Horl 2 roller grinders walnut and magnetic grinding gauge

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If you are someone who, for whatever reason, is not sharpening your knives every month or two, this is absolutely a problem solver. Next, set the roller on the counter next to the knife blade roll the coarse abrasive slowly along the edge of the knife—I’ve found that 30–45 seconds per side is enough. The revolutionary HORL 2 sharpener takes the guesswork out of the most tricky aspect of using a whetstone: getting the sharpening angle right. With the rubber wheels on the roller gripping the work surface, this does need the user to force the roller to twist round and get the hang of following the angle near the tip. A 6000-grit whetstone style disc that is compatible with the Horl2 and the Horl2 Pro to give an extra fine level of sharpness.

Though you can produce a good edge with the standard HOLR 2, the premium sharpening kit is designed to further refine that edge and take it to another level. The diameter of the Horl 2 is 2″ so as long as you don’t have a knife bigger than this the Horl 2 will work fine. Just make sure to repeat the same motion and repetitions on the other side of the blade’s edge for consistency.And that’s the key: Horl sharpeners are good because they’re items that perform an important task that you’re likely to actually use a lot. Made of aluminium and stainless steel, the planetary gearing inside provides a transmission ratio of 1:3.

Because this system allows you to also sharpen at a 20-degree angle you can also use the HORL 2 to sharpen most pocket knives. German designer Otmar Horl originally conceived of this knife sharpening method in 1993, and his son Timo helped finish and bring the sharpener to the USA from Germany in the last several years. Compared to our other HORL ® 2 models, it effectively achieves the desired sharpness three times as fast. The roller allows you to sharpen your blades with a fixed diamond sharpening disk by making a simple rolling motion, which also eliminates any whetstone soaking time. g.: sushi, sashimi, Damascus knives, Asian kitchen knives, and particularly hard steels with a high carbon content.If the tomato bends and squishes under your blade, then it’s time to sharpen for up to a minute and hone for a similar amount of time.