The Work Sharp MK. 2 is far from the typical gimmicky knife sharpeners you see on info commercials and in most big box stores. This is more like a precision machine. A well built unit that is very user friendly allows you to quickly and easily sharpen hunting knives, kitchen knives and many other tools. A quick flip of a lever on the rear of the unit allows you to change angles to match the use of your knife/tool. The MK.2 comes with 6 different belts in 3 different grits that allow you to hone a slightly dull blade to shaving sharp, or re-profile even the most damaged blades. The only negative i found to this machine is that there is a slight learning curve when it comes to sharpening the tip of smaller knives, however the instructions provided helped with the learning curve and i was satisfied with my results after only 5 minutes of practice. By the time i got to my second and third knife it took me less than two minutes to achieve shaving sharps blades. This is a tool every outdoorsman should have in their shop.