Diamond Machining Technology (DMT) A-PROKIT Dia-Sharp Whetstone Sharpening Kit With Diamond Sharpening Stones

I was a bit skeptical about this type of sharpener because I have always sharpened my pocket knives on a whetstone. Am I glad I decided to buy the DMT Aligner Prokit. It sharpens so much quicker than my whetstone kit. I had some old Kitchen knives that were very dull but this sharpener brought them back to sharper than new. My newer set of Kitchen knives were also sharper than new. Especially after using my Beavercraft strop which is also a great product. Once you figure out the best position or on longer knives positions and find the proper angle it is very easy to get a...Not going to use the old cliche "Sharp as a razor"...but as sharp as a kitchen knife should be to hold an edge. It also makes it easy to re-profile a knife. I put a sharper angle on an old meat cleaver and now use it to dice vegetables so i can scoop them off the cutting board to put in pan/bowl. Highly recommended for people that haven't sharpened knives before.

Before purchasing I have tried other sharpeners. Bench Arkansas stone, diamond wand type, and electric.Nothing beats this sharpener for an excellent edge. These diamond stones work well. Minimum pressure isrequired to sharpen knives. The knife holder that creates the correct bevel for sharpening is easy to use.Just watch when installing the knife and removing it from the holder. Be careful as not to cut yourself ordrop the knife. Other than that sharpener works as good as sharpeners costing much more. I did a lot of checkingat this years 2013 blade show. I did buy the extra course stone for those very dull kitchen knives. I havenot used the rod for serrated knives, so no comment on that. Vendor gave excellent service, came when was supposed too.So there is now excuse for a dull knife. A dull knife is a dangerous knife. An accident waiting to happen.

This is a very nice sharpener set. Very easy to use, and you get a hair shaving edge with supplied stones. I ordered three extra stones, Extra Extra Coarse, Extra Coarse, and Extra Extra Fine to make sharpening old blades easier, and not wear down the other stones. They are easy to replace if broken, but a little expensive ~$17 per stone. If you have curved blades (ie. Kershaw Blur), you will need to get the ceramic stone (hard to find) to sharpen, it has a beveled edge. Other than that it is perfect on packet knives to chef knives to fillet knives. I love it.

The stones do a great job when I use them on my old landsky aluminum blade holder. The holder that it comes with is plastic and it bends to much and your unable to get a consistent angle for a sharp edge.

Stones are great, and I have nothing bad to say about them. I ordered the XX coarse for re-beveling; it's a beast, and can grind metal away at an alarming rate. The coarse is good when you've got chips in the edge and need a little extra bite, but I usually only use the fine and then the X fine for sharpening. I can get a nice hazy mirror finish before hitting the strop just with this kit.Better for medium sized blades rather than the biggest/smallest knives. I have problems sharpening my Old Timer pen knife and my Opinel number 6 because the blades are so thin that the guide rod hits the clamp on the 17 degree angle. Also has trouble with chef's knives over 5 or 6 inches simply because of physics, which is a design limitation more than a flaw.Another issue is a shared problem with most guided systems that clamp the blade: Full flat grind blades like the Tenacious or Opinels will not seat properly, and will sharpen unevenly without some extra attention. I solved this somewhat by using some duct tape on the clamped area and paying extra close attention to the blade's position while I'm sharpening.Other than the above issues, it's been a great system. I'm able to get a shaving edge every time, on almost any of my medium sized knives. It isn't idiot proof, though, so be warned that you'll still have to have some understanding of what you're trying to do (build up a burr, then fold it over). Works best on knives with a wider blade and a squared off spine.

This is a great product and makes things simple for those who do not know how to sharpen knives or this will be the first time learning how to sharpen a knife. I myself had no experience sharpening knives. Now I have all my work and kitchen knives super sharp. Maybe a bit too sharp because I cut myself at work with my Leatherman and didn't even know it until I had seen blood on the items that I was handling.

Really nice well thought out sharpener kit. Allows even a novice to put a razor edge on most blade types.I had a yet to be sharpened custom hunting knife and had an edge that will trim hair off your arm in less than 10 minutes.Works well on harder to sharpen blade steel as it's diamond coated.

If your like me you bought higher quality EDC because you tired of always having to sharpen due to use everyday use. So you commit to buying that Spyderco or Benchmade S90V premium blade and it’s great but you can’t help yourself so you attempt to touch it up with the good old Spyderco Sharpmaker since it worked so well with other knifes made of say S30V should work right. You look online and find statements like it’ll work on S90V just a little more time. This however IMO is complete BS it’s just too hard. Then you buy the Spyderco Diamond triangles for $50 but it’s too much made for changing profiles also IMO S90V would wear it out and quick. So you go back online to look for another way and you find DMTs solution so out of desperation you buy it and realize within minutes you have a made a very wise choice cause they work my Military and Osborne are better than when I received them Brand new. I’m not that great at sharpening so after spending a lot for these S90V I can now actually get them right instead of being mad at myself for buying them Thanks DMT