"Speedy Sharp" opinions

[Cal]

So last fall I finaly got around to buying one of those carbide tip knife sharpeners you see at canadian tire. All I can say is wow, this thing works so fast that I cant help but feel that there has to be a down side. Due to my superstition that there has to be some downside to getting a knife shaving sharp in half a minuit I keep using my sharpening stones most of the time. Any one else tryed these? Is there any side efect of using these "cheaters"?

[Geezle]

Was wondering about those myself...saw them on sale at Cambodian Tire and almost bought one, but decided I don't *need* one right now

[ishootbambi]

hard to imagine something so cheap being so useful. if only my ex-wife fit that description.
.....i know, i know...inside voice...
seriously, they work great. 8 bucks well spent.

[bushnell]

You just need to watch out how much metal you shave off of whatever you are trying to sharpen.Made that mistake.

[IR_mike]

Originally Posted by ishootbambi

hard to imagine something so cheap being so useful. if only my ex-wife fit that description.
.....i know, i know...inside voice...
seriously, they work great. 8 bucks well spent.

:evilgrin :

[Jerry D]

Does it work like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksn0t...eature=related

[Slannesh]

i've got a couple of them, keep one in mine and the wife's survival kits..

They work, but I haven't been able to get a great edge with them. Personally I think they're ok for a survival situation, but I have other stuff that works a lot better for me at home.

[Cal]

Originally Posted by bushnell

You just need to watch out how much metal you shave off of whatever you are trying to sharpen.Made that mistake.

Other than this ^^^ has anyone found a downside? You deffinatly cant be too aggressive with them. They will actualy whittle away metal, works awesome for large fishhooks too.