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my knock-off edge pro thing turned up last night. after watching a few youtube videos last night, i am obviously a fucken expert now.
first of all - it was £$E20, so i wasn't expecting it to be the greatest piece of manufacturing. the stones were a bit bowed, screws tight, straight into the plastic, etc.
however, i did have a go at sharpening about 5 (shitty) knives and it does get them pretty fucking sharp. if you were a novice (like me until F**** C***, the other week), it will get them way sharper than you thought.
i would love to see how much better the real deal was. from the videos, it looks much more solid, better put together and easy to use than the moody one. i reckon the angle marker and the stones would be much more accurate, too. whether it is worth the couple of hundred bananas on top is your call.
i do now have the sharpest fucking ivory handled butter knife in south london now - i could almost shave with it.
if anyone wants a shot (of the xing-bow edge knife pro system, not the toast destroyer) - let me know.