A knife sharpened 20 degrees on each side won't cut? Thats a great edge for most knives. Durable edge and razor sharp. A 10 degree edge while sharp, will not hold up in use

What you should have done is to offer for the guy to send his "destroyed" knife to you and then show us, in great detail, how your sharpener can fix the blade.

Carbide sharpeners are for people that don't respect their blades. Maybe its because I'm a chef and make a living with my blades.

I bought one and have used it for a month now. I had a few questions about using it on my karambits when I first received it. When I called the tele number on the sharpener’s handle he really answered. He responded to texts also. Review: For me it’s the best sharpener I have. It’s effective and a good value. I’m comparing it to other sharpeners I have, the kind where I have to drag the blades through different sharpening slots. Do’s-Don’t do’s: Don’t put too much pressure downwards when you are resharpening an already nearly sharp blade. When the blade is almost ready only drag the sharpener across the blade edge with no downward pressure. The weight of the sharpener will be enough to finish it to razor sharpness. *If you use too much pressure you’ll only round the blade by forcing a lip on outer sides of blade. Take your time, many strokes with very light pressure. Do’s: Practice on some of your junk knives before using it on your $100 knife. Although it’s pretty intuitive to use you will need to learn how much pressure and correct angles to use when sharpening the blade. That one side that has the V sharpening slit is good to use first to reshape the edge. Be patient when sharpening. Remember, you can always take more off, but you can’t put more on.

Carbide scrapers are fantastic for sharpening a firesteel. But they're also a horrible, horrible thing to do to a knife. Yes, they will remove steel. They will remove steel far, far too fast and in a chattery manner leaving all kinds of ugly scratches. Don't ever torture your blades by using one of these things. Also, 20 degrees to a side is certainly fairly broad, but if you have a *well* sharpened knife at 20 degrees per side, it will definitely cut. I don't doubt that it won't work if you use some carbide scraper horror show to do it though.

'THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO SHARPEN A QUALITY BLADE'.....or any blade for that matter.

I'm with David that's a piece of crap..

Haha , i sharpen my knives using 20 degrees each side….”good luck, thats not going to cut anything “!!! I guess 90% of knife manufacturers have been completely wrong! Lol This guy has know clue what he’s talking about.

I would never let this guy near even my shittiest knife lol

If you didn't want to talk about tungsten carbide knife sharpeners, he'd be a nightmare to run into at the bar 🤣

Every knife guy knows to not use pull through sharpeners lol… they work for crappy knifes

Just take out a 60 dollar knife destroy the edge and put the edge back on it. Then prove it to the user that is disappointed, instead of sharpening a kitchen knife.

If you believe in your product so much, you should either show them how to properly use it or have a 100% guarantee on your product or money back not sit there and make fun of people that are giving you money so you can live your lifestyle

20degree edges wont cut because its too thick??? What?

I can sharpen knifes, I'm a meat cutter.But I still have a shop sharpen them for me,take only 5 minutes per blade.Its more that I get to talk to some good people that have to make a living to.I always leave happy.

I have to be honest here. I'm a wetstone and strop guy. Id never replace my wetstones and strop with a carbite sharpener. With that being said this particular sharpener looks pretty good. I may pick a couple of these up. One for my bug out bag and another for camping/backpacking. You dont really want to carry 2 or 3 wetstones in a ruck. This seems like a good lightweight option that doesn't take up a bunch of space.

Sad thing is the customer really does think his knives are ruined. When i first started learning how to sharpen I was terrible and thought I ruined a couple of the knives myself. The edge was so dull I was so frustrated sitting there for a couple hours trying to fix it. With enough practice and money spend on different sharpening systems I was finally able to consistently put a hair popping edge back on. So to anyone searching sharpening videos frustrated like I was dont give up and try different angles and apply different pressure. Eventually it will just click. Find what sharpening system works for you I personally am terrible at whetstones but can sharpen on a diamond stone and ceramic rod. But stay away from those electric sharpeners being able to sharpen by hand is a valuable and rewarding skill to have.

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I'd describe that more as a "knife whitler" and I'd never use it on a good knife, or even on a $1.25 Dollar Tree knife... but that's me. I'll stick to a diamond plate ($22), and building the skill to sharpen properly. That said, I'm sure the carbide does whittle the edge of the blade away, as it is intended to do.

Says 20 degree angle won't cut, that's what most high end knives are sharpened on. Also says he uses 10 degrees. The edge would roll over easily, he has no clue what he's talking about

After several years of use and hundreds of sharpened objects- knives scissors,axes,wood planes,lathe tools, and lawn mowers my sharp- n-spark is still working perfect. My top tip is to pay attention to what Brad says and then get some old kitchen knives and get your technique sorted before destroying your treasured knives! You learn a lot and keep the wife happy with lovely sharp knives. In my humble opinion one possible area where misunderstanding may creep in is the initial perception of the simplicity of the design and Brads easy going,calm,light hearted nature and super slick skills that make him look like he is not trying! Don't let any of this fool you! The sharpener is a masterpiece of design, its simple looks cleverly hide some real inspired design. Brad is using real discipline in his technique, watch his hands carefully,his body position and where he is looking. The hardener has to be used with perfected technique and this comes from disciplined practice. As for Brads light hearted,comedic and sometimes slightly flippant style? Well he is a natural showman and entertainer and all the better for it! Practice practice practice!!!

After watching this video I've decided I'm not going to get one of these sharpeners.

He designed it to work really fast so he could get back to running the tilt-a-whirl

it is a poor master who blames his tools

This really helped. I too was very frustrated when I got my sharpener and for the life of me, could not get a good edge. But after watching this video I think I finally got it. There really is a technique to it. And it takes practice to get good it. I dulled many knives with it before I finally got the technique down.

This guy could sharpen a cue ball....

Too many People feel that they can move quickly and without thought or care with a Tool because another has done it in a Video. If I used a Steel/Hone like Gordon Ramsey my knife would be dull. If I tried to use this sharpener as fast as the creator who uses it all the time, my knife would be dull. Stone, Hone, Steel, Rock..... all require basic understanding of the tool and angles to achieve a good result. Good Video with explanation of whats needed to use your product.

Did you get all that DAVID,YOU SOULD APOLOGIZE AND ASK FOR YOUR SHARPENER BACK ,,AND SAY THANK YOU.

Made a 5 minute video into 25 because he really wanted to trash talk a customer. What a marvelous advertisement plan

I saw your demonstration at the last gun show in Honolulu, and this thing is great for a quick and dirty edge on dull knives or cheap steel. If that guy is thinking it would give a mirror polished edge on some super steel, and could whittle hair, he is just an idiot. It is a good design and serves a purpose, but it is not a KME, Lansky, or a Wicked Edge, and never will be. It will also never give the same result as a set of Japanese whetstones, worked down to 10,000 grit and finished on a leather strop with compound. He should just pay someone to sharpen his blades if he doesn't know what he is doing.

You can sharpen with a brick, but i wouldn't.

I sharpen most of my knives at 20-25 degrees and they’re all under 120 bess . Not sure what the “they’re just too thick” was all about lol

Honestly, I had the same problem. Was not too impressed. Watched this video...30 seconds later my Gerber pocket knife glides through paper. Nice! Thanks much.

I've only seen a couple of Sharpens Best videos, so I'm not really qualified to judge this situation best, but from what I could see, the thing worked. I mean, it was a one cut video and the knife went from ripping through a bubble lined envelope, to CUTTING through the same envelope. Personally I just use a DC4 and a CC4 stone with a fine ceramic rod, and I got my pocket knife 🔪 back to shaving sharp. That's 40 strokes each blade side, on four stone sides plus a rod, and takes about the same amount of time Sharpens Best brought back the kitchen blade in with his one sharpener edge. So, I would consider that proof it works.

The real question is, how low a score can you get on the Brubacher (BESS) scale using one of these.

The only problem I've ever had with your sharpeners is that I lose them all the damn time. When you find one in my pocket, you can bet the knife in the same pocket is SHARP!! Thanks again Brad!

There's just a whole bunch of people out there who just don't know how to sharpen a knife at all. Doesn't matter what system they attempt to use. Most people don't have the patience to sharpen a knife.

Don't know how this ended up on my recommended watch list, I sharpen with whetstones, depending on the needs, I typically use a 400g > 1000g > 2000g > 5000g > 10,000g > lapping films starting at 1 micron > .5 micron > .1 micron > strop with a .1 micron paste, then bare leather. This is just showing off really, it changes dramatically depending on the use of the knife, my cutlery doesn't go that far, otherwise you'll lose the bite they need. This tool will never attain an edge better than a 1000g, whether it's stone, diamond, glass, whatever. This tool however is perfect for having it with you at all times, and bringing an edge back to functional again. I may have all the stones, pastes/compounds, strops, etc., but you'll never find anyone who regularly cares any of it with them. That being said, there are some other nice options that are slightly bulkier, but come with a couple of diamond plates, ceramic honing rods and a leather strop, which would perform better than a singular tungsten carbide sharpener. But the layman doesn't care about all that, this is a much simpler, cheaper, and space-friendly option. TLDR: People just need to temper their expectations of what this is capable of, it's not going to out-perform even a solo 1000g stone if you know what you're doing, it requires far less technique and almost no maintenance, but still has a learning curve.

By that hand writing I’d say he’s a tagger

I had the same experience with several of my knives. I have requested a refund as well. Your you-tube videos did not stress that i needed to know the angle of my blade. I just want my money back. I will NEVER ORDER another of your products. I will not recommend this product to any of my friends.

Get around a 400 grit diamond sharpening stone, a set of whet stones that go up to 8000 grit, a leather strop and some practice and patience and you'll have a crazy sharp knife. carbide ones have their place, like out in the woods and your pocket folder is dull, but i wouldnt use them on any of my higher end bush knifes.

I think most who are disappointed are not aware that this sharpener is made for a very specific angle of point. It isn’t a one stop answer to sharpening all knifes, and would not be right for something with a strong bias like a chefs knife. It is a great tool for something like a pocket or utility knife that is used often and therefore the blade constantly needs attention.

Whe he says microscopic has he ever viewed sharpened surface under microscope really clears a lot of stuff up as you go

Hey I like that you don't try to cave and please , you are straight forward. Hard to please everyone. I just ordered mine and can't wait to get it. I won't be as good as you but I'll get good!!!

With all due respect - a sharpener of this type will work, but it will chew up the blade over time. If you have decent knives - you are better off buying a propper sharpening set with a propper bevel guide. I would never use a sharpener like this on my expensive kitchen knives or pocket knives….. but as always… to each his own…..

The guy probably bought it and just didnt like it so he returned it. I dont see a normal human ruining a knife, then being like "oh, this thing killed my knife. Let me kill this knife too"

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I have had nothing but great success with the sharp and spark that I bought several years ago and use on all my knives. I did screw up the edge on the first knife I tried to sharpen but it was operator error on my part, I did not alternate the angle of the sharpener and it made the edge kind of wavy, but guess what? I re-watched your instructions, figured out what I was doing wrong and then fixed the edge issue! Great sharpener, love using it!

"No Edge" sounds to me "no skill" gotta LEARN how to sharpen

If you want to establish and maintain a good clientele, the first thing you want out of your vocabulary when referring to your clients are terms like “operator’s error”, “you were not paying attention”, “you are not fooling anyone”, or any other condescending treatment towards those who are supporting your business. A more proper way would be, “I’m so sorry my product seems not to work for you; well, if you allow me, I will review how to use my ‘Sharpens Best’ product (so you can give it another try). Your satisfaction of the product is important to us, so let me offer you a few tips for you to give it a try…”. I suggest never to treat your customers condescendingly! By the way, the nice handwriting on the note looks like an Architect font.

Its not the tool its the user

Good concept but i don't use carbide to sharpen a knife.Carbide cuts the blade rather than honing it. and use of carbide too long will wear down your blade faster than a stone. Carbide cuts a slice of your blade every time it passes over it. Some like carbide because its a quick edge cutter. If thats what you like this sharpener is what you need. but they aren't designed to hone a straight razor with.. I was a machinist for years using carbide to cut steel on a lathe. Carbide WILL cut steel and sharpen a knife. but you have to know how to use it.

These are total junk , I,ll stick with my Japanese whetstones . Dudes a Hustler .

When I first got it and used it my knives just got duller,until I learned how to use it, start off with not too much pressure,and check your angle. Once I lightened up on the amount of pressure I was exerting on the blade, my blade got super sharp. Even tonight, I went to sharpen my blade, and I nicked myself and it was like getting cut with a scalpel. I always finish it up with a strop on my leather

why not just get a wetstone thats proven over the years to give you a razor edge all you need is a small one with two grits on each side i do have the sharpens best sharpener but doesnt even come close to the wetstones and iv used it for years

Costco would give your money back if you lost a shoe.😂🤣

That style of handwriting is sometimes referred to as, "Copperplate". Usually all capitals and artistically written.

Anyone that knows anything about knife sharpening knows these things destroy knife blades. They might put a quick edge on the blade, but they won't last long and the thing removes way too much metal. Look at what they do under a microscope.

Why the hell is this the first Im seeing of this product!?? I cant wait til my product gets here. Ordering first thing after I hit send on this comment. Im by no means a sharp steel newb with 60 years of collected blades. Seriously interested in how well or if itll work on my cherished Damascus daggars. No doubt itll work on the Damascus katana (extremely tight folds) I enjoyed the hell outta this video regardless. Break free or die trying.

99% of bad edges after sharpening is a skill issue, or operator error. Takes more than a couple times of practice to be decent at it

For the price of this product. You can buy a 1000 grit cerax whetstone and actually learn how to properly hand sharpen a knife. Use a marker on the edge bevel to find your angle and practice.

I’ve got no clue what these people are complaining about. I’ve had my sharpener for almost a year now, I got the version with the fire steel built into it. I’ve not run into a knife that this thing couldn’t sharpen. It literally is as easy as the guy makes it look on his videos. A few swipes on each side, a few more are the tip and in literal seconds you have a razor sharp knife. It’s crazy how easy and well this little sharpener works

I have 3. They all work. The first one I bought had a manufacturing defect. The V notch was just spaced too far apart and wouldn’t catch the blade no matter how thick of a blade you tried, but the other part did what it’s supposed to do. So I bought 2 more. Those 2 the V notch was fine. I could re shape and blade or whatever I need to do.

Ive got to say if the product is coming apart after normal use, its a design flaw not a customers fault. Especially if you say multiple people have had that experience. There's ways to combat the loosening of a thread. Maybe you should improve your product...

carbide drag through knife sharpeners are horrifying

Can’t go wrong with a wet stone the old school way is the best

Unless you knock a chip out of it, or bend it with a pair of pliers no knife is ever so dulled it’s ruined if you can’t sharpen a knife by conventional means even you shouldn’t own a knife

First mistake was expecting a fine edge from carbide sharpening, carbide is quick and dirty, and not real good. I like that instead of trying to help your customer you ignore him a bunch and then put him on blast. Pay attention little boys, this is how you build customer relationships and grow business

Sharpens Best ruined my butter knife, now it’s a steak knife.

Never use one of these sharpeners they ruin every knife put in them. Even if it makes the knife “sharper” it destroys the blade and drastically shortens the blade life

Bought one of these a couple years ago. I found out that it does put those railroad tracks on the knife edge very easily. I like clean crisp edges with no waves, so it isn’t for me. But, it is one of the best scissor sharpeners I have ever used!

You sent me one for free and I love it so much I can push cut my post open thank you brad👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

1k, 3k, 6 and 12k resin bonded diamond stones. Fällkniven CC4 with 1micron diamond paste on the sheath for field maintenance. This is for laymen

I've never used a sharpens best but I have a speedy sharp and there was a learning curve for sure I recently saw a video of the sharpens best poker chip and was interested in purchasing one however they are currently out of stock but I'm a believer in using a tungsten carbide sharpener when stones are not available and you need to put a quick edge back on you knife

Carbide sharpeners... Realy? I mean they are bad for knifes thats a fact. I dont blame the product, i blame people who buy these bad sharpeners. Thats 10c pices sold in the 1970s...

Any carbide sharpener will destroy your blade. That micro piece of ceramic you have on that pos is to knock off the huge bur the carbide cutters create

I too was somewhat upset at first with this product, took a few hours to somewhat figure it out myself then made a cut with my pocket knife and gained some confidence, after seeing and watching this video fully through every knife in my house cuts anything like butter I love it and knew it was user error all along😂

It's funny how he blames sharpens best when the complaintent was the one to do the sharpening. Its called user error...sort of like when somoene says the 1911 has a tendency to self fire or misfire when a round is RACKED. I told the person who said that, a 1911 doesn't make it through 2 world wars as a side arm if it does that. And i then told them reread the statement they made... when a round is RACKED. That is a very specific action of how a round is chambered. It's where the weilder places the trigger hand on the grip. Then Places their other hand while open flat on top of the slide, then using the other hand thats holdin the gun by the grip, push the whole gun forward while very firmly keepin the other hand on the slide open handed. This is the action of RACKING a round. I told them what they are referring to when they say the 1911 misfires is user error. The person ends up catchin the hammer of the 1911 and it puts the hammer into action and sets off a round. Basically if you goin to use something or anything it really helps if ya know how to use it correctly.

My favorite part is where he screwed up his first knife. Then decided to screw up his second knife. Ya gotta hand it to stupid people. They don’t stop.

Well that shows how smart David was by him buying kershaw knives 😂😂😂

I'm sure they meant 45 inclusive.

If you carrying on Keychain or backpack a couple drops of loctite will keep it from unscrewing

I just received mine in the mail, it took forever to get here but it sharpened better in 5 swipes than 40 swipes on the 2 different grit wet stone I have downstairs, got a nice burr, love it

For a little less get the speedy sharp. It's made in the USA 🇺🇸 we carry them on job sites all the time to keep our utility blades, hatchet, and pocket knives razor sharp. Very simple tool.

I would love to see you sharpen a sushi chef knife. Those knifes cost about 500 dollars. It would be wonderful if you dare to sharp those and really get them sharp

I truly appreciate that you post your haters remarks says allot about you. I’ve watched a bunch of your videos I’m just not sure I’m capable as it appears these take allot of skill? As for someone saying your product ruined they’re knife that’s completely ridiculous because even a damaged edge can be repaired if that’s the case.

Generally, these tungsten carbide sharpeners do work but offer marginal improvements, i.e. good for a really bad, dull, damaged edge. Specifically the V-cutter, which is good for establishing the correct 21-degree angle. (10.5 degrees on each side). is useful, but doesn't usually provide the sharpness to cut paper. This is the first sharpener I've seen that offers a flat, 90-degree tungsten edge, but when he's using it's supported on his leg, with the edge facing up, with his hand really close to the blade as he strokes back and forth. I have a V-sharpener that has a course and fine cutter but is made so the edge of the knife points down, so the hands are not in the cutting path of the blade edge. With people used to working with knives, I don't see it as a problem so much, but with general distribution, many people ordering the device don't have the skill level. We see that all the time with firearms. I think these devices are made in bulk by the manufacturer, many times in China. So, any complaints or requests for refunds because of lost parts can easily be made with no questions asked. I would imagine that most customers are happy with their purchase and have no problems. I can't really comment on the effectiveness of using the flat, 90-degree edge to hone the blade, but it seems to be effective to hone the edge. I don't think it's necessary to make a video disparaging the user, but possibly just make one on how to properly use the sharpener. I think you are right, that most people try to sharpen at a 90-degree total angle.

I’ve sharpened many knives 20 degrees a side that cut just fine. I usually do them somewhere between 15-18 a side but you can definitely get a knife to be very very sharp at 20 degrees a side. That’s using a fixed angle knife sharpener so I know what the angles degree is.

the way you are holding the sharpening tool is the best but if the flat side of the carbide does shave metal i will be tempted to hold the tool opposite to the edge of the knife

You can't fix stupid, you can but it's illegal.

He definitely ain’t giving any refunds!

Dude, I would of pulled that through my shogun sharpener 5 times and it would be a razor, you’ve been busy for half an hour to get the same effect

It's like a cabinet scraper for metal. No matter how smooth sandpaper (stones) you use cabinet scraper will always give smoother surface.

This sharpener might work, but if you care about the appearance of your knife this will ruin it. As a knife enthusiast and knife collector i would never let a sharpener like this touch one of my blades.

You're kidding right? That thing is a piece of crap. SMH

Yeah. Proper sharpening just means riding a proper bevel until sharp. Strop?

So does that mean your device is pretty hard to use why your own staff ( video guy) has to get you to sharpen their knives and not themselves? If your tool was so easy to use wouldn’t you think someone who would of recorded and seen you sharpening knives 100 times would know how to use your device by now and isn’t still getting you to do it?

At 5:20 i see a big chunk broken off our left side of the carbide. And later when you show us how it cuts finger nails its another sharpener with little wear on the plastic only. I bought a chip and i cant seem to get any blade shape super sharp. Ive been surprised by my progress but i cant get that razor sharp edge.

I just bought the poker chip sharpened and I’m really excited to be able to use it

He said it only works on thin kitchen knife' s and your kind of proofing that by only using thin blades. Get his blade and prove him wrong.