Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener Preset Carbide & Ceramic Stone Sharpeners Fold-Out Diamond Coated Rod Outdoor Hunting Knife & Hook Sharpener, Handheld, Compact, Lightweight, Multiuse

I was a little hesitant on how good this would work. But I have to say this tiny little sharpener is magic. My Henckels are like new again! Durability and quality are good. I love that I can store it right in my drawer with other utensils and it's not in the way. Great Purchase, thank you!

Great sharpener for all different blades I have, including serrated blades.

great in a pinch, nice for serrated blades, but I did have to subtract a star as the rod easily broke off.

A fine pocket sharpener with a carbide tool for rough hone (Step 1) and a ceramic tool for the fine hone. Also contains a fine diamond chip rod for sharpening a serrated edge.I have only used it with a D2 Steel blade, but it put a fine edge (flat grind) on the blade after a few passes of the 2 honing tools.

Good product. Very efficient

Good

This little sharpener is "OKAY" at best. This is not a precision sharpener. This is one of those sharpeners you would use if you were out in the field somewhere and needed a quick 'Temporary' fix until you get the chance to resharpen your knives properly. I've tested this on 2 of my Knives. The first test was on my small "Black Sheffield 2.75 Inch Partially Serrated Pocket Knife" and my second test was on my "Navy Seal Tactical Folding Knife by Frost Cutlery."Test 1) My Sheffield blade was getting kind of dull on the non-serrated part, so I first pulled it through the Carbide slot a few times and it shaved little pieces of metal off. I noticed it does leave some scratches on the edge no matter how carefully you try to do it so just bare in mind, its not going to look perfect. So after the carbide pull was done and noticed my angles seemed pretty good. I then put it through the Ceramic part (Fine edge), quite a few times which smoothed it out a bit. It didn't seem to scratch as much as the Carbide did however I noticed if you put a magnifying glass to the edge you will see that, its still not going to have the smoothest edge. It will look more like a Sharpened Rough Edge making it grip as if there are very very tiny serrations on it. That is the best way to describe it. Its not going to be very smooth but it will refine the edge to the angles set on the sharpener. So basically this method of sharpening is NOT for long term maintenance and you will end up wearing down the blade. Its only for the short term when you need your blade sharpened quick and don't have the time to sharpen it properly! Anyway, My Sheffield knife took to the sharpener decently and it performed a little bit better than what it was.Unfortunately can't say same thing for my other 'beater knife.' The Navy Seal Tactical Folding Knife...Test 2) And so for my 'Navy Seal Tactical Folding Knife'... Things didn't go so well for this one. The non-serrated part of the knife was always pretty dull ever since I bought it. It was a cheaply constructed beater knife made in China that I bought in a smoke shop.So it being a beater knife I had no problem with really going at it trying to sharpen it. So again I first ran it through the Carbide slot quite a bit because I couldn't get the edge to center for a while because its not a centered blade design so I just kept at it until finally I got it centered. After that I ran it through the Ceramic (Fine edge) multiple times until it seemed smoothed enough. After doing all I could it turns out, it didn't improve much at all. No matter what I did, I could not get this Knife to sharpen properly. I don't know if it was the angle it had on the blade edge, it could be just straight crap steel, or maybe the angles on the sharpener just aren't good for this kind of knife, no clue!? So at best it was almost as dull as before trying the sharpener, only now with different angles and more grip due to the slight rough edge it has now.After trying a few more tests and still getting the same results I finally gave up on it. I just couldn't get any good results from the sharpener on this particular knife at all...In fact, I was happier with the previous dull edge because it wasnt roughed up like it is now.This leads me to the conclusion that Not Every Knife you have is going to work with this tool, and I would advise you not to test this Item on any knife that you may value. I would only recommend testing this sharpener on an overly dull blade or a cheap knife that wont cost you more than 10 bucks to replace or on just some beater knife you don't care so much about. This product does have its uses but I feel it has to be used on thicker blades that carry wider angles like maybe a small axe or a thick knife. To be honest if your really looking into more quality sharpening for your knives, then you might want to look elsewhere and skip these Pull through Sharpeners. It just seems like a hit or miss ordeal with this type of tool.I'd really recommend maybe trying the 'Smiths Precision Sharpener Kit' or even the 'Lanskys Sharpener Kit'They're both around $40-45 and they use a clamp and guide rods with better angles and sharpen quite well.You can also look into the 'Smiths Tri-Hone Sharpening System' which are about $20-25. It uses 3 different stones that you slide your knife against. Its pretty decent!I only recommend a pull thru sharpener for as an emergency or for a Go Bag!Hope this review helps, Good Luck!

What can I say? It's a pocket-sized blade sharpener, exactly what is advertised. Sharpened the knives that I needed done without having to break out the industrial-sized grinder. The name of the product could be changed, though. "Pocket Pal"? That makes it sound like a...well, you know.