I read about the Worksharp a few months ago. I probably would have sprung for one had I not last year learned about the "Sharpmaker" by Spyderco. Someone whose opinion I value bought one and raved about how easily he sharpened everything in his house to a razor's edge. So I bought one. It's less than the Worksharp and does not have an electric motor, just sets of what look like ceramic rods. But it works. I put a razor edge on everything that would take it, and on Henckel's kitchen knives it just lasts and lasts if you use a steel once in a while.

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