Product Description

GERBER DF6 Compact Sharpener With the DF6 Sharpener you get perfect 30 degree edges quickly and easily every time. There are no special skills needed to sharpen all types of knives and axes. The specially curved diamond coated fingers replicate the swipe across a traditional honing steel. One swipe through the DF8 equals six swipes across a regular steel. Once you use this sharpener blades almost never need regrinding because the edges never get rounded like they can with other honing and sharpening steels. Small table top compact design. Mfg No: 22-41846 Manufacturer: Gerber Blades

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3616 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Gerber
• Model: 22-41846
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.25 pounds

Features

• Perfect 30-degree edges quickly and easily every time
• Specially curved diamond coated fingers replicate the swipe across a traditional honing steel
• One swipe through the DF6 equals six swipes across a regular steel sharpener
• Blades never need regrinding because the edges never get rounded like they can with other honing and sharpening steels
• Small table top, compact design

From the Manufacturer
With the DF6 sharpener you get perfect 30-degree edges quickly and easily every time. There are no special skills needed to sharpen all types of knives and axes. The specially curved diamond coated fingers replicate the swipe across a traditional honing steel. One swipe through the DF6 equals six swipes across a regular steel. Once you use this sharpener, blades never need regrinding because the edges never get rounded like they can with other honing and sharpening steels. The DF6 features a small table top, compact design.

Customer Reviews

Good but not for a small knife
This sharpener is well made and sharpens a knife blade well but for small knifes it has a big flaw. You can't seem to get the last 1/2 inch or so against the handle sharpened. For a long blade that wouldn't matter but I mostly use small pocket knives and missing a quarter of the blade is isn't good.

Good but Not Great Sharpener
I've only used it a few times but it worked well. Its made of several interleaved spring fingers about 3/8" wide with diamond grit on them. It takes a few tries to get the hang of using it. If my memory serves it creates a 35 degree edge. The gerber knifes I tried all sharpened easily and I'm guessing they already start with this angle on their edge. The chinese knives I tried took 8 or 9 swipes before the edge really started to form. Short knives, 1 1/2 " or less, don't work well with this sharpener.

Good for a portable sharpener
This little sharpener is good for on the go sharpening, in that it is small, compact and light. I sketch and paint outdoors, at times in wilderness areas, so I keep it in my art bag in case I need to sharpen a knife on the spot. It would also fit in a pocket. It does a good job of putting a workable edge of a knife, provided the knife does not need grinding. By "grinding" I mean the knife is really dull and you need to start from scratch to achieve an edge that can be sharpened with a little hand-held device. You can use this sharpener on really dull knives, but I think you'll be in for a long sharpening session. But for knives in reasonable shape, with a serviceable edge on them, this sharpener will hone them to a usable sharpness and pretty quickly.