Work Sharp Guided Sharpening System

The Guided Sharpening System™ (GSS) is Work Sharp®’s complete benchtop sharpening and honing system. Designed for both beginners and master sharpeners, the GSS can be used to sharpen any knife you own. The innovative Pivot-Response® system follows the curve of the blade while sharpening, ensuring a sharp edge along the entire length of the blade. The skill is built into the tool. No jigs. No clamps. No nonsense.

Use the Guided Sharpening System™ to perfectly sharpen your pocket, hunting, and kitchen knives – as well as serrations, fishing hooks, and tools – while improving your manual sharpening skills. Experienced sharpeners will appreciate the thoughtful features that make this system a versatile and complete knife and tool sharpening system.

With the Guided Sharpening System™, you have the choice of how to sharpen a knife, depending on your skill level and the type of blade you want to sharpen. The Pivot-Response® table can be locked to create a traditional sharpening surface for straight blades, or it can be activated to evenly sharpen curved blades – without changing the sharpening motion. If you are new to sharpening or have no experience with sharpening stones, activating the Pivot-Response® does the work for you. This makes sharpening by hand a breeze.

One of the most challenging aspects of sharpening with flat stones is achieving a consistently sharp edge along the entire length of the blade. The correct angle must be maintained throughout the sharpening process. While straight blades only require a simple slide along the abrasive, curved blades must rotate along the profile while maintaining the correct sharpening angle. This technique is difficult and time-consuming to master. With Pivot-Response®, this technique is integrated into the guided sharpening system, allowing you to use the same simple technique for straight blades on curved blades. There's no need to master a different technique for different blade profiles or to use the complicated fixtures and elaborate clamping systems of other sharpeners. Pivot-Response® can also be locked to create a traditional, rigid sharpening stone surface.