KME Sharpeners began with a friend's dull broadheads and a tapered block of wood clamped together with drywall screws. Founder Ron Swartz kept refining that crude first fixture until it became the self-aligning broadhead sharpener, and the company that grew from it now builds some of the most respected precision sharpening systems in the country from Branchville, New Jersey, using American parts and materials throughout, all guaranteed for life.
The KME knife system pairs a rotating blade clamp with a spherical bearing rod guide, holding any angle from 17 to 30 degrees in single-degree increments while the clamp flips edge to edge without releasing the knife. Neoprene-lined jaws protect the blade and depth reference lines make repositioning repeatable for touch-ups months later. The new Precision Control Plus takes the platform further with a metal-plated stone carrier, heavy duty metal base, friction-drive angle adjustment, and built-in stone thickness compensation. Among guided knife sharpening systems, KME's reputation for turning first-timers into competent sharpeners in one session is basically unmatched.
Gold Series diamond hones run from The Beast at 50 grit through 100, 140, 300, 600, and 1500, with lapping films from 9 micron down to a tenth of a micron and a kangaroo leather strop for true mirror edges, all part of our sharpening stones and strops and hones selections. The platform extends to a dedicated axe sharpening system, the broadhead sharpener that started it all, a tapered diamond rod for serrations, and a scissor attachment, with everything shipping in hardshell cases with fitted foam. For the full progression of gear, start with our knife sharpening supplies department.