Yes, yes and yes. It was nice to hear to give NeevesKnives some love; great information. Your information was very helpful to the person looking for information. A few years ago I bought the Ruixin pro sharpening system. It was ok, but I really had to struggle to maintain an angle. The clamps would loosen, the angle was different side to side. I got the Work Sharp Ken Onion, then the grinder attachment and it works great but one slip up and your scales are….. Also there is the convex grind which is ok for some knives. This reminds me that another thing to buy is tape for your blade, and scale to protect them from clamp and stone scratches. I just got the TSPROF K03 with five diamond plates, the 2300 and 4000 Edge Pro diamond matrix stone and 2 micron Jende diamond emulsion and kangaroo strop. This is by far the best sharpening system I have used.

Just found this video. This is an awesome video I wish I would have seen before purchasing stuff. Thank you for sharing your experience and cost.

This is an excellent educational video. Thank you for making it and sharing it. I now understand the complexity of a guided system and am better equipped to search for one. Unfortunately, there is a lot of confusing information from guided system manufacturers. I appreciate receiving your recommendation of a system for home use. I have many knives from pocket to multitools to kitchen, and I constantly work on them to keep them sharp. I am not easy on my knives. As you said, I would like to buy once, not twice, as I have already invested in many tools. Thank you.

All valid points, very helpful!

A good dose of realism… thank you!

Thank you for your time and efforts in making this video.

Very good information & variables to consider, some of which one might not come to mind initially. Thank you Knifey!

Nicely done and informative. Thank you.

This is the most amazing video I've ever seen because of quality education and McKnife Face Guy you got there 🥺

Very knowledgeable information for knife sharpening systems, they are much more expensive than just a leather strop.

Very good overview! Everybody should see the before venturing blindly into the money pit that is guided sharpening systems.

Not sure if others have said this, but the fine tune angle adjuster can be used to compensate the difference in stone thickness. There's a lot of videos out there explaining how it works, but that would save a ton of time when you swap out stones.

Thank you for this informative video, appreciated.

I appreciate the fact you give credit, where credit is due, Jerod has a way of explaining his techniques that are easily understood, others are great at sharpening too, but not always as understood as jerod is. I'm still learning a great deal from the blade community, we are never to old to be wise enough to think we know it all, I try not to do that, I do try not to learn the hard way but it happens Anyway have a great day Sir,

Excellent video, thank you.

Brilliantly informative video. (John M in the UK)

I really liked your video. Thank you

Great video! Thanks 👍

Good points I’m about to purchase a tsprof blitz 360 for my folders and kitchen knifes. I was worried about it not coming with extra fine diamond grit plate but it looks like I won’t need one. At least to start.

Excellent video.

thanks you for the information!

I like this guy’s swag.

Now that was informative. I ever wondered why people spend so much money on knife sharpening, but 1600$ for a beginner kit is insane. I use only strops with the new blades and the edge lasts for years.

There are pros and cons to diamond and Japanese water stones. Water stones retain their cutting speed throughout the life of the stone where as diamond plates do not. Would have liked to see some more information passed on to the viewer besides your personal preferences in an informational video. Everything else about the video I thought was very good and well thought out. Especially thinking ahead about the replacement part costs. Nice job.

Hello, "Knifey McKnifeface"; Thanks, pal, looks mostly like a good video, I'd already figured out that some steel sharpens better at 17° than 20°. We just have to try it, sometimes we have to experiment to find out for ourselves. I'd like to buy an angle controlled sharpening system but most of them cost way too much. Then most of them don't allow any adjustment, this hole or that but not user controlled. I've been using homemade wedges & by guess + by chance to try to get the angles I want. I sharpen hatchets like a I sharpen knives & I'll prolly sharpen my rehung axe that way, too. I think holding the same angle, by hand or by mechanical control is the key to sharpening. I've done the "scary shape" for hatchets & axes when I don't want to file an edge to shape. IMO most people obsess over sharpening, I get it, but it's not rocket science. I have a couple telescopes so the angle gauge you used would be good for aiming them. Which I wish you had posted a link to that, I could use a good one, most are not accurate. BTW, sharpening axes & hatchets is easier w/ a line scribed from the edge to the poll center. Keep up the good work. Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!

Awesome video

Well done your video it was extremely helpful and informative, please keep them coming. I've been using the original model of the Russian TSOF for about 7 years now but I've never tried diamond stones before, have you a list of recommended manufacture of product so I don't have to fall down the same rabbit hole and waste money on products that are bound to disappoint.

dope knowledge drop. Hope it sees more eyes

Thanks, good information. Was thinking about purchasing a guided system but now I’ve decided against it.

Great video!

Super helpful

Good video. You got a new subscriber 🎉

Great, thanks..

Im a norwegian fisherman. a sharp knife is a must for me. I dont have time for all this systems while being on the sea. Buy a course diamond rod, and a fine ceramic rod. Learn to be consistant with your angles, and you wil have a rasor sharp endge within 20 seconds. Want sharp knifes? Buy thin bladed knifes. want to have a nightmare knife? Buy thick knifes of some super hard material. you are welcome.

You just can use your phone as an angle finder, it is accurate and no extra cost

Shout out to you for shouting out boy Jared out over at neeves!! Also Justin and Molly over at ocd4edc sells an amazing strop! Magnetic back and comes with metal plate that’s perfectly flat!!

A perfectly match set of stones will wear differently and soon will not match. A sharpie is always your best friend.

Wondering if I can use a diamond rod for honing as I already have one.

Could you please comment on the razor sharp edgemaking system. It seems like it would be oh so much cheaper ?

very helpful man ! Kind of argues for a Tormek? Different beast I know, but I used to balk at the $800 price tag, but it seems as if I would be in the same ball park with a decent KME, Hapston, or prof system one I buy all the needed accessories.

Does anyone out there who knows what they're doing use a jeweller's loupe to monitor progress? Although they can be fussy to focus and need a good LED light source, I find them very useful to see in great detail what is really happening at the edge, and what you need to do to correct it. But I've never seen anyone discussing them. Cost is not an issue, as they're only a few dollars - easily the cheapest part of your kit.

I bought the edge pro matrix stones they are all the same thickness..I also have the poltava cbn metallic bonded also the same thickness..I also have the jende diamond stones..120 grit.300 grit. 600grit and 1200 grit the1200 grit is a bit thinner I just noticed it after watching your video

you know that the system has a built in angle compensator right?

Great video!🙂 Just a note about resin based stones - they do actually also need occasional lapping & flattening, just like natural or composite stones. After some time, your coarse resin based diamond stones will wear faster with a lot of bevel setting of new knives, so they will wear out and thin out faster - leading to adjusting your sharpening angle between stones, just like you do in your video. It's a great & necessary habit to always adjust the angle between any stone - even if it's the same brand or even if you think its the same thickness. Question as a matter of interest - Why don't you use your Hapstone fine tuning adapter for fine tuning and adjusting your angle?

What angle finder would you recommend? Klein tools is a good brand but cheap :(

You say a mirror polished edge for a kitchen knife won't cut paper.... That's not what I experimented. I actually finish all my blades with a 30.000 shapton glass stone (just for fun... And it doesn't surely take me hours doing that, just spend few minutes on a 3000 10000 30000 sequence after I've removed the burr created by diomond stones) and I get crazy sharp edges. I mean I get hair whittling edges, and I don't either see any difference in dulling speed compared to a corser finished edge. The only thing I noticed is that finest shapton glass stones used with edge leading motion tend to create micro chippings, but I solved it by using them with edge trailing motions. So I go back and Forth with 400 - 800 - 1500 - 3000, and then just edge trailing strokes with 10000 and 30000.

Beyond amazing. I'm used to $250 (each and I use 4 of them) Japanese water stones and an $800 guided sharpening system. If you want the best edge...wet stones . ..but you're gonna spend time and money. The difference between a wet stone edge and this device is maybe 5-10 percent. No one will ever notice. However.. make sure you don't take off too much material from your knife!

It took me 10 knife sharpenings and a couple of key videos to learn how to get a knife to shaving sharpness freehand, and I'm not even that good on keeping angle yet. You don't need a fancy system, just a 200-400 grit whetstone that was made in Japan, it may even be the budget one, and a piece of leather glued to a piece of wood and Chromium oxide compound to apply to the leather for stropping.

a company saying their stones don't need lapped after purchase sure reminds me of vehicle manufacturers saying that their ATF is a "lifetime" fluid.......... ya ok hahaha

The fact the knifes face changes based on results 🤣

what make and model of sharpening fixture is in this video? You did not say/tell in the video. J. Payne, Charlotte, NC. R.S.V.P.

What brand of sharpener is the one featured at 5:20? Do you have a link so that I can check it out?

What sharpener are you using here?

I use DMT diamond plates, and sharpen by hand. I have 400, 600, and 1200 grit. I have a 30,000 grit but your knife better be real sharp before you even use that. All my knives turn out very sharp. When they aren't, I re sharpen. No guides "systems" yet.

That knife at 5:00 does not have a consistent sharpening angle.

I don't care how precise and matched a set is. If you use one or two stones from a set then they will always be different. Even the diamonds on a DMT are different heights because wait for it, THE DIAMONDS ARE DIFFERENT SIZES. A sharpie between every stone change is manitory for my work.

Totally unrealistic price for my needs. I have two £10 kitchen knives that need sharpening to a level that performs okay. I'm looking for cheap enough stones that will do the job of giving the cheap knifes a slightly good edge, no need to shave or cut paper. At the prices mentioned in the video, I'd be better off buying a new knife every couple of months, more cost effective anyway.