XARILK GEN3 Guided Knife Sharpener, Adjustable Angle System

So.... I am a novice cook who has begun getting into cooking and knives. I did the whole learning to sharpen manually but not being perfectly happy with the results. Trying different stones, stone holders etc. Honestly, I have enjoyed the journey, but this thing has made a lot of it pointless. It's almost like cheating? It feels like it. I haven't ever gotten a knife as sharp as this before. I have sadly ran out of knives to sharpen. It's great and I love it, makes sharpening a breeze. It is not perfect but it's pretty good. First, the three stones included, not great quality, the diamond plate bit is just glued to a aluminium blank thing, I can't see them last long and the glue is allowing one of the plates to move. The selection of grits isn't ideal either. I think the first thing any of you will purchase after this will be more stones. Fortunately this device doesn't use some silly proprietary system so they're easily sourced and not overly expensive. Just bear it in mind as a future purchase. Secondly, the instructions are lacking but you'll work it out and I'm sure there's unofficial guides. Third, I REALLY REALLY recommend having somewhere to bolt it down, it will move otherwise. You may get away with a heavy weight or something on the base but still. It is also a tad scary having the knife blade aimed directly at you, fears of tripping or something aren't fun. I am sure some parts can be upgraded or will need to be replaced due to wear but looks like an easy to do thing. Also, you'll need a way to measure the angles yourself. It is good, it is cheaper than competing devices, does the job very well. It will feel like you don't get a lot for the money but I'm sure the equipment to manufacture a precision device like this takes a chunk. I like it, I recommend it.

What a machine....well to be accurate 'apparatus'. After hours of video viewing this apparatus came out tops in my pursuit of decently sharp kitchen knives. I thought I should give it a go and if it's no good...send it back. It is NOT going back. The quality of the engineering and finish is excellent. Assembly and setup is simple if you have looked at the videos available on line. It comes with three decent enough stones to get you started but as my knives were so bad I opted to purchase another set with coarser stones. To get the best out of it you will need an angle finder available on Amazon for a few £'s. Once assembled and ready to 'sharpen' I did notice that the base, while pretty good, did tend to allow the apparatus to wobble a bit so mine is now screwed down to an old chopping board. I've also drilled an appropriate size hole to hold the Allen key used to adjust the fixings on the apparatus. Also it neatly holds the 'all' the sharpening stones and the leather strop I bought to go with it so all the 'sharpening' kit is now nicely located in one place. Would I recommend this? 100% Yes. If you are concerned about blunt knives or just want to be able to sharpen your own knives with a 'smoooth' cut instead of the rough, raspy edge you get from one of those 'draw through' sharpeners then I can thoroughly recommend this.....Get the accessory 'Single blade' 'Y' shaped attachment and you will be able to sharpen anything from a pocket knife to a kitchen Chefs knife......and get them razor sharp enough to slice paper with ease.

This high end sharpening system gives great results compared to others I have used before. It comes in a fairly basic package, and requires some assembly, but not much, and it was ready to go in only a few minutes. Setup is simple, with the knife clamps being adjusted to fit the length of the blade and fixed in place, then tightened to the blade using the included Allan key. This provides a firm grip and does not mark the blade. Then the sharpening angle must be adjusted. This requires you provide your own angle measurement tool, which I find very odd as there are markings on the side, only without numbers. It's something of a mystery as to why there are no angle markings. It is possible to move the pivot higher than the base position, which would throw off the angle, but then, it's not explained in the instructions why you would want to do that in the first place. Once the blade is fixed, and the angle established, it's very easy to attach one of the included diamond plates using the sprung clamps. I really liked this mechanism, as it's very quick to change, and secure once in place. The three plates included are good quality and flat, and a good selection for resetting angle through to a fine finish. I would have liked to have seen a 3000 grit included, but these are available aftermarket. The results are excellent as the kit has very little slop overall. It's very easy to get good results if you have an idea of what you're trying to accomplish, and I doubt I will go back to using stones for all but a few of my knives. The flip over feature is incredibly useful compared to some other fixed angle systems I have used in the past, so getting an even grind is super fast. My only major complaint is that it's really easy to overtravel using this kit, because you are holding a knob that's some way away from the stone. This adds a good degree of safety, but unfortunately I managed to mark many of my knives with small slips. The diamond stones cut so well, but it's a double edged sword as they also mark blade edges quite deeply and quickly if you make contact. While this is user error, I was able to prevent it using a couple of shaft collars to set and limit the travel of the sliding rod so it was impossible for the stone to slip off the cutting edge of the blade being sharpened. I don't baby my cutlery, but many of my knives were not cheap, and for the manufacturer to miss such an easy fix is annoying. I would recommend that anyone buying this also obtains some 6mm screw down collars to fix this issue. Overall, I would recommend this kit. It's great value, and delivers excellent results, but could certainly be improved.

The construction feels sturdy, and the adjustable angle system makes it super easy to get a razor-sharp edge on both kitchen and hunting knives. Included diamond plates (320#, 800#, 2000#) handle everything from dull blades to fine finishing. Highly recommend for anyone looking to step up their sharpening game!

The Xarilk sharpening system is an excellent bit of kit. I looked at other makers before deciding on this particular brand. It does all you want compared with the top class systems costing fives times more. Ok engineering standards are not as precise but with a little fine tuning (check out YouTube videos) it becomes an excellent sharpener on a budget price. With additional parts such as rod stops, angle finder it sharpens chef and pocket knives to razor sharp factory condition. I was lucky to buy “as new” from Amazon warehouse and was not disappointed-like brand new. Customer service has been excellent on asking advice and when I had issues with some extra diamond plates I bought from Xarlick, they were replaced immediately. Can’t fault “Mr Xarilk” I thoroughly recommend this sharpener.

Really easy to setup, it doesn't take much space of storage and easy to repeat sharping angles. The only downside is the screws to secure the blades are sticking out too much for sharp angles like under 15°, so for that you'll need to replace them or shave them down

It's well machined and works well, mine has minor stuffs on one of the clamps but they're likely to get scuffed in use anyway, everything was tight and fairly well adjusted with only a slight issue with the locking lever of the blade flipping mechanism being very hard to open and close, the grub screw holding the clamp mount was left a little loose to allow the locking lever to be able to open and close but it takes careful adjustment to get the tension right so it's both usable and keeps the clamp rattle free, this grub screw being loose isn't ideal but may be a good thing as long as the thread isn't damaged by the grub screw being loose as it allows the tension to be adjusted to compensate for inevitable wear on the locking lever after a lot of use, I might swap out the grub screw for a longer one to engage more of the thread in the aluminium to minimise the risk of damage, the system is very easy to setup and use and allows for easy stone thickness compensation and seems to maintain the shapening angle when the blade is flipped perfectly, the clamp setup allows for a wide range of blade sizes to be sharpened with enough clearance to allow for lower angles to be achieved It's a very sturdy setup and should last a long time, a little dry lubricant in the pivot ball and on the sliding rod helps reduce friction and should further extend it's working life and with the way it's built it should last a very long time even with heavy use At a fraction of the cost of anything comparable to it's level of accuracy and construction I'd say it's a very good setup for the price, from what I've seen of other sharpening systems and reviews from others with more experience than myself it's well worth the investment

Great sharpener, keeps angle well, After trying different tools, first time ever my knives are really sharp. Unfortunately the knife holder become a bit loose as the locking mechanism needs holding down during sharpening. Also the screws that holding the knife are difficult to unscrew with a provided Allen key, suggesting using a screwdriver.

Il prodotto presenta almeno due problemi importanti. Il primo è che affila con due angoli nettamente differenti i due lati del coltello. Il secondo è che l'asta dopo una decina di minuti smette di scorrere in maniera fluida rendendolo di fatto temporaneamente inutilizzabile. Con un po' di pazienza e spirito di adattamento si riesce comunque ad ottenere un filo fantastico ma non è un prodotto che funziona "così com'è". Le pietre in dotazione non durano molto ma uno dei lati positivi è la compatibilità con molte pietre di diverse marche e di ogni qualità. Diciamo che è una base buona ma bisogna lavorarci un po' su. E l'avevo previsto leggendo le varie recensioni, ma è peggio di quello che pensavo.

This seller and company are great , great costumer service , great communication . I recommended them 1000% Update, I’ll leave my original rating below, I had some issues with the sharpener , seller or manufacturer to be more specific got in contact with me, he show me a option to fix my issue , something that they don’t mention or the instructions don’t mention is this little machine has a few different way to tune it, I adjusted the two screws at the back of the unit to stop it from changing the angle everytime I lock the angle knob, I like that I can adjust the machine to my needs this thing is so smooth that you can actually change the angle by hand or with the knob but one you lock the angle it does not move, if you have any issues contact the seller or you could try adjusting the machine yourself if you are really handy. I already sharpen a few of my kitchen knives and a spyderco folding knife . What I like from this unit is that I can use different type of stones, from cheap stones to really expensive stones. I also like that I don’t need to clamp or secure the machine to a table to use it, it didn’t fall forward when I was sharpening my kitchen knives . I have another similar system but it needs to be clamp to the edge of the table, now I can seat in my living room and sharpen my knives. Hopefully the manufacture releases other clamps to use with different knife sizes. Overall yea I do recommend this sharpener , I would buy another one if I needed it to and now I know how to adjust it or tune it to my needs. Thanks to the seller for contacting me. Please discard the review below but I will leave it in case somebody else goes through the same, contact the seller they will help you out I’m a little disappointed with this machine, it is nice, looks well made but but when I chose the angle I want, the locking latch changes the angle by 1.5 degrees , that’s a lot because it’s changing my angle from 20° to 21.5° and even 22°, for those who already have leave the angle finder on top of the blade holder and you will see the change in angle, to use at 20° I had to leave the able 1.5 to 2° lower so when I lock it I will got to the angle I wanted. That’s a little annoying to be honest, is there away to fix it or should I return it ? Hopefully I get an answer from the seller and I will have to return this sharpener

Ich war wirklich kritisch, was dieses Gerät hier angeht. Habe mir einige Videos auf YT angesehen und in etlichen Foren etc. gelesen. Ich war grundsätzlich auch bereit, mehr Geld für einen Schärfer auszugeben (war sogar drauf und dran, einen Tormek T1 anzuschaffen). Zum Schluss hat aber die Vernunft gesiegt und es ist der Xarlik Gen3 geworden. Meine Erwartungshaltung beim auspacken war jetzt nicht sonderlich hoch, als ich das Gerät heute von seiner Verpackung befreite. Der Aufbau war recht schnell erledigt, sodass ich kurz darauf mein erstes Kochmesser einspannen konnte. Die Ausrichtung des Schleifwinkels erfolgte mit einem kleinen digitalen Winkelmesser (auf jeden Fall erforderlich) Da das Messer einen gewissen Vorschliff hatte, habe ich beide Seiten ca. 30 Sekunden mit dem 800er Stein bearbeitet. Das Ergebnis war für mich als Laie auf diesem Gebiet wirklich beeindruckend. So scharf war bislang noch keines meiner Messer! Mit solchen Ergebnissen konnte mein bisheriger Horl 2 nicht mal ansatzweise mithalten. Jetzt bleibt es abzuwarten, wir lange die Mechanik des Xarlik mitmacht. In verschiedenen Videos hatte ich aber bereits gesehen, welche Inbusschrauben angezogen werden müssen, falls die beweglichen Teile etwas ausleiern sollten. Von den Steinen erwarte ich hinsichlichtlich Lebenserwartung keine Wunder, aber ich warte ab. Bislang bin ich jedenfalls hochzufrieden und froh, dass ich nicht mehr investiert habe!

Enamorado de este sistema, primera vez usando un sistema de este estilo y los resultados son increibles, cabe mencionar que tengo un juego de piedras de mejor calidad que las que vienen incluidas, pero con muy poco esfuerzo logre un filo que incluso rasura, no puedo esperar a probarlo con un set de piedras de mucha mejor calidad que compre, una joya

Had to return 1st one as faulty but 2nd iteration works great. Bought a couple extra diamond stones for grit size not provided. Getting the angle right is a bit hit & miss but I also got a battery angle finder & that fixed that. I added a couple split ring collars to limit travel on the rod & a clamp to hold unit firm on bench. I also got a Y-Clamp for doing small knives so now have complete sharpening system.