Gatco Edgemate 3-Stone Knife Sharpening System with Clamp, for Kitchen, Utility, and Outdoor Cutlery (10003)

this kit alone is a good step forward into truely and accureatly sharpened blades, but to truely excell, it should be purchased with the ultamate finishing hone. the ultimate hone makes the edge glimmer and the look it makes when used right reminds me of a hdd or cd disc surface. almost scary sharp at 15 degrees, but i think 19 is better for a pocket knife or edc fixed blade. the kit is rather large as i thought it was as small as my hand before purchase, but rather is about the same size as a netbook pc. that just means more surface to sharpen with, so i am not complaining! very nice kit as of yet. next one is the diamond set for me... then i'll have no reason not to sharpen my high-carbon-content steel kitchen knives, each to a razors edge. these hones would loose half a mm to every kitchen knife i sharpened on my 15pc butchers block. it is however a must have for a long camping caravan. only a few drops are needed to whet the stones, and that means this bottle should last almost as long as the stones if not used overzealously. also, the pins in the stone holders slide out to almost double the length they show upon arrival, and they must be colapsed all the way to fit back in the kit. i like that this kit comes with empty space enough for a new hone and a seration hone too. nice addition there. buy it if you have a edc knife, and both the blade and your wrist will thank you for it.

I don't think you will find a better bang for your buck as far as sharpening system are concerned. It comes with several sharpening stones with different levels of coarseness and the system puts a perfectly consistent sharpening angle on the blade. You get 80% or 90% of the benefit at 10% to 20% of the cost of other sharpening systems.I owned one of these systems before, but it got lost in the shuffle of moving. I didn't hesitate buying it again and would recommend it to anyone. It will put an excellent edge on any blade from a pocket knife to professional cutlery. I use it on my Henkel knife set. The only thing it may not do so well is serrated knives.

I spent a lot of time trying to get a razor sharp edge on my fillet knives with this kit, all unsuccessfully. I followed the instructions to the letter. I even went on line and watched the mfr's videos to make sure I was doing it correctly. I went back and bought the Ultimate stone from the same mfr. to see if that helped. I never was able to achieve the razor sharp edge, one that will shave hair off your arm or slice a vertically held single sheet of paper into ribbons. Beyond that this holder is not capable of holding a thin, narrow fillet knive in its jaws. The holding surface available isn't sufficient to hold the knife and eventually the knife will pop loose while you are sharpening it, which can be rather dangerous. If you are trying to sharpen at a 19 degree or less the sharpening stone will hit the aluminum holder jaws as much as the knife blade. Frankly, I was able to get as good or better results from the Smith's CCKS 2-stage knife sharpener (also sold by Amazon) at a fraction of the cost and with minimal time and effort. Just 2-3 stokes through this little sharpener will put a decent edge on my fillet knives. Perhaps this Gatco sharpening system does a better job on larger hunting knives, but I was totally dissatisfied with the sharpening results and holder design on fillet knives. A razor sharp edge is probably best achieved by using a leather strop and abrasive compound.

Bought this because I only had the sharpener set with stones. I had one knife that was so hard to sharpen (steel TOO hard?) But after a few strokes with this yesterday to get the angle back to correct it sharpened right up. No problem anymore, that knife is now my sharpest.

Great product. I've had one for 25 yrs and bought one for my grandson .

Best knife kit

I've been sharpening knives with this kit since the 90's. A great system, and a wonderful gift for a friend into knives.

Much superior to the competition. Hones are wider, cut faster, and are safer. Very easy to put a superior edge on a knife.

Ho acquistato il kit dopo aver letto diverse recensioni e debbo dire che il prodotto non ha deluso le mie aspettative: buona fattura, qualità delle pietre eccellente ed ottimo rapporto qualità / prezzo. Le guide sono regolabili e quindi agevolano l'affilatura a seconda della dimensione della lama. La pinza è in alluminio e la chiusura è risultata perfetta. Tempi di spedizione e imballaggio perfetti, come al solito.

Peccato non averlo preso prima, adesso devo trovare la pietra per i coltelli da cucina con lama seghettata,nei kit lanski c'è magari la trovo anche per questo, sono molto soddisfatto.

Tres difficile de faire tenir un couteau mince style couteau a filetter dans la pince. De plus la Pierre frotte sur la pince si on choisi le petit angle.Thin blades don't stay in the clip.

I have used this knife sharpening system for years with great, sharp knives. A dull knife is just a stick.

Bon produit....merci