I first started sharpening knives with whetstones, but now I’m thinking of getting an electric belt sharpener like the Work Sharp Ken Onion to fix serious chips on knives. Has anyone used the Ken Onion machines? What are your thoughts on them?

Hello All,

New to the forum, the reason for joining is my plan to buy a work sharp belt sharpening system.

Then main goal is sharpening kitchen knives, outdoor knives and hunting knife, Secondairy goal is to be able to sharpen my lawnmower blades, small axes and other garden tools. Would only happen once a few years I guess, or maybe even less.

First I was thinking of buying the Ken onion (with in the future maybe the blade extension) , to have all the flexibility. But then I saw Work sharp came out with the MK2 version of the original. And the improved knife guide system sounds interesting. Especially the support all the way to the end of the knife, as mentioned in this video. Sound like a nice feature for a knife sharpening dummy.

Most of the other features of the upgraded MK2 are already available the KO version.

My reason for the KO version, wider band, easier on bigger blades, such as landmower and axes. Possible extension for even easier sharpening og bigger blades.

So my question is to you guys:

How is the knive guiding system on the KO edition?

Could we expect a KO MK2 in the near future?

Am I missing something, any thoughts?

Thanks