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@Tenderloin AliExpress roller review:
Very well made, solid construction. Abrasives seem good quality. I’ve used whetstones & a Lanskey type thing and this is the best of both worlds I think. Consistent angle while still giving enough feedback to concentrate or certain bits of the blade. Instant “setup” means it’s not a ballache to swap sides of the blade and slowly eliminate the burr.
Add a leather strop and you’re golden.
Even managed to do the wee knives with a bit of fiddling. The deep bladed nakiri needed the strop under the roller to raise it a little, with various chopping boards you could shim for any blade height.
Lots of cheap rolling sharpeners are shit but this one seems to be the sweet spot.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006095308268.html