Speedy Sharp Tool Sharpener

There are a lot of specialized sharpening devices out there. everything from that big glorified rat tail file you see cooks often using as a knife sharpener, to flat stones, to contraptions with guides and ceramic wheels. I was recently given a Speedy Sharp tool sharpener, by the best landscape designer I know, and I think it is enough of an improvement over the others in a general purpose sense to have achieved design perfection. It isn’t much more complicated than it looks, just a well shaped chunk of carbide with a rubberized grip, but it works better than you would imagine. I don’t think I’ve ever needed more than a few swipes to sharpen anything and it doesn’t chatter or leave rough spots, and it is small enough to not take up a noticeable amount of room wherever you may keep or carry it. It is great for tools or sharpening knives.

Update:

I’ve been using this for three years now and it looks like the day I got it.