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| Brand: Work Sharp
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $199.95
Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 4345
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17
Dimensions (in): 19.3 x 14.4 x 11.4
MPN: WS3000
Model: WS3000
UPC: 662949037655
EAN: 0662949037655
ASIN: B000PVHIMW
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sharp as a tack . . . even sharper . . . April 10, 2008
I ordered the Work Sharp WS3000 Wood Tool Sharpener after hemming and hawing for nearly a year. I just thought that $200 for something to sharpen my chisels or plane blades was a bit high. After all, how good could it be? I have a diamond sharpening system and a bevel guide made just for it. Well, let me tell you that it is worth every single penny I spent buying it (and free shipping too!).
I have had it about 3 weeks now and what used to take me a looonggg time to do now takes about 15 minutes AND the chisels are sharper than they have ever been. I did not think that it was possible.
Even my neighbor down the street (who knows tools very well) was amazed at how sharp his rusted planer blades came out when I asked if I could sharpen them (just to see what might happen with blades that are REALLY BAD). I sharpened the 3 of them in about 20 minutes (they were rusty afterall) and returned them that day. He had to see the machine right away because he did not believe I could do it in such a short time. He even offered his chisels and other plane blades for me to sharpen (how nice of him).
Don't hesitate to purchase this machine if you hate sharpening your blades by hand. It is extremely easy and quick.
The only cavet I could think of is to be very careful and wipe around the machine frequently if you are sharpening a lot of blades. I did not think about that until I started smelling some burning phenolic. It ended up being the plastic base where you can bolt the machine down. The metal shavings (and there were a lot of them) were so hot that they piled on the plastic and started melting it. Just be careful!
Otherwise, don't even hesitate to buy this marvel. It saves so much time that you can spend on build something rather than trying to keep your tools in shape.
About time March 30, 2008
in more ways than one. I've tried freehand, jigs, waterstones or diamand stones, and always butchered my blades. Now with this WS3000 I've finally got a selection of wood worthy blades. I did need to spend a few minutes leveling the heat sink so that I received straight edges, but once that was dialed in it was easy. I've purchased more grits of paper from auto repair shops ... cheaper and more grits available.
 getting beyond the sharpness mystique March 27, 2008
I'm an amateur building a wooden schooner - have not built a boat before, or much of anything else. I don't want the polished (supposedly non-deteriorating ) surface obtainable with a well-tuned probably Japanese laminated plane, but I do need to put a smooth curve onto most of the stuff (mainly D. fir) that forms the backbone of this boat's structure, and I want pretty-sharp chisels and planes (with a few gouges at times) in a few minutes. For this purpose the WS 3000 is the best I've found. It's going to take three years in all and time is...well, you know: I want to sail her! Four stars because less useful on other edged tools; but learning curve so short as to be negligible.
SS
sharp tools at last February 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a hands on carpenter with over fifteen quality but beat chisels (almost pry bars) and plane blades that have been resurrected from the grave thanks to this little nifty. Went right to work right out of the box and couldn't stop until they were all done. After all the years wasted with stones and guides...... The assortment grit packs are not quite right for roughing in FUBAR blades so be ready with your own 6" disks (60 or 80 grit)for the rough in stage. After the basic shape was restored, then the included disks do fine. Unfortunately can't seem to find sharpening disks packs except the stupid "miscellaneous" packs of different grits. Which I personally CAN"T stand. Be warned that this machine does make a mess with this weird; fine steel wool like dust, so don't piss off your wife and do the sharpening on the washer without a drop cloth. Also be ready with a can of cold water if you intend to cover ground quickly, the heat sink is puny at best. It's f____ing great to have sharp chisels again.
Worksharp Rocks February 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This little machine let me sharpen all of my brand new chisels in one evening from the ground up. I loved the way it worked and it definitely alleviated the tediousness of the sharpening chore. Two Thumbs up from me.
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