Messermeister Angle Guide for Sharpening Stones

As soon as it came I had to try it out. I used an old kitchen aid chefs knife I had for years and didn't care for anymore, needless to say I have new knifes I don't want to touch and hoped I wouldn't have to with the help of the guide I just bought. I did my best to do the guide justice, and it works well. I ripped out a page of a magazine and tested it out, and it went though clean.

The only thing that bothers me about the sharpening guide is that it does have ceramic at the bottom to prevent the bottom of the guide from scratching your whetstone. There is a small divot in the center of it that separates it into two pieces so when I do my sweeping motion, it has a slight drop in between the two pieces, however how minor it is it reflects on the knifes profile. It seems to be made for chef knifes only 7 to 8 inches, not fillet or some kind of a deboning knife.

All in all I am very happy with it.

I bought this angle guide for my Shun knives. As some of you may know not all the brands out there have the same blade. Shun (and most Japanese steels) are sharpened at 16 degrees, while many German steels, and others, at around 20 degrees. While reading the product description ("the guide will allow you to initiate the stroke at approximately 15-20 degrees") I was hoping to get the 16 degrees that my Shun deserves. After measuring the angle with a digital instrument (see pix) I got the bad surprise. To make a long story short: the angle guide works ok, but not on my Shuns.

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You'd probably do better with a protractor, a pen and piece of paper to establish a real guide to the proper 17 and 20-degree angles used in most kitchen knife sharpening. Won't fit medium-to-smaller knives properly, and especially if there's any curve to the cutting edge or spine. The "instructions" are scant, to say the least.

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The best thing about this product is that it is plastic and a great item to start to teach you the angles needed when honing knives. Eventually you should do away with a product like this however to get started this is a great product.

Cons: Product is not for intermediate or advanced honers.

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Great for a 20 degree angle on knives. Slides smoothly on the spine of a knife and allows you to focus on sharpening properly with either back and forth or one sliding motion along the edge. Now I'm confident I don't accidentally blunt the knife with my less than dependable technique. This complements a good waterstone or continuous diamond whetstone. With thicker knives like cleavers or longer knives like slicers you may have to change your technique slightly to ensure the guide actually touches the whetstone.

If you have a Japanese knife, get the Minosharp guides as the angle is completely different.