I have been looking at an electric sharpener. I know, there are some that will smack me for even thinking of an electric sharpener, but I have neither the patience or the skill to use any manual method. I looked around and talked to a few people and have settled on the chef's choice electric sharpeners. I was looking at two of their three stage shaprners. The 130 and the 120. Both have three stages, but the 130 has a combined sharpening/honing stage, a steeling stage and a stropping stage while the 120 has a pre-sharpening stage, a sharpening stage, and a stropping stage. Those are the only differences I can see other than price. The 130 is about 30 bucks more. I don't know enough about knife sharpening to tell which system would be better. There is a model 1520 which has options for 15 degree asian knives and 20 degree american knives, but it is not recommended for reconditioning heavily worked knives. I like finding old knives at auctions and yard sales and most of those need a lot of work.
Does anyone have these sharpeners or any experience with them? I would appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks!
Bigfish
Does anyone have these sharpeners or any experience with them? I would appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks!
Bigfish