All we did is put a guide on a sharpening rod that keeps the knife at a perfect angle. It allows you to replicate the stroke of a master sharpener without any effort. It’s that simple.

People have struggled with sharpening for ages and the fact that no one thought of this earlier is truly bewildering.
 

LET‘S TALK PHYSICS

To have a sharp edge and make it last, you need to follow two major rules:

a)  When you sharpen a knife, the grinding should never occur along the cutting edge. This is why nearly all pull-through knife sharpeners are unable to create a lasting sharpness, they simply weaken the blade by chipping the cutting edge. 

                                        Cutting edge after pull-through sharpener

b)  Second rule: after the initial rough sharpening, a fine sharpening is required at a greater angle to remove imperfections on the cutting edge.

 ​1.Cutting edge after coarse sharpener       2.Cutting edge after fine sharpening at greater angle

EASE OF USE

With a sharpening rod and an angle guide, all you have to do is insert your knife in the guide and stroke the knife back and forth. It’s that easy.

SHARPENING, HONING, STROPPING

Our sharpening system includes 3 easy-to-use tools. The coarse sharpener will re-edge even the dullest blade. The fine sharpener will make the blade extra sharp and the leather strop will remove any micro burrs for an exceptional and lasting sharpness.

You don’t always need to start with the coarse sharpener – if the edge of the blade is undamaged, you can use just the fine sharpener for honing and the leather strop.

Our system lets you perform whichever task is needed – sharpening, honing or stropping.

     The leather strop will remove any micro burrs for an exceptional and lasting sharpness
 

WHY THE ROD IS BEST? AND SO HARD TO MASTER?

Sharpness created with a pull-through sharpener lasts only a very short time. An electric sharpener will turn your expensive knife into a stub. Eventually.

The sharpening rod works best because it allows to create a lasting sharp edge and doesn’t grind down the blade. But everyone knows how tricky it is to master the rod technique. It requires keeping the knife always at the right angle. And to most people that is near to impossible.

PRAISED BY PRO CHEFS AND HOME USERS ALIKE

Our product has been extensively tested by a number of professional chefs and home users. All we ever got were positive reviews and many were simply amazed at how simple and effective our sharpening system is.

      “Since I started to use KnifeYouLike sharpening system, whetstones became obsolete.”

  We have recently launched our Kickstarter project that raised $140,000+ in 45 days! ​

Here are some comments from our Kickstarter backers:
1.“Received the sharpener kit. Works like a charm!!! Thank you so much!”

2. “My set arrived today in perfect order. Also received proper tracking info beforehand (to Holland). The set takes a bit getting used to, but the instruction video here on KS helps a lot. Once you get used to it, it works very nicely. Thanks!”

3. “So, I finally practiced on an Opinel Carbon. I like sharp knives, but never got the knack for sharpening them on a whetstone. Anyway, with this set I finally got a blade to get back to “cut paper” easily within minutes and I’m reasonably sure that I will get even better results over time.
A plus that the rods can be used without training wheels, so to speak.
Very satisfied with this Kickstarter, including being more or less on time.”

4. “I tested the set immediately with two knives (an old and a newer one) and I am absolutely stunned – the system is working really, really well, much better than I expected. I used wet stones before, with excellent results, but there are three major downsides: time effort (preparation, sharpening, cleanup), the mess and the maintenance of the stones, as they carve out pretty quickly.
The KnifeYouLike Sharpener is incredibly fast (I expected a significant necessary number of movements with the course rod, but a few dozen strokes did the job), the sharpness is excellent and there is no mess.
In the past, with wet stones I would sharpen my 8 kitchen knifes only once every 6 weeks due to the effort (and as a result, knives would not be sharp for about 3 to 4 weeks in the meantime). The KnifeYouLike system I will probably use every week with only a few minutes effort and as a result always have all knives sharp at all times.
For badly destroyed knives with dents in the blade, I would not try to fix them with the course rod of the KnifeYouLike-system (I would expect it to take very long), but rather prepare them with a rough wet stone first.
Thanks a lot for this gread product!”

5. “Got mine. Used it already. My knifes are like new. Thank you!”

Seki Kanetsugu PRO-M Japanese knives. Santoku 170mm, Utility 130mm, AUS-8 steel (58HRC)

      Saiun Damascus Japanese knives. Chef’s 200mm, Utility 120mm, VG-10 steel (61HRC)

WE HAVE THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION LINE IN PLACE​

                                 Injection mold for KnifeYouLike angle guides production

                                                  Fresh-made KnifeYouLike angle guides

                                   Packaged and ready to ship KnifeYouLike angle guides

                                 Wooden boxes for KnifeYouLike sharpening systems

                        Lids with leather strops for KnifeYouLike sharpening systems

                          Fully packagegd and ready to ship KnifeYouLike sharpening systems

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

Covid related disruptions in manufacturing, shipping and distribution is something that could potentially cause delays.