Sharpening Supplies has just announced an amazing new product: Sharp-Nado Sharpening Station.
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There is even room in the middle for your Bess tester!
Here's a link to the product announcement (https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/blogs/articles/sharpnado-all-in-one-sharpening-station?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April-1-Product-Release&_kx=XtDPHfwP3qJSVtZzInQeXUpb3hfPoWxRdVlcOx4kbl8.RASbug). I'm not sure when they will be shipping it.
Love it...
QuoteQ: Is it really more efficient?
A: Absolutely. Studies suggest that eliminating unnecessary hand movements can lead to a 0.0087% increase in sharpening productivity.
Instead of spinning the rectangular stones around on a carousel, it would be great if there was some sort of machine that would spin a round-shape stone against the knife instead.
Add an electric motor and some sort of holder to attach knives to during sharpening, and I think it'll be a winning combination.
I think a sharpening stone somewhere between 249mm and 251mm in diameter may work well.
Quote from: Royale on April 02, 2025, 11:15:36 AMInstead of spinning the rectangular stones around on a carousel, it would be great if there was some sort of machine that would spin a round-shape stone against the knife instead.
Add an electric motor and some sort of holder to attach knives to during sharpening, and I think it'll be a winning combination.
I think a sharpening stone somewhere between 249mm and 251mm in diameter may work well.
Mmm, you might be on to something here,
The ultimate advantage : due do the differences in heights and materials of the stones, what's left of your knife plays "Mary had a little lamb" when banging on the Sharpnado !