The vise has been redesigned to more effectively clamp a wider variety of knife designs. It features three gripping fingers which flex to grip blades that are distally tapered. The gripping fingers include contact pads at multiple points to help grip fully flat ground blades as well.
This design securely locks the chosen angle in place while sharpening. The Angle Indicator on the slide makes it easy to line up the slide with the angle calibration marks on the base.
The new, integrated guide rod pivot results in ultra-smooth sharpening motion with zero play. This robust design allows the user to adjust the tension to be looser or tighter, when sharpening.