Will this knife sharpener accept and put a sharp edge on a large dull thick bladed knife such as a bowie or survival type knife?
790686
You probably can get the best answer from the Chefs Choice people. Either chefschoice.com or 1-800-342-3255.
790687
Doubtful. Even if it fit, why would you try to put that edge on a Bowie knife?
790688
It would depend upon the thickness. I do not have such a knife, but average sized hunting knives should work.
134020
cutco offers free sharpening service with their knives, I have this sharpener and would recommend it but would not use it on cutco knives.... it may void their warranty.
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I don't know for certain. This sharpener works with the knife blade perpendicular to the ceramic discs. It would be impossible to sharpen the serrations of a serrated blade.
1653106
It should work on anything that opens up enough to fit the body of the sharpener over the blade. Read the notch to see which one to use. I was surprised that it sharpened a really cheap set of sissors. The serration makes it time consuming and you may ask a professional if there is a better way.
1052018
I am not aware. I think unlikely, however I really like this sharpener and would purchase again.
1914400
I don't know for certain, but I doubt that it would work on any kind of scissors or shears.This sharpener is perfect for knives, but shears/scissors have a different shape entirely.
333679
Do not use it on shun knives because they are ground to a different angle than most knife sharpeners. Shun does make an electric sharpener designed specifically for Shun knives. I have it and it works very well on my set of Shun knives. I am a cheff and can not tolerate knives that are sharp.
2139998
Yes & no! It will change the degree of angle on your Shun knives but it will also sharpen them. Why not purchase an electric whetstone sharpener built specifically for the Shun knife?
2127891
Yes, it will. I have several lead holders and all get sharpened very nicely. There are small holes with blades on the sides of the sharpener just for that.
1917645
It will sharpen to within about 1/8",or maybe a little more than that from the handle, or any part of the blade that is more than about an 1/8" thick, so a large bolster at the heel might leave the last bit of the heel of the blade unsharpened. It's not a problem with my old school Chicago Cutlery, but my Swiss Army knife has a wider , unsharpened area at the heel of the blade that leaves about the first 1/8" not exposed to the sharpening wheels.
1987495
Yes it will work well but the blade should be long enough otherwise the handle of the knife will not allow you to draw the full blade through. The area that the blade needs to pass through is approximately 2 1/8" deep. Keep that in mind. You can stretch it a little by tilting the blade up or down. I have sharpened pearing knives with this unit but it is a little tight.
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Yes, I have sharpened a 3-1/2 inch bladed knife on mine and it worked great. The one issue I can see is that if the knife is too small then you run the risk of scrapping your hand on the stone.
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Hi. I don't know for sure. All I can say is that I have stainless steel kitchen knives and the sharpener works great on them. Just a few swipes through the sharpener and the previously dull knife will slice a tomato with ease. Whether the knives are made of s30v steel, I have no idea. Wish i could be more help. :)
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I think it's better in the sense that with a sharpening steel you are holding the steel and dragging the knife back and forth. This apparatus is not that involved. You just slide the knife through the wheel in one direction and it sharpens. Not very complicated. I have a 8 in filleting knife and it sharpens it very well. And yes it will work on any knife that will fit through the diameter of the wheel. Even a butcher knife. Hope this helps.
200598
This sharpener is primarily used for knives. I do not believe the space is large enough to accommodate an ax blade.
604397
I have used this knife sharpener to sharpen every knife I own. It worked fine on my paring knife ...should work for you too.
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Yes it will, the two carbides are in a V shape so regardless if the blade is straight or serrated it just follows the edge of the knife.