeah, they walked around back then, didn't drive. Watched them once or twice "While-U-Wait" downstairs of our apartment block.
Thanks for sharing.
You still see that in India.
same in Japan.
We still have people like that here in Montreal ... the old man drives an old truck he rings a bell ding ding... does all kind of sharpening... knives, lawn mower, snipper, etc. Comes around once or twice a year. Personnaly I prefer the ice cream truck!
Hey big man , always a pleasure , also I've owned my Lansky for over 43 years , it's kept every knife I've ever needed sharp , if I need something sharper , I will buy a scalpel ,
You get two thumbs up from me , thanks .
Thanks for sharing.
Interestingly scalpels are not as sharp as razor blades and there is a reason for that , the rougher blade makes for a jagged cut which helps with wound healing because of the increased surface area.
@@martin518441 Nice
Same here. I bought a Lansky sharpener kit in 1992 and have never looked back.
Really helpful, in terms of how to set up and operate each type of sharpener and the performance to cost expectation.
Thanks!
Another EXCELLENT review. THANK YOU!
Thanks and you are welcome!
My grandfather was a butcher, and I was taught how to use a whetstone then a fine steel. For a quick edge I purchased the RADA, and to remove burrs follow up with the steel. Fast, simple, and sharp.
One word..... strop
The Rada seems to take too much of the mterial.
@@ArmadilloGodzilla Yes, I agree. Until the new angle is set the shavings are thick. Afterwards not so much and touch up is quick and easy.
Woah I’ve never seen a 1 million sub channel liking and replying on his vid comments it’s like you still have the personality of a channel with 1K but you have 1mil but keep up the good work and thx for your high quality vid you rly impress me cuz you ain’t selfish like others
I try! Thanks for watching!
No way this vid is a week old and you liked and commented I can’t believe a celeb just did that
Luis Atic a week old isn’t that old, just saying
Yea it’s actually old for famous youtubers especially if you seen some with a mill they don’t answer at least five project farm some respect for what he has done
I truly appreciate your tenacity. You do wonderful work! Thank you for all that you do.❤
Thanks and you are welcome!