Lansky HRSET Curved Blade Hones Set (4-Pack)

my first time using these, a few observations... the first two stones... course grit 120 and medium grit 280 are alumina oxide. with these I used both edge trailing and edge leading strokes. I made sure to clean with honing oil during use. These took some time to create the burr and move forward but patience is always key anyway when sharpening. the next two stones... fine grit 600 and ultra fine grit 1000 are silicon carbide. these need to used and treated differently than the alumina oxide stones. with these I only used light edge trailing strokes. Also prior to use and during use keep them wet and clean with light soapy water. yes they are soft but I was able to minimize the wear using very light pressure. final results sharpening the Kershaw Blur were very good using these Lansky curved blade sharpening hones... just take your time!

This incorporates right into my existing Lansky gear, making it an easy upgrade. I will echo the reviews that say the stones are soft, especially in the finer grades. I would suggest using a trailing stroke, but I can see that these will wear out a bit quicker due to their shape. I wonder why Lansky doesn’t offer a true stone, I have to imagine they would be very expensive, but superior to the corundum type used. Worth the purchase for the ease and effect, even if you have to be a somewhat gentle with the stroke.

Liking kukris and sharpening recurved clip points on some bowie style knives, I found myself wanting a quicker way of setting in a new blade bevel angle and putting a razor edge rather than trying to go all the way with the lansky puck. Already had the angle guide system that Lansky makes, so this set was the logical choice. I set up my system with a Kabar Acheron knife that had been dull out of the box in the clamp and tried to sharpen it to scalpel level, kept on hitting the clamp too much and I couldn't sharpen the knife well. Took the pick and the knife out of the guide and tried to sharpen like using a Lansky puck, worked great all the way to having an edge I could count on to do something with. Proceeded to sharpen the recurve in the clip point on an OKC USN Survival knife, a crkt Tanto minimalist, the serrations on an OKC LSA, a hand made karambit, a Cold Steel Magnum Kukri machete (Which I ended up discovering couldn't take or keep an edge worth anything), an OKC Kukri Knife, and A Cold Steel Spartan. Got the desired level of sharpness, and in the case of the knives that I had been sharpening for friends got some amazed glares at the realization that the knife was at the sharpest they had ever seen it at. I wished they had designed this as more of a stand alone accessory with a proper handle, it would have benefited from it.

Not typical Lansky quality. As others mentioned in reviews, the two stones that are higher grit are garbage. One is literally like a piece of white chalk cut in half and glued to the Lansky plastic holder. I think this is some sort of gimmick set that Lansky put out. Total garage! Don't buy!

These are great and took my karambit from dull to so sharp that I can shave the fine hairs on my arm. The sad part is you cannot get the 20 or 15 degree angle without scrapping the two plastic knobs or the clamp area that holds the blade. The new clamp will not work with these hones. I can only get the 25 or 30 degree and I have to have the blade held so closed to the spine that the blade will shift while it is being honed. The new rubber they added to the clamp helps but after the pressure of the honing and some honing oil gets the blade moving. I have the sharpest multi-angle clamp now. I could use it to scrap window stickers, cut open boxes, or use as a razor blade. The hones do there job. They need to change the clamp design again so their "Curved Blade Hones Set" will hit the bevel of the blade and not the clamp.

Ok. Not great. Product is fragile. I dropped one of the stones on the floor and a big piece broke off. I used the rounded stones on a recurve blade. They do an ok job sharpening, but not great. The motion to use the system, especially with the rounded stones, takes some getting used to. The stones wore down after one use. I used these with the Lansky Sharpening system. I used the honing oil that came with the system. That seemed to “clog” (for lack of a better word) the stone grit and make them less effective. All in all, not my favorite — stones or the system. If you can, buy the diamond stones. Not sure if they come rounded or not too, or choose another sharpening system.

I have used their flat stones and their diamond set in this series and I was a big fan of them and continue to use them. With these I was really disappointed and I am not sure if it was a product defect or just a poor quality product. The 2 hardest stones of this set performed adequately but when moving to the 3rd and then the softest the edge of the knife simply began shaving off the stones as if they were made of some sort of soft foam. I was actually able to scratch them both away with my fingernails. I have been sharpening for a while and have not ever seen anything like this. Though I wouldn't read much into that statement as I have not necessarily been exposed to everything the sharpening world has to offer. I would imagine that this soft material would likely be decent at polishing a blade though the previous stones do not leave the edge ready for a polish and the wire edge that they do leave is still aggressive enough to just shred the next two stones. I am just really struggling to wrap my head around the process to be used if this set is not defective. I would love to know if anyone else has had this issue.

These hones are just what is needed for a blade with an inward curve. I have kukri and this sharpens the blade smoothly. Also good for karambits and similar. Flat hones and stones do not work nearly as well for them.

En lo personal ya tenia un buen tiempo buscando una manera adecuada de afilar mi Karambit. Lo, cual es un tanto complicado por la característica forma de la hoja. Con estas piedras, la corrección del ángulo, como la manutención del filo, es sumamente sencillo y lo puedo llevar conmigo a mis viajes o salidas a campo.

Se avete lame curve, è obbligatorio aggiungere questo set al vostro Lansky base, ottimo prodotto

They work incredibly well, though they do have limitations when dealing with certain blade profiles. Otherwise they are worth the cost and their limitations are fairly easily worked around. Easy to recommend the system as a whole.

Ich habe bereits das Lansky-Schleifsysem und die Schleifsteine sind die ideale Ergänzung dafür. Selbst schartige Messer bekommt man damit sehr scharf. Ideal ist es, wenn man sich noch ein Abziehleder mit entsprechender Schleifpaste als Ergänzung dafür kauft. Allerdings ist das Lansky-System nur für Messer bis ca 15 cm Klingenlänge dafür geeignet.

This is a must-have IMO for working with curved blades, otherwise, you're going to score and wear out your flat stones too quickly.