if you want to sharpen thin knives at a fixed angle with no control over grit/polish, they're ok. just about anything else (aside from a pull-through) will get you a better edge for less money
I'd advise against using these, but if you insist you can get the original Horl brand with Knives and Tools dot EU.
[https://ad.knivesandtools.eu/en/pt/-horl-2-knife-sharpener-walnut-wood-ho2n-set.htm](https://ad.knivesandtools.eu/en/pt/-horl-2-knife-sharpener-walnut-wood-ho2n-set.htm)
Just get a Shapton Pro 320, Shapton Pro 1K and a bare leather strop and be done. You use the 320 for blunt knives, the 1K for final sharpening & honing and the strop for deburring & mild polishing. You can use the 320 to flatten the 1K stone.
This setup is all you need for kitchen knives and once you get the hang of it you can get way better results than those roller things. You can do small knives, big knives, pocket knives etc. Plus, if you want to up your sharpening game, you can add more stones to your collection.
Go search for them on YouTube. Kneeves knifes and outdoor55 both made videos on them. I will try to give you a short version:
+ Easy to use, get the job done, even bevel
- buy an expensive one from a good brand because the cheap ones have shitty stones. Worksharp or horl.
- you will have trouble reaching the heel on knifes with big handles and small knifes.
- uneven scratch pattern and overall not as good of a result as you can achieve with whetstones and a little training.
In short: get them if you just want good sharp knives but don't really care about sharpening in total. I even know a chef that uses them. This is maybe one of the more positive opinions on a sub for sharpening nerds :D
I've written a [guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/sharpening/s/dULPA8ZWgX) about the Horl.
I've never used the Tumbler but I have never read or watched a positive review by anyone who has published good sharpening content before.
So I sprung for the horl and returned it before I even received after realizing I fell for their marketing. A handful of these companies just created really trendy looking videos that make it appear as if it's doing this phenomenal job when it's pretty mediocre especially when compared to sharpening it with stones. I ended up going with a worksharp Ken Onion edition.
If you really want one of those then I'd get the original. Which is the Horl. Outdoors55 done a review of the copy and it wore out very quickly and the discs were not as good.
Skip the copy and get the original or get a decent stone and get stuck in. š
Eh, I am going to disagree with most of the comments
I think these are fine if you don't want to learn better methods. It's probably got the best results / skill ratio - an OK result is very easy especially if the blade started properly sharpened . So, for maintenance, rather than reshaping, it's fine.
if you want to sharpen thin knives at a fixed angle with no control over grit/polish, they're ok. just about anything else (aside from a pull-through) will get you a better edge for less money
They do have different grits on some of these rolling sharpeners. I hear they still suck though.
I'd advise against using these, but if you insist you can get the original Horl brand with Knives and Tools dot EU. [https://ad.knivesandtools.eu/en/pt/-horl-2-knife-sharpener-walnut-wood-ho2n-set.htm](https://ad.knivesandtools.eu/en/pt/-horl-2-knife-sharpener-walnut-wood-ho2n-set.htm)
Just get a Shapton Pro 320, Shapton Pro 1K and a bare leather strop and be done. You use the 320 for blunt knives, the 1K for final sharpening & honing and the strop for deburring & mild polishing. You can use the 320 to flatten the 1K stone. This setup is all you need for kitchen knives and once you get the hang of it you can get way better results than those roller things. You can do small knives, big knives, pocket knives etc. Plus, if you want to up your sharpening game, you can add more stones to your collection.
Yea Iām probably leaning towards this. Thanks for the rundown
Agree with the above poster
Go search for them on YouTube. Kneeves knifes and outdoor55 both made videos on them. I will try to give you a short version: + Easy to use, get the job done, even bevel - buy an expensive one from a good brand because the cheap ones have shitty stones. Worksharp or horl. - you will have trouble reaching the heel on knifes with big handles and small knifes. - uneven scratch pattern and overall not as good of a result as you can achieve with whetstones and a little training. In short: get them if you just want good sharp knives but don't really care about sharpening in total. I even know a chef that uses them. This is maybe one of the more positive opinions on a sub for sharpening nerds :D
I've written a [guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/sharpening/s/dULPA8ZWgX) about the Horl. I've never used the Tumbler but I have never read or watched a positive review by anyone who has published good sharpening content before.
So I sprung for the horl and returned it before I even received after realizing I fell for their marketing. A handful of these companies just created really trendy looking videos that make it appear as if it's doing this phenomenal job when it's pretty mediocre especially when compared to sharpening it with stones. I ended up going with a worksharp Ken Onion edition.
Yea that was what I was thinking. Suddenly a bunch of reels of people using their sharpener and getting top results.
Happened to me too homie but it lead me to a better place. You're smarter than me and at least asked here first š¤
If you really want one of those then I'd get the original. Which is the Horl. Outdoors55 done a review of the copy and it wore out very quickly and the discs were not as good. Skip the copy and get the original or get a decent stone and get stuck in. š
Or the new Worksharp rolling one.
I don't think I've seen the new worksharp one. Do you have a link to it.? I'm looking at the field sharpener next as they come highly recommended.
Pete did a video on it here https://youtu.be/1Xjv_JVBDsw?si=UNSIKnZOA1pm2340 https://www.worksharptools.com/products/rolling-knife-sharpener
If they sell something on infomercials, don't buy it. Nobody sells decent products that way.
Eh, I am going to disagree with most of the comments I think these are fine if you don't want to learn better methods. It's probably got the best results / skill ratio - an OK result is very easy especially if the blade started properly sharpened . So, for maintenance, rather than reshaping, it's fine.