ZenSharp Sharpening System

Reviews

As all the Zen Wu tools it’s well made

"I have a few of the Zen Wu tools and I would love to eventually get the pocket plane. So, what I like: I love the base, one of the best out there. The plates lock in tight and have never moved. Love the plates with embedded diamonds. I like them so much I wish they were all embedded diamonds. The paper ones have to be pulled back on like the scary sharp system. As soon as you push any error will cause the paper to tear. If all the plates had embedded diamonds I would throw every other sharpening tool away."

— Pat (4/5)

I am learning how to

"I am learning how to sharpen using your system. It is simple and straightforward and I am seeing rapid improvement in my results. Very encouraging, very effective"

— Natasha B. (5/5)

tore quickly, loaded with swarf

"tore quickly, loaded with swarf quickly"

— Ryan W. (1/5)

Amazing sharpening system. I’m a

"Amazing sharpening system. I’m a newbie, and this has made my sharpening super easy, clean, neatly packed, and it doesn’t take any space to store. I’m very pleased with it, and I will definitely buy more from Zen-wu. I love it!!!"

— Sil C. (5/5)

I would love to write

"I would love to write a review of the tool but cannot! It is still in Canada with my daughter and she will bring it in September! But I can say that the Zen-wu Toolworks company treated me as a king or someone that is important! Thanks for that! I live in Türkiye and could not have the tool delivered to me!"

— Jean B. (5/5)

Great system, be careful with narrow chisels

"The ZenSharp system is a big step up for me. I was able to regrind the primary bevel on a 1” chisel using the coarse card in less than an hour. No stopping to reflatten stones that would easily double or triple the time. On a cautionary note, I was touching up the secondary bevel on a 1/4” chisel using the super fine card. The chisel rocked a little bit tearing the backing on the abrasive."

— Rich (4/5)

Amazing sharpening set from Zen-Wu

"Amazing sharpening set from Zen-Wu best sharpening set for the best quality blades it is a pleasure to sharpen plane blades and my chisels , it literally takes minutes if not seconds to achieve razor sharp and shiny finish."

— Vaidas K. (5/5)

The medium diamond card came

"The medium diamond card came with a defect on the surface that doesn’t have the diamond surfacing which interferes with the sharpening. Otherwise, the rest of the kit seems quality."

— Chancellor S. (3/5)

After trying many sharpening systems

"After trying many sharpening systems over 40 years of woodworking, this is my favorite one. The magnetic base is heavy and solid and the diamond plated metallic sharpening plates fit perfectly and snugly into the magnetic base. They are flat and deliver a square mirror finish either by hand or with a sharpening jig. The sharpening plate surfaces are of good size and accommodate even my largest plane blades. I especially like the strop plates(medium & impregnated fine) that give you that highly mirrored finish. Even with a 55 degree frog in my plane, I get super fine transparent shaving in birdseye maple without any tear out! This is one of the most economical systems on the market for what you get and the service for sharpening plate replacement is very affordable & excellent! I highly recommend them ."

— Roger D. (5/5)