E Z Lap diamond sharpening devices (can't call them "stones" as they are steel with adhered diamond grit) will do a great job and last practically forever.

Shapton glass splash and go stones, get a 1000 grit to start and then build out a set from there. They are basically BIFL for home use as they really don't dish out in any reasonable amount of time, and they cut great even on harder steels.

Consider one of these kits. I bought one for my bench grinder. It works well for me.

The honing wheel with metal polishing compound helps me put a pretty good edge on knives.

Scratch Ikea off your list.

I would go for big box stores, ashley furniture etc, they will have nice warranties on them as well.

What about Leatherman's pocket knives? I was thinking about buying the Leatherman Skeletool KB Pocket Knife with Bottle Opener, but I don't know about the quality. Does anyone have any experience with them?

Thanks, I’ll look into those options and check out some YouTube tutorials!

Thanks! Helpful insight, I have a lot to learn.

Shapton 1000

For that budget, I would invest in a set of waterstones instead. I have a 1000 and 6000 grit set of King Waterstones and learned to sharpen Japanese style and now much prefer that method. (Lotsa nice tutorials on YouTube for this).

I also have a much rougher one for badly blunted things I might find which is clearly just a freebie handmedown a few decades old and a file which is mainly used for garden tools. The nice thing about getting waterstones or whetstones is you can use them for more than just your kitchen knives! (I have a few waterstones for my scythe as well which I use more for those other tasks, but I used to just use the household ones for everything and mine are easily going on a decade now.)

Hope the information there can help you find something. Freehand takes some time to get used to but isn’t always as daunting as it looks.

And systems can be limiting, but again there’s plenty of information and posts about anything related to keeping a sharp edge on your knives.

Spyderco Sharpmaker is simple with ceramic stones. I use those to touch up knives and the ceramic doesn't have problems with stupidly hard Japanese steels or exotics like ZDP-189. Clean the sticks with Barkeeper's Friend. Ive not seen any wear yet and there are rougher and finer grits available (but it compromises the compact nature of the set). I use King or natural water stones for anything that needs a super keen edge or requires heavy work (working out a chip or nick).

If you need more angle selections, you can 3D print blocks that contain numerous angles increments.

The clampy stuff like Lansky or Edge Pro are just too fussy for me.

Did not get a Hopkins (FF comment if wondering)

Thank you! I’m heading over there now, and I’ll look into Shapton too

Head on over to r/sharpening and read the wiki.

Unless it’s a really hard steel, a Shapton is probably going to be the most suggested for price and performance. Not quite BIFL, but it’ll last quite a while with minimal upkeep.

I’d head over and check the wiki out, watch a few links. They’re a helpful bunch over there. Even more so for thought out queries that have done a little research.

Edit: I missed the “system” part, but the sub and advice still stand. You can search for the systems you’ve been looking at and find some threads about them. Good luck!

Are you trying to use it as an everything tool for every day? Why wouldn’t you buy the correct tool when doing reparative tasks. I’ve never had a leatherman fail on me or my family. Had mine for a decade before I lost it

I just put the heat where I need it so I can use less.

I'm counting the energy use of the fan as a loss, but yes, they're both 100% efficient. We're in total agreement on that. Cheers.

Try Scandinavian designs.

Dummy used wrong tool for job and is suprised it didn’t work…

Harrr harrr imma rancher and fix fences. Something something I work harder than you, something something take a stab at trucks.

We run these bad boys off shore in naval engineering and they do fine, saved our asses dozens of times. Even dismantled stanchions on a sail boat with two once to remove a dude in shock on a backboard. They work great, both Victorinox and Leatherman, gerber to a degree but much less hard use. For harder use I mostly bring a surge, but I digress.

So I guess yes, if you’re a stupid rancher who doesn’t understand the limitations of multi tools, and is too fat to waddle their ass to a box when they know they’re about to dick with work hardened steel, they aren’t the tool for you.

But if you’re anyone else who has a general understanding of tools, than a multitool can be a life saver.

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And on the 7th day, OP walked barefoot

Try Rakuten Global maybe? It gets you a Japanese address and you can shop for anything on Japanese sites, gather your goods there and ship them together to where you live. Sorry I haven’t tried it myself though and can’t tell you how it exactly is.

r/Frugal knows best, its redwing.

Oh they do. They brag about it on IG all the time.

I have this issue with women’s sizes so I buy men’s sizes. No ankle issue.

We have an Article couch and a few other pieces of their furniture and love them. I found the reviews on the actual Article wedsite to be quite helpful. All of the furniture we have is well made.