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1. So what’s the problem?
Traditionally chisels and plane blades are sharpened using a combination of either an oilstone, waterstone or diamond stone with a jig that holds the tool to be sharpened at the correct honing angle, many sharpening systems require a second jig to accurately set the angle of the first jig. This represents a sufficient deterrent to prevent workshop based woodworkers taking 20 minutes out of their project time to get any kind of edge let alone a decent one on their chisels; and what of the professional “On site” carpenter, do they really have the space or inclination to carry that kind of sharpening system with them? A system that the average home renovator would struggle to even set up in the first place?
2. The simple sharpening solution
The FASTTRACK Precision Sharpening System is a unique solution that holds the blade to be sharpened stationary and its angle constant while a diamond stone is guided across the cutting edge (at a 90° angle to the tool’s normal cutting direction) at either 25°, 27.5°, 30° or 32.5°, depending on your application, making the bevel flat and the edge true, lasting, and requiring only minimal maintenance unless chipped or neglected. We’ve included Preparation and Finishing Diamond stones so you can start low to gain that super fine edge that makes a cutting tool a pleasure to use. The instructions provided will have you putting a razor edge on your chisels and plane irons within a few minutes of opening the package.
4 SHARPENING ANGLES
The newly re-designed solid Aluminium diamond stone holding carriage doubles the number of sharpening angles than the original. This in turn doubles the life of your chisels and plane blades by allowing over 20 chisel re-sharpens between primary re-grinds. The angles are coded 1,2,3 and 4 making it simple to move from one sharpening angle to the next.
CENTER IT CLIP – Get the blade in the middle
The most important development is the “Center It Clip that re-locates a chisel in the middle of the tool bed. This reduces the pressure needed to hold the chisel during sharpening; but it also prevents the carriage coming off the end of the base. So it increases the length of the sharpening stroke, making the sharpening process quicker.
ERGONOMIC CARRIAGE
The new carriage is much more comfortable to use with curved ergonomic handle ends to more naturally fit the hand. Especially noticeable after an ALL chisel honing session when you could be using the FASTTRACK for a 30 minute set.
GRIP MAT
The NEW Mk2 also includes a non-slip mat that further increase stability when using the FASTTRACK.
Other Features
INC. 2x ANGLED DIAMOND CROSS STONES
QUICK CHANGE MAGNETIC LOCK
GLIDES ON NYLON SLIPS
GROUNDED ON FOUR NON-SLIP FEET
Fasttrack Knife Sharpener
PRE-PREPARATION
We quickly learnt how many existing sharpeners on the market actually damaged the knives they purport to be sharpening. The Fasttrack KS approach and design undertakes the task of sharpening in a completely different way.
It does something we call “Pre-preparation”.
The KS creates a full bevelled edge on both sides of the blade. The convergent point of the 2 bevels becomes the blade edge. So when in time the knife dulls. It literally takes 3 to 6 sharpening strokes on each knife side to refresh the blade edge. This is because the prepared material above the convergent point is already set and ground to the correct bevel angle.
TWO TECHNIQUES – ONE RESULT
WORK TOP – SHARPENING TECHNIQUE
The FTS KS can be used on a work-surface.
We’ve learnt it helps the less experienced to stand the FTS KS on its non slip nitrile feet on a worktop, it isn’t as quick as using it freehand but it can give much needed confidence to the novice and it Improves the sense of control over the sharpening process. Most importantly this technique gives you a clear sight of the blade against the strike plate and diamond stone. Which helps develop an understanding as to how the Fasttrack KS works.
FREE HAND – SHARPENING TECHNIQUE
For those familiar with sharpening the FTS KS can be hand held and has a sharpening action not dis similar to that of a chefs steel but crucially without the necessity to learn to maintain a consistent contact angle between two handheld objects – Steel in one hand and knife in the other. Embedded rare earth magnets assist in holding the blade side against the strike plate. Ensuring that the blade tip meets the 3″ DC diamond stone consistently at exactly the right angle.
SHARPENING ANGLE
No other aspect of the FTS KS has taken so much deliberation. From the research and feedback we received we decided that a sharpening angle of 17 deg or an inclusive angle of 34 deg would offer the best all round performance for work in the kitchen.
Marian – Via The Grommet –
Love this tool! – Exceeds expectation. No more trips to the hardware store to get knives sharpened. It just plain works.
The Budster – Amazon –
Easy to use – This sharpener is very easy to use. It does not give you that perfect blade but it is so easy to use that my wife uses it. The blade comes out very sharp in a minimal amount of time.
Paul – The Grommet –
Love it – The more i use it the more i love it
Victoria – The Grommet –
Professional sharpening for amateur hands – This is one of the best sharpeners I’ve had, hands-down. The magnets inside keep the blade at the perfect angle to ensure you get the best sharpen on your blade. Once you’re done, wipe the blade against the leather back to keep it clean.
This sharpener is awesome for all my knives too – when I was ‘gifted’ a knife block by a friend, it revitalized the dull blades. All the knives, from pairing knife to butcher knife were restored as though I had gone to a professional.
Doris – The Grommet –
Quick and Easy – This is a good knife sharpener. The initial sharpening of a dull knife will take a little time, but after that, it’s quick and easy. I like it very much, especially since it doesn’t require electricity.
Drl –
Quick and Easy – This is a good knife sharpener. The initial sharpening of a dull knife will take a little time, but after that, it’s quick and easy. I like it very much, especially since it doesn’t require electricity.
Stephen Greenfield –
Fast – works great
Martin Sumner-Smith –
Nice piece – Takes a little more care to ensure blade is positioned correctly than I expected and when I got quickly I sometime catch the top edge of the sharpening stone.
Ian Lowry –
Great Sharpener – I came across this knife sharpener when “Stumpy Nubs ” reviewed it on his woodworking YouTube channel in a “Cool Tools” video. Having used it for a week to revive my kitchen knives; i am very impressed with it. Over the years I have struggled with a traditional steel and any number of so-called sharpeners, but usually give up in disgust sooner or later. The Fast Track now takes only three or four passes to maintain a razor sharp edge. I can now cut really thin tomato slices once again! The supplied diamond stone works well for me, but if you want a coarser, or finer, stone, then Trend UK actually stock them.
Personally ,I really like this sharpener and have finally thrown away all the pretenders.
ilow6413-UK –
Wicked Edge – Very easy to use and puts a wicked edge on my cooking knives
Kentower via Amazon –
Performs Well – Excellent product for those that can’t do free hand.
John C – via Amazon –
This kit is ideal for a part-time woodworker – For part-timers like myself who does not have the time or skill to sharpen chisels and plane blades, this chisel sharpening kit is ideal. Once I figured out how to set it up, I sharpened my chisels to be razor sharp. The instructions provided are clear and vey helpful. Just one thing bothers me, the chisels tend to use a narrow band on the stones provided, rather than the entire stone. I just wonder how long the stones will last. I guess time will tell.
Tom Stapleton – Via Josar Supply –
Really good, versatile sharpening for straight cutting edges
Item arrived new and in unopened packaging, but with broken part (the Center It Clip); the product packaging itself is simply a cardboard box with no cushioning materials. Upon contacting the seller, we both suspect item was bounced a lot during shipping, causing damage to the plastic centering clip. The seller (Josar Supply) offered my choice of return for full refund, or a partial refund to keep the item and work with manufacturer (M-Power) for the replacement part through the no-hassle product warranty. I chose the latter option and submitted request to manufacturer (M-Power Tools in UK); within a few hours, I received confirmation of my warranty submission, and received the replacement part approximately 10days later (extra shipping time due to overseas from UK to USA) – M-Power Tools even sent 2 of the same replacement part.in the event this piece broke again I would have a spare on hand. I am very impressed with the expedited level of service I experienced with the domestic seller and warranty resolution with M-Power, and upgraded my rating to 5 stars as my product purchase is whole and I am extremely satisfied.
The sharpening system works great for plane irons and chisels.
I really like that this bundle comes with a durable storage pouch and functionally, contains several stone grits and allows for easy customization of the angle of your blade bevel (4 angle options) with the 180° flip of the sharpening stone or moving it to the opposite side of the carriage.
Setup is super fast and easy, and replaces larger/messier stones or the clamping of your chisel/blade to a sharpening guide to maintain the tool bevel as you sharpen, and you can also change the bevel angle of your cutting edge using this system – that said, I’m not sure the MK2 completely eliminates EVERY other cutting system out there, especially those that allow for more efficient and aggressive changes to the bevel angle, but even those systems require you go slow to avoid overheating your tool and losing the blade’s tempur.
Need to tune-up the edge of a chisel as you work?- simple choose the highest grit you sharpen to, pop it into the carriage and lay the back of your chisel flat on the base with the blade edge engaged with the stone carriage, then pass over it 5-6 times with the carriage and you’re back in business within a minute…no locating/securing/clamping/adjusting a bevel guide and then removing the guide before using the chisel again…and no excessive space being taken up by a sharpening wheel/grinder on your bench. Just pick your stone/angle in the carriage, lay the blade down, move back and forth several times and voila. You can imagine the real time savings when doing quick tune up on your entire chisel set before putting away at the end of the day, rather than the time installing/adjusting a bevel guide on each chisel.
The bundle also comes with a leather strop surface attached to the bottom of the base and a non-slip mat to use on a bench surface in lieu of mounting the base to a board/jig for stationary clamping to a work surface. In the short-term, I plan to use the non-slip mat and to store the carriage/stones in the provided storage pouch until I am able to expand the size of my shop to accommodate more tool space.
Tom Fuchs –
Thank you for your great products and outstandingly service – I have the new upgrade kit for the Fasttrack, and it makes a big difference. Please fee free to use this idea. I screwed mine into a wooden dowel and putinto a dog hole, makes it solid as a rock. An improvement would be a pin you could remove fron the dowel for storage.
Roger D –
Wonderful – I have never been able to get really sharp chisels. Now I can and it is wonderful, thank you for such a good tool.
Jim S – Woodpeckers –
Very Cool – Very cool. Got my 3 worst chisels fixed up 30 minutes after opening the box.
Ronald K – Woodpeckers –
I like it
John S – YouTube –
It works great – Got my system today. It works great. I got an inexpensive block plane from a big box store. The blade was crap. They must use a bad dremel tool to grind the surfaces! Had to use the 100 grit to flatten the back! Got the back fixed and worked my way up to 1000 grit. Took a good half hour to fix the blade. Put the plane back together and tested it. Don’t know how well the edge will hold up, but I got beautiful curls from this cheap plane! Thanks Colin for featuring this sharpening system!
Marcus Eischeid –
Very well made – quick shipping
Tom Gopin –
Nice Tool
William Shaffer – Woodpeckers –
Small and compact – works extremely well. Thank you
Bernard Charron –
Very impressed by the quality of the product and give perfect results
Jerry – The Grommet –
Easy and it works! – Excellent quality and it works very well.Instructions included are easy to follow. overall thumbs up.
Jen – Via The Grommet –
Let’s Sharpen Everything! – My husband can’t stop sharpening things now. He wants all our knives to be able to cut cans. At least he’s happy!
Dale Wilson – Ebay UK –
Polished edge, razor sharp chef knives in less than 10 mins per knife!!
All for less than 55 bucks!! Incredible value and looks fantastic in my knife sharpening drawer..best regards,