CW1-BRK Sharpening System

These paper wheels are good enough to be used on most grinders to sharpen knives of all kinds.The grit wheel is simple to use--at least until you have to replace the grit. Then it takes a bit of practice. (Watch a few youtube videos first.)The slotted wheel is very good for the final polish. It's sort like a paper strop. However, because it's slotted, if the knife is held against the wheel with the rotation in the wrong direction, the blade will catch in the slots and snap the blade off. When the blade is snapped off, the wheel will hurl it across the room. The lesson here is make sure every time the blade touches the wheel the orientation is correct.Paper wheels are easy to damage. Minor damage can be sanded off and the wheel redressed.Plastic sleeves inserted into holes in the paper don't exactly make for precise alignment with the grinder shaft so there can be some wobble. Usually it can be fixed with some fiddling around or light sanding of the surface.I like paper wheels because they are an inexpensive way to sharpen a knife far better than pull through sharpeners, and they work almost as well as the Japanese water wheels and leather strop wheels.I have a leather strop wheel, and I sometimes use it after the grit and polishing paper wheels.

I had a Wen water cooled electric sharpener that worked very well but finally wore out and they don't make it anymore so I gave these cardboard grinding wheels a try. I was very impressed with the Slicing edge system. This is an easy, foolproof way to sharpen knives to a razor edge. In less than a minute I was able to put a very sharp edge on an old cheap Chinese folding knife from my toolbox. Good kitchen knives got such a sharp edge in seconds that my wife sliced right through the tip of her fingernail without even noticing (MAKE SURE that you warn you wife after sharpening her knives!). I bought an inexpensive bench grinder so that I could keep the Slicing Edge wheels mounted all the time.

I am a high end chef and jeweler. I've been working in my family's jewelry shop since before I can remember, started polishing when I was 8. For me, these are a great and valuable set of tools. I can sharpen my blades quickly and easily. Before buying these I was using my set of water stones that I spent hundreds of dollars on and take hours to use. The benefit of the stones is that I can get a very fine razor sharp edge, but it takes quite a while. These wheels can get my knives sharp enough in under a minute. The only down sides are that an inexperienced set of hands can quickly damage a blade, destroy a wheel, or hurt themselves very badly. I recently ordered the Spyderco Sharpmaker and will compare them once that comes in.-If you know what you're doing, these can save you a lot of time and money. I highly recommend getting some fine polishing compound and beeswax, the goose wax is ok at best and the compound isn't particularly good.-If you've never used an angle grinder or polishing wheel, I would recommend using stones.

I ordered this two wheel system because my dull knives were starting to pile up. I used to sharpen them by hand, but that gets tedious, so I needed a new method.These wheels work well. The first wheel grinds an edge, then the second wheel polishes that edge to a high level of sharpness. There is a technique to doing this. you must hold the knife at the correct angle (instructions are included) and grind the whole length of the knife at that angle. Then spin it around and do the other side. Once you are happy with the grinding you move on to polishing. Polishing is the same as grinding in regards to knife angle and technique. Practice on a few older knives to get the technique before you start on your really good cutlery. And be careful, the wheel spins fast and you do have a knife in your hands. Banging it into the wheel could send the knife flying.

Exactly what I was looking for. I was replacing the same style wheels that belonged to my late father. He was a Woodcarver, and I learned to sharpen knives on his set up. I inherited his tools and equipment, but since I don't sharpen knives as often as he did, his wheels lasted me for years. I was happy to find that the same wheels are still available, and work just as I expected. Used properly, they produce a razor sharp edge.

I really cant speak to the grinding wheel as I have not used it, only the polishing wheel. I have another knife sharpener that ive been using, but it does not leave the edge clean at all so it never feels sharp. My knives are a mix fairly good quality Henkels and Shun knives and I have just never been able to get that razor sharp edge they came with back until now. For me, I had to hold the knives at more of an angle than you would have expected during polishing and push down with a medium medium/heavy amount of pressure. Once I started using more pressure and angle, I started getting very sharp knives. I have quite happy with the results so far and would definitely recommend this to others.

First and foremost, you’ll most likely need to purchase a separate grinder to even use these wheels as the arbor hole size is 1/2” rather than the standard 5/8” that most common bench grinders are.So the money you save buying these cheap wheels rather than the rzr shrp brand, will just get wasted on buying a new grinder. Better off just buying the quality wheelsUp front.Once they are mounted however, they also do not last very long at all. Approximately 40-70 uses depending on the condition of the knives you have. They’re also not trying rude circles. They do sharpen relatively well for how deformed they are, but I would recommend just buying higher quality wheels up front and having the sharpening be perfect from the get go, rather than spending extra money on a new grinder to make these less than stellar cheapo off brand wheels work with mediocre results.