I am a professional sharpener and I acquired this sharpener. This is a great sharpener for quick touch ups! Granted its not as precise as my main sharpener, its great for its intended use. 5 Stars!!

Initial impressions of the product have been good. I haven't had a chance to use it on anything but my knives yet, but will. The handle is great to help hold the sharpener in place as well as protect your fingers from mishap. Wasn't able to get my knife super sharp with this sharpener on my first attempt, but it may be from user error. Overall a great value for a sub $10 sharpener.

Have been using this on my pocket knife and a few shop tools. Works great and puts a good edge on anything you sharpen with it.

The Pivot Pro has been tested, and tried. I had the opportunity to use it in the field. I do bbq festivals, and catering, where sharp knives are essential. This tool here was able to sharpen all my knives in my knife roll. Took it to my buddies restaurant, and sharpened his knives as well. A very versatile tool! love the course diamond for the use to sharpen my ax to split wood. All around a great tool in my arsenal. Small and compact. Very nice design, and well thought out!

Wow! Work Sharp has done it again. I have owned many types of sharpeners, and some I have taken with me hunting and camping but none have been as versatile as the Pivot Knife Sharpener. Every time I turn it over, it seems that there is another type of sharpener on this device or another item that can be sharpened.First thoughts of this device are that it is surprisingly engineered and packed with features. It is versatile and durable. It has a comfortable handle to help secure the sharpener as you use it. It is packed with five types of sharpeners that will help as you touch up your blades and tools. The Work Sharp Pivot Pro feels solid in the hand, but not overly heavy. Each time I turned it over I was impressed to find another hidden sharpener.This small but capable sharpener has five types/levels of sharpening.1. Pivot Response Convex Carbides for quickly restoring the edge of your favorite blade.2. Ceramic Rods for honing the edge to a much finer finish.3. Diamond Plate for placing an edge on hard to sharpen edges like axes, hatchets, hooks, chisels or whatever edge needs to be refined.4. A removable pruner/sheer sharpener to make quick work of your curved pruner blades.5. Another set of conveniently located straight edged carbide blades for sharpening axes, hatchets, machetes, or other brute force cutting tools. I havent been able to try it, but it might work to touch up other yard tools.If a sharp edge is important to you, then this should be with you too.I have personally used it to touch up my machete that I frequently use to clear brush and cut kindling with. It restored the edge smoothly and uniformly along the whole length of the blade allowing me to quickly return to work without the need to go back to the shop for some other type of sharpening device. I keep this in my kitchen where I can touch up Kitchen cutlery, pocket knives, kitchen scissors and various other blades. Dont just get this for yourself, this would be a perfect present for that special somebody on your list that already has everything. If I had another, I would keep it in the truck. This would be perfect for all outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen, even crafters who need a sharp even for their tools and scissors. A few types of people who could use this are: gardeners, fishermen, hunters, trappers, cooks and chefs, hobbyists, wood workers, contractors, mechanics, foresters, farmers, ranchers, boaters, plumbers, electricians, butchers, tailors just to name a few.

Works great and has one thing that has been missing from other manufacturers sharpeners, the ability to sharpen scissors. The versatility doesnt end in the kitchen, I was able to extend the life of some yard tools with the carbide strip under the base.

I love this sharpener. It works a treat for all my kitchen sharpening needs. It has already replaced two other sharpeners that do not work nearly so well.

Nice solid base and quick sharpening. I leave it on pivot mode. Excellent for kitchen knives and new life for the scissors. Keep it in the kitchen drawer and I use it in conjunction with the original electric Work Sharp knife and tool sharpener. Love them both.

I was sent this as an early review and did not purchase it, but I am thoroughly impressed by the design and execution of this sharpener. I used this for several pocket knives, kitchen knives and scissors, all with great results. My wife uses scissors to cut wire, so my scissors have semi-circular grooves in the edge. Ill his was able to get the grooves out entirely or enough to get the scissors working great again. This is great to put in the kitchen junk drawer, a drawer in the garage, or a tool box. With its ability to sharpen shears, and axes, its a great versatile tool.

Great way to put an edge on! I really put this sharpener through the paces by sharpening an axe, shears, hunting knife, and 2 kitchen knives. It will not replace my electric Work Sharp unit, but is now my go to for a quick edge and mid-project honing. Great when processing game, or rigging! Super versatile with the diamond plate on the bottom; reshaped the edge of my axe before sharpening.

Great tool. To give it a true test, I sharpened a machete used to gather blind material. The blade was in pretty bad shape but using the diamond plate, brought it back to better than factory sharpness. I also used it to repair a couple abused pruners. The pruners are as good as new. The only nit I have with the tool is that the rear cap is hard to remove. If there were some kind of grips instead of smooth plastic it may help. I sharpened several kitchen knives and a couple hunting knives too. I didn't test the hatchet sharpener but am sure it would work just fine. The handle is a great safety feature and makes the sharpener very easy to use.

Love this product! It's so easy to use and versatile. I was so impressed I took the sharpener to work for a couple of park rangers to try out. They gave it a work out on their knives and all sorts of tools around the park. One even took it home to sharpen all of his kitchen knives. Needless to say, the rangers had nothing but great things to say about this sharpener. Kudos to Work Sharp for another great product!

Nice design. Puts a nice edge on my knifes quickly. It is now a fixture on my bbq vending/competition trailer for quick edge touch ups.

I wasn't totally sure that this sharpener would fit the bill for me. I've a knife nerd and try to keep my knives razor sharp on the regular. BUT. This was literally the perfect sharpener for camping. Throwing in the camping kitchen box, there's nothing better. After cutting onions and every other piece of food related item imaginable, and on a less than ideal surface, I easily could slap an edge on it in a hurry. Further use as a tool for sharpening the old camp hatchet that may or may not have been somewhat used roughly for years, made splitting kindling easy. It's not going to replace a belt grinder, but it will get an edge for you and fast.

Good sharpener to keep in the kitchen for keeping a edge on knives and easy to use for every user. Only four stars because I think it need to be constructed with a slip resistant bottom to better grip the kitchen counter top.

This is a very convenient sharpener to have with you all the time. I keep this one in my car. Works great.

Obviously, this is a pretty handy little sharpener to have around. It is perfect for touching up my "tool" knives I have around the shop and house. The torx bits seemed a little gimmicky at first, but they're actually pretty handy. I did replace the T10 with a small allen bit for one of my knives. It's nice to have the ability to tighten them up and take them apart for easy cleaning without having to grab a few tools.

The product is called MICRO Sharpener from Work Sharp Tools. It is the most Ultralight and Compact sharpener on the market. It fits into my everyday pant pockets with no problem. Looking at it, you will find a Diamond Sharpen Guides and a Ceramic Hone Guides, on each side of the sharpener. But the best part I like is that it comes with 1/4 Driver Bits for tuning up my knives and for the pocket clips that seem to come loose every now and than. You really need to watch the Demo Video at worksharptools.com. The tools are T6, T8, T10 bits with a Bit Driver built right into the handle, and comes with a Lanyard. Serrations can be sharpened using the ceramic hone, lay the flat side of the serrations on the ceramic rod and use very light pressure to deburr. Remember when you are starting to sharpen your knives to count the number of times you do on each side starting with 5 strokes and work your way up to 10 strokes per side. Everyday I meet guys who are using my Micro Sharpener and they all like it a lot. You can check more products from Work Sharp Tools at www.worksharptools.com or call them at 1-800-597-6170. This product makes a great gift for that knife owner.

Fast and lite! Great for the hunting pack to keep blades sharp when cleaning game. Elk are big critters and you will dull a knife when breaking one down. This sharpener is perfect to get through cleaning and elk.

This is a new pocket sharpener and torx driver tool from Work Sharp. Once you extract it from the packaging card (which isnt easy!), you see that the card opens up to provide a set of simple instructions. Theres also a demo video on the Work Sharp website: https://www.worksharptools.com/user-resources-outdoor/#anchor-micro What makes this little pocket sharpener unique is that it includes three torx bits ((T6, T8, & T10), which are among the most common sizes for adjusting the pivot pin and screws on modern folding knives. The sharpener itself consists of two surfaces, one on either end: a diamond for sharpening and a ceramic for burr removal and refining. The ramps on either side of the sharpening surfaces are angled at 20 degrees for the diamond and 25 degrees for the ceramic. There are cut outs, with jimping, on the off sides of the sharpener to enhance grip. And while a pull-through type pocket sharpener may be a little easier to sharpen with since the angle is fixed, an advantage to this sharpener is you can choose a different sharpening angle if you wish. In addition, its much easier to access the diamond and ceramic surfaces to clean off the steel residue.Of course, youre also dealing with very small sharpening surfaces (length = 1 3/16") on this pocket sharpener, so sharpening strokes are a little awkward and you wont be getting professional edges. But with the combination of diamond and ceramic surfaces, sharpening angle ramps, and secure finger grips, you can pretty quickly restore a working sharp edge on your knives in the field.The torx bits are a clever addition. They are securely housed in rubber sleeves in the center of the sharpener and are held tightly therenot much chance of losing one. You bend the rubber assembly to the side, pull out the bit, and then insert it in a hexagonal hole in the corner of the sharpener. Again, the bit is held tight and doesnt drop out. And the sharpener assembly provides excellent grip which allows for plenty of torque.At the current price of $9.95, the Micro Sharpener is a nice buy, and a very handy and compact means of sharpening, and maintaining, your knife in the field.