Spyderco Sharpmaker review

The Spyderco Tri-Angle sharpmaker comes with a pair of medium-grit and a pair of fine-grit stones for sharpening.  Both are ceramic, but the aggressive brown medium stones remove a lot more material quickly, and the white synthetic sapphire stones let you put a very sharp edge on your blade.  You use the corners of the stones for faster sharpening (and for sharpening serrations) and you use the flat edges for finishing.

One of the most difficult aspects of sharpening a knife when you are just getting started is getting the right edge angle.  Many a quality knife has been dulled from inexperienced people trying to sharpen them but getting the wrong angle.

Use the 40°angle for putting an edge on your knife.  If you find that the angle is too steep for the blade thickness, you can back bevel the edge to 30° and then sharpen to 40°.  This all makes sense once you watch the video and get the product into your hand.  It really is that easy.

What else can I sharpen with the Sharpmaker?

Good Question.  Once you get proficient at sharpening knives you will find that you have sharpened every knife in your house.

At that point you are hooked and looking for more things to sharpen.

Here’s a list of items around your house that you can sharpen:

• Scissors
• Tin Snips
• Chisels
• Router bits
• Pinking Shears
• Thinning Shears
• Straight razors (if you don’t have the traditional honing stones)
• Screwdrivers
• Fishhooks
• Linoleum Knives
• Nail Clippers
• Wire cutters & Side Cutters
• Potato Peeler
• Darts
• Awls
• Needles
• Dental tools

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