Spyderco Gauntlet Premium Knife Sharpener - Fine Ceramic & Cubic Boron Nitride Rods for Precision Sharpening - Professional Easy-to-Use Tool for Kitchen, Hunting, and Outdoor Activities

I very much like the shape of the rods. I find that the shape of the rods is very conducive to even edge contact. After receiving the sharpening set I proceeded to sharpen the blade on my small EDC keychain Victorianox which was very dull to a very sharp edge. I was amazed how aggressive the Boron Nitride rods were for the initial cut to shape the blade to the correct angle. The fine stone did a great job finishing off the edge to a very sharp edge. I then proceeded to sharpen a whole Henkel kitchen knife set to a very fine edge. My son had two knives which he needed sharpening, a Leatherman, and a Benchmade. I was able to sharpen the fairly dull Benchmade to an arm hair cutting edge in about 5 minutes. I am impressed. For a hand powered sharpening system I am impressed how quickly i was able to get a nice edge on 6 knives my first attempt with this system. I would like to see a finer stone in this set to get a bit finer edge, but am very happy with the results that I have gotten. I do think that the stroking wheel on my Tormek will polish the blades nicely. I think that this was a good investment and offers ease of use and good performance, at a fair price.