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Reddit mentions of Smith's 50448 6-Inch Diamond Tri-Hone Sharpener
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 6
We found 6 Reddit mentions of Smith's 50448 6-Inch Diamond Tri-Hone Sharpener. Here are the top ones.
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- Sharpens everything from very dull or damaged blade to sharp blades in need of quick touchup
- Natural Arkansas and diamond stones; Interrupted surface on diamond stones speeds sharpening
- Larger stones allow for use with small or large knives; Works on a variety of knives and tools
- Easy to rotate and identify stones; Non-skid, plastic base; Trough in base to catch excess lubricant
- Premium honing solution, sharpening instructions and angle guide included
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 3.05 Inches |
| Length | 8.9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 1-Pack |
| Weight | 1.4 Pounds |
| Width | 3 Inches |
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My advice for a new guy is always "Get a bench stone and learn to freehand sharpen first". It sounds scary, but realistically, a month of practice on a cheapo knife, and it will "click" for 99% of people. The reason I give this specific advice is because yes, a guided system will get you sharp edges. But it will teach you almost nothing about sharpening, steels, or proper edge geometry. If you rely on them first, they become a crutch. You see guys here with 5 grand worth of knives, and they have no idea how to sharpen them without their doohickey. Makes me a couple bucks, but it also saddens me ;)
My advice would be to put aside the lansky, get yourself one of these, and one of these and practice until you can get it to shave hair.
Once you can do that, then bust out the lansky and play with it. You'll have a waaaay better idea of how to get it to do what you want. Believe me, I sharpen knives for people here all the time. Half my jobs are fixing an edge someone jacked up real bad with a lansky, lol.
This is a pretty good and affordable setup for freehand sharpening: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C0MKNEE/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1E3EJBUYUU4DD&colid=3CMSBL1HL0JX0
I'd recommend spending some time watching YouTube tutorials on freehand sharpening as well. There is a ton of good info out there on the various techniques and approaches to sharpening.
Sure, for most of the ornaments I used the Pfeil 9 series (9/4 and 9/5 mostly). They are very well made and hold their edge for a long time.
I have a flexcut strop - I keep using the honing compound quite frequently. Also get yourself an small set of diamond stones like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Smiths-50448-Diamond-Tri-Hone-Sharpener/dp/B00C0MKNEE/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C0MKNEE/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2E8564V6PEPWO&colid=3U8OSNVGVVRX9
If you decide you're ok with trying freehand, this is what I use.
Smith's 50448 6-Inch Diamond Tri-Hone Sharpener https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C0MKNEE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_nMVIAb4WAFXJV
I sharpen my knives that I use and also for my family and friends. I've been very happy with this since it condensed what i needed. I also have a leather strop. I recommend picking up a rat or cheap spyderco, practice on it, then move to better knives. You can then gift the now super sharp knife to a friend