FACTORY-SHARP EDGES: The only kitchen knife sharpener using flexible sharpening belts – the same method used by manufacturers to sharpen their knives. FAST PRE-PROGRAMMED SHARPENING: The Professional Electric Sharpener sharpens your knives at the touch of a button in less than 90 seconds. Three settings allow you to shape, sharpen, or hone your knives depending on how dull they’ve become. The sharpener automatically turns off at the end of the cycle. SHARPEN ANY KNIFE, ANY BRAND: Designed to accommodate all the popular knife styles and brands from high-end exotic steels to the most basic cutlery. Also sharpens kitchen scissors, and poultry shears. BUILT IN VACUUM: The only knife sharpener with a built-in vacuum to keep counters clean from sharpening debris. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN COMPANY - Work Sharp is a 4th-generation family owned company in Ashland, Oregon. For over 40 years we have been engineering industry-leading sharpening tools here in the USA.