Knife Knowledge: Sink Bridge and Whetstone Holder Review
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2021
- This was a great opportunity to get our hands on these wonderful devices. Whether you are a novice, intermediate or advanced knife sharpener, chances are you have looked at one of these pieces of equipment to help you. We compared all the heavy hitters. Everyone was very impressive. The results may surprise you. We would love to get your feedback if you have used any of these. We compared them in the sink and on the counter as well as in different sharpening ponds. They were all wonderful but not for everyone! We would highly recommend all of them, but we do have a winner.
This video is not sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.
Naniwa Sink Bridge
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The Ultimate Sinkbridge by Kasfly
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Tojiro Sink Bridge
www.chefknivestogo.com/to1.html
Suehiro Sink Bridge
www.chefknivestogo.com/susibr...
Bob Kramer - ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Sharpening Stone Sink Bridge
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
DMD Whetstone Sink Bridge Holder
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Comfecto Whetstone Sharpening Stone Holder Sink Bridge
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
NANIWA Sharpening Stone Holder
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
Carlisle 10201B03 StorPlus Full Size Food Pan, Polycarbonate, 4" Deep, Black
www.amazon.com/Carlisle-10201...
Carlisle 10203B07 StorPlus Full Size Polycarbonate Food Pan, 8" Deep, Clear
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Carlisle 10203B03 StorPlus Full Size Polycarbonate Food Pan, 8" Deep, Black
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A fantastic video, showcasing any and every question anybody has ever had about sink bridges. Thank you for sharing your insights!
You are very kind! I appreciate you more than you know
Hello from Thailand 🇹🇭! Your video helps me stop fighting with my inner-self. 🥂Cheers
Sorry I took a moment to get back to you. I was on vacation. Good luck with that! I think we're all fighting each other and ourselves. God bless!
Awesome video!! Thanks for going through all of them. This is the best explanation on sink bridges I’ve ever seen!!
Well we definitely appreciate you being here and your support. We hope to continue to improve. I know we have a little bit of a mom and pop feel but we're trying to give your honest opinion and let you experience it. We always appreciate your input and suggestions. We'd love you to go with us. God bless!
Hello Greg,
I'm so thankful you made this video and took the time to explain the pros and cons of each sink bridge. I will admit that I'm a Naniwa fan boy so I thought their sink bridge was the best without even questioning it. I learned a lot from this so thank you.
I hope you do more stone reviews/head to heada. I'm really enjoying those videos and hope to see some Naniwa Choseras (or professionals if you have the newer versions) in the line up to see how they hold up against the competition.
Appreciate your time sir and hope you have a good day.
Well, believe it or not, we live on these comments. It’s not a financial gain that we’re getting out of this right now. It’s just the joy of doing it and hearing the feedback. These things keep us going. God bless and yes we have much more coming. There are lots of plans. Big year ahead of us
I got the DMD. It is perfect for my hobbyist needs. Thank you for making a great video.
You made a good purchase. I find that it's a trusty Sink bridge. I've had no problems. Enjoy!
You legend. I can't tell you just how useful and comprehensive I found this video. Bless you for making this mate. Excellent presentation. What are the dimensions of the clear pond and your sink respectively? Wondering if i could fit the DMD length ways in a sink that's 396mm long and holding a 210cm Shapton glass stone.
Fantastic video, all the information we would need without dragging on!
Greetings from Australia 😁
Greetings from America! I hope some of these are available to you. God bless and thanks for watching
"Shelf Liners" are great substitutes for rubber feet on the sharpening stone clamps. They wash out well and are inexpensive. I also use them to separate my stones for storage and stones can be rolled up in them for protection. Easily cut with scissors, they can be cut to the exact shape needed. So when you reline your shelves, safe the cut-offs!
I agree, and I use those as well. I'm sorry about getting back to you so late because I just had a lot of personal stuff going on like the lawsuit for my car accident and the surgery to remove the hardware from mind me. I thank you for your patience.
Very nice and complete video on sink bridges, best I have seen. You always give good tips, maybe this one will help you. I checked out some underside shots of the Naniwa. If you really like your Naniwa you can probably take a small file or a Dremel to the underside and put a 1mm notch in the extension bar to make it fit in your sink. It should not alter the integrity of the bar itself.
I definitely believe that you can do work to it and make some improvements. Not everybody has that capability or desire. It would be nice for the money if they would just do the work. I learned a lot from all of these and I would like to make my own.
Thank you. Very nice video.
Thank you 🙏
Awesome Job!!
Thank you! You are very kind. Thank you for your support.
I made my own sink bridge same like Bob krammer, and it's amazing.
That's awesome. I love the one I have by Bob Kramer. I'm sure it's great to make your own.
As you know, I own the Kasfly. I have a big sink (slightly bigger than yours) but I absolutely love it. You might have added that the Kasfly does come with those two adhesive-backed rubber squares that you might be able to cut and use as non-skid feet but are primarily used as a sort of shield to prevent the machined metal from damaging the lip of your sink and ensure a much more snug fit. Also, the cheapo stone holder...it isn’t stainless as claimed. If you don’t dry the threads or knurled thumbscrews, they WILL rust. Ask me how I know. Great video as always!
I definitely appreciated the comment. That’s why I wanted you to comment. To share that information with the other people watching. I did get those two squares that you were talking about. There was no information that alluded to using it for what you said. I’ll definitely use them for it. Definitely a beast and impressive. Those bolts are amazing. Just that alone makes the feature incredible. When I was getting the links, I was going back over the prices. If you’re not on the USA site then it’s even more expensive. Like I said, I’m not a fan of the other company. With the saving money and the fact that it fit on everything it just seem like the overall champ. For the amount of extra money it seems like there would be some work you wouldn’t have to do. I, like yourself, and very proud to have the Kasfly. It’s a lot of money for somebody to spend. The other company is ready to go out of the box for $50 less. It was for that reason that I had to give them the right number one spot. You and I will definitely be one of the few people to enjoy the other one. Hell, I’m enjoying all of them. You have to admit, for the money, it would’ve been nice if they would’ve just finish the job for us. Be safe on the road
By the way, you are correct on the snug fit. All of them fit the sink pretty damn tight. I was very shocked to see how much you could get them to not wiggle. Super nice
@@nadm Oddly, I was looking for some visual representation of how others used the adhesive rubber just now.
I've owned the Kasfly for some years as well (I added some little rubber feet of my own) and stumbled across the square rubber pads again. On the page of the store I purchased it from (who apparently knows the bloke who makes the Kasfly bridge) it says the rubber squares are for protecting the stone yet I keep looking at it and thinking if I placed it on the base, it would allow grit to become trapped due to the channels machined into the surface of the stone holding parts.
What did you guys end up doing with the rubber sheets, if anything?
I've added them to the underside to protect the sink, other than that, nothing for me. Did you ever damage a stone by not using the rubber?
@@PrivacyTermsCopyriii we thought it was to use on the legs when you go to put it inside the sink. We thought it was to help you from scratching up your sink.
Will Kasfly rust easily?
Not long at all, extremely good and detailed review. Wish I would have seen this last year when I was searching for a new sink bridge.
I wasn’t here a year ago! I apologize. We’re definitely going to catch up on some of the stuff that’s behind
@@nadm no need to apologize bud. Great video.
What did you purchase before and now on your wish list?
@@kcet1948 I got the naniwa sink bridge and use it over a plastic catering bin. It works well for me but as seen in his videos it does have drawbacks. Prior to that purchase I used a home made wooden bridge I made from scrap wood.
Thank you for making this video, I really wish that you have made this video 1 year earlier 😁😁
Lol
Thanks for putting all of these side by side for a rundown, it's super helpful. Did you ever end up doing a followup to discuss if any of the steel used has corroded? (presumably only on the cheaper options)
I have never had any of them corrode. It has not been an issue. There has been much water and humidity around them all the time. I don't think we wiped any rust off of any of them. That is not an issue. I do not believe that Kasfly is my favorite.
excellent video! sooooo...thorough.
so useful!
I thank you! I'll take that
I've been thinking about getting one of these for quite some time now. And I'm struggling with the exact same issues you're talking about. Never thought this would be such a complicated thing to decide. I'd get the Tojiro but it's a little bit too wide for my taste and I think the price is a little bit high.
I like that you took the time to go into the details. Would be nice to have a second cam from time to time closer on the products to see what you're talking about exactly. Maybe a overhead cam. Just a thought. Great video, thank you from Germany.
Thank you! We did do an overhead camera and the video didn’t turn out good. We can’t watch while we’re filming so the camera was a little off center. We had to decide not to use it. I’m sorry! I’m thinking about doing an individual product knowledge on each one of these and posting it. Thank you for watching. I have my email in the about section of my channel. Reach out to me and I’ll send you the other video directly. I think you should get the Bob Kramer or the one that looks like Bob Kramer on the chef knife to go website.
@@nadm I'd love to get the Kramer but it's too long for my sink. I guess I'll get the DMD. The rust issue is holding me back atm. They say it's aluminum it shouldn't rust. I'll just try it out I guess... Thank you for the offer to send the material from above. I know how tricky it is to get stuff like that set up. You might have a look at one of those gopros where you can check the video on your phone.
@@hello.itsme.5635 Like I said, I think I'm going to do individual product videos for each one of these and I will give you a more a close look
@@nadm That's great! Thank you
@@hello.itsme.5635 I shot all of them today. I will systematically put them out every other day. I will put the Kasfly out tomorrow evening
Channel after channel, owners appear to live in actual fear of their viewers' opinions. i can't fathom it!! This man has produced a great vid, full of exacting info. Yet....... he can't simply let it stand on itz own merits without seemingly apologizing for his insights. This fear of being cancelled will only stop if content producers cease to fear, period!!! Don't let the couch potatoes rule, 'cause if ewe do, they will!!!
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Thank you my friend. We've grown a lot since this video. We no longer live in fear. We've had all kinds of good sad and we've had so much bad. We are beyond it. I appreciate you finding us.
You could take a cut off wheel to that green one and cut the inside section 1mm off and it would fit. I had the same issue. Sure it’s modifying, but that was the only way I found to make it fit
I need to apologize for taking so long. I've had a surgery on my knee and some other things going on. We've had the court case for my car accident. We had to deal with that as well. We've also had some other major things happening personally. Deaths in the family and lots of arrangements to be made. Also, I'll let you know that I will be having another major surgery in June and will not be making it to the Blade show. I will be out of work for two weeks because I'm having all the extra skin cut off of my body. We do apologize for an interruption of videos if it were to happen. Will try to shoot some head for you guys so we can fill the space. That being said, thank you for checking out the show. Thank you for your support and your comment.
Take good care man. Hope everything goes smoothly 💪🏼
Thanks for the video Greg. After your review , the DMD looks like the best product to me- Best bang for your Buck. Before watching the video, I wanted to love the Kasfly but I dont feel the price is justified... Almost 200$ is insane for something you dont reely need. Just a last comment on the comparaison video. You could have talked about cleaning the bridges. Which one is the easiest to clean, dry, store etc.
Honestly, you couldn't go wrong with that one. It really did do really well. There was just one screw that wasn't done really good. It was a little tight but she didn't really need it. You are correct, bang for the buck! It's a really good choice
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Thank you. Now I think the Kasfly is the best.
Hey Broh, like we discussed already but when are you going to make a video about creating your own sinkbridge. I think that would be of great value for people. I can suply you with detail photo's of my own sinkbridge (made also one for a friend of mine). Great explaining in the vid, keep up the good work.
It’s definitely going to be a video in the future. My email is in the about section of the RUclips channel. You can send me some stuff there and we could communicate through there. I’m about to get a blade show in Atlanta and I’m going to visit 900 vendors. I’m going to have a lot of videos to put out. I also shot next weeks video already and some product videos. I’m going to jump around definitely want to come back to see Bridgers and build one.
I also made my sink bridge and it costed me literraly nothing. The first one I did was from spare parquet pieces that I had fond in my garage so With a ruler, a bit of glue and cork... there you go, perfect sink bridge custom made for my sink. Then I decided to upgrade it and made my second bridge - a bigger and higher one made out of wood. It was a fun weekend project , once again costs like a few dollars and does the job perfectly. I put the stone holder on top and it's the perfect combo.
How do you prevent your pipes from clogging if using it over a sink? Do you use a special filter?
I don't do anything to prevent it other than keep the water running. I've been in this house for five years and I've not had a problem. I need to apologize for taking so long. I've had a surgery on my knee and some other things going on. We've had the court case for my car accident. We had to deal with that as well. We've also had some other major things happening personally. Deaths in the family and lots of arrangements to be made. Also, I'll let you know that I will be having another major surgery in June and will not be making it to the Blade show. I will be out of work for two weeks because I'm having all the extra skin cut off of my body. We do apologize for an interruption of videos if it were to happen. Will try to shoot some head for you guys so we can fill the space. That being said, thank you for checking out the show. Thank you for your support and your comment.
What about the spring loaded holders? They any good?
That's the only one I never got it. I'll have to get one sometime. It was the only one I never thought to get.
Just a heads up. CKTG no longer carries the Tojiro.
Thank you for that
I'd like to see a video where you use each stone holder to actually sharpen a knife. The ratings might not be the same.
I understand. I sharpen done all of them. And I have done it now for quite a while. I will now rate the Kasfly as my favorite. It’s heavy duty and adjustable to almost every size stone. I think it has the most versatility. It’s a hefty price. All of them work really well, but the Suehiro slides a little bit.
Thanks a lot for a great and informative video! The Tojiro is nice, but I think I’ll try the DMD due to the lower price, plus the Tojiro is not readily available in Europe. For 80 $ I save I can buy one or two new stones instead.
I completely agree. That $40 one but I had works extremely well. You saw some of them don't fit every situation but they all fit your sink.
tojiro looks like it's out of stock everywhere. do you know if it's discontinued or just a supply chain issue?
I don't. I found it on Amazon as well. I think I ordered mine from Japan on Amazon. I did find it cheaper with Jeff knows to go but they no longer carry it. It's just hit or miss. I do find myself now going towards the kasfly more often
Looking forward to the stone holder follow up, the generic vs Naniwa is really what brought me here.
I don't see the purpose of a bridge that needs a stone holder. At that point I can just cut a board that fits across my sink, soak it in a drying oil or even just white mineral oil, add a couple legs spaced to keep it from shifting in my sink and put a stone holder on top; like $5 plus the holder.
Could even get a bit fancy and cut a bolt slot like the Kramer but use it to move the legs only, there would be more overhang with small sinks but hey $5 make 3 of them.
You’re correct. You can do that. So people live in the city and some people are not handy and so they don’t have things available to them or don’t want to try it so he will just have enough money to buy whatever
@@nadm
Certainly there are situations that would make it inconvenient to build one.
I was mainly offering comparison to point out the bad design choices. A chunk of lumber with two scraps screwed on offers about the same function as a couple of these models.
Though most hardware stores will cut a board to length. And a person that is handy enough to mess about with whetstones is very likely also handy enough to put in a few wood screws.
@@mytech6779 I agree but I will let you know that that Kasfly is getting a lot of use. It feels like a tank. It cost a lot of money but damn it works pretty good and it fits pretty much everything
@@nadm The tojiro and suehiro were the ones that really bug me and could be replaced by a flat plank laid over the sink.
@@mytech6779 I actually liked the Tojiro myself. It really did do everything.. But I definitely agree on the other one
You must have done a good job selling the Tojiro because you can’t find them anywhere now 😂
I don't sell them. I think they stop making them. It's very hard to find. I think the Kasly is now the winner. I need to do a new video because I definitely think it's become the number one
@@nadm cool, thanks for the reply. I’ll have to check that one out.
Which one doesn't scratch your sink?
Honestly, I can't think of one that does. The Suehiro has got a plastic coating and rubber feet. The Bob Kramer is a hard bamboo. The Kasfly has some pads that you can put on it to help prevent scratches. The imitation he's got everything made of rubber. The Tojiro is mostly metal but I do believe it has rubber paint underneath to help stop that but that one would be the one I'm most concerned with and the Naniwa has a silicone coating where it makes contact but the rest of it is metal. I think if you're pulling those in an out that you might scratch something with the metal if you're not careful but they're all we're not designed to scratch your sink.
@@nadm I believe this is the fastest response I've ever received here on YT. In the market and this video was very insightful. Thank you for sharing.
@@JohnDoe-zb7dz lol, you happen to catch me online. And I was about to go to bed. Have a good night. I'm sorry I couldn't help you earlier. I hope I was helpful. Thanks for watching channel channel.
Informative video, to much add break let down and painful
Please elaborate on the suggestion. I don't quite understand the statement. Are you just trying to ask for a shorter video? I don't understand your statement. I apologize
@@nadm since I don't have youtube full paid subscription . I was watching your video which I really enjoying and every couple of minutes it will go to commercial/ad break. I feel what happen to add at the start only. I this a trend now with ad constant along the time line of video. Who doesn't love listening to a clip a KFC ad comes on everything couple of minutes .
@@tonidimoski5085 yes, so when you become monetized, a lot of it has to do with RUclips. I can try to control where the little video is. I have spent $15,000 or more to fund this channel. We just got monetize the other day. For this next month I will probably make $100. I didn't have to minus the $1500 that I spent. I definitely don't want to kill people with commercials, but I'm gonna have to have some. The one at the beginning in the one at the end are always provided by RUclips. I have tried to make it so that you do see one in the first five minutes to help me. After that, I really try to spread them out. If you see how many that RUclips wants to put on there than you would really die. I'm not greedy but I do have to figure out a way how to pay to keep doing this. It will be a couple of years before we actually make a dollar on this. We're in it for the long-haul and we're learning along the way. I have several trips that I have to take to bring you guys some great information. Going out to Oregon at some point because Carter cutlery told me to come out and film. That's a big trip. I do appreciate your support. I'll always keep those things in mind. I also will always love and except all criticism. You're trying to make me better. God bless you and I'm thankful for that.
He put a lot of work into this video! Thirty three minutes could be reduced to a chart. Not all sinks are the same size. A chart could be understood in seconds, not thirty minutes.
You are very fortunate that you don't have to watch one of my videos. Some people need explanations. Some people want to hear personal experiences. Not all videos are made for all people. We do our best to shoot a video and give the most information for those who are seeking it. If you see the amount of questions, I have to answer than you realize why it took so long to answer yours.