FAQs

If it is your first rolling sharpener, the Original: the 5-in-1 base guides the angle for you and also sharpens scissors. If you want a solid-wood tool that lives on the worktop, the Artisan. If you want the full 400–1000–3000–6000 progression for a mirror edge out of the box, the Chef Edition (the Artisan with two extra discs). The Titan is the value option with four angles. All four use N52 magnets and take the same discs.

Same solid walnut sharpener, base and strop. The Artisan ships with the 400 diamond and 3000 grit discs; the Chef Edition adds the 1000 and 6000 grit discs so you have every step from repair to mirror polish. Buying the Artisan and adding the two discs later costs more than the Chef Edition.

How does LavaRose compare with Horl? Both are walnut rolling sharpeners with magnetic angle guides and silicone grip pads, and you would not be disappointed with either. The differences are in how they are built. LavaRose discs screw on and off, so the whole roller strips down for cleaning or a new part; Horl's quick-release discs are faster to swap, but the unit cannot be taken apart. Every metal part in the Artisan and Chef Edition is stainless steel – disc backs, shaft, bearings and the balls inside them – so it can be washed without corrosion (dry it before storing). The walnut base has three N52 magnets per side rather than two, and doubles as a dock. We also offer Walnut Exchange: if the grain on your unit does not suit your kitchen, send us photos and we will swap it. Add UK design and manufacture, spares in stock for every model, a 3-year warranty and free UK delivery. Horl's Pro model uses planetary gears to spin the disc faster than the roller; we do not offer that.

Yes. Western knives (Wüsthof, Victorinox, Sabatier, supermarket sets) use the 20° guide. Japanese and harder steels (Global, Shun, Damascus) use the 15° guide. Single-bevel and serrated knives: see the usage questions above.

A very long time in home use. The ceramic discs (2000 grit and above) barely wear – one of our own 3000 grit discs is still in use after about five years. The 400 diamond and 1000 grit disc does the heavy work of repairing an edge, so it is the ones that eventually loses their bite. Replacement discs are £17.99, fit every LavaRose model and are stocked in the UK.

Yes. Every LavaRose sharpener strips down completely – discs, shaft and bearings – and we hold spares for all of them in the UK. Email enquiries@lavarose.co.uk with your model and we will sort it.

Artisan: walnut roller, walnut base (doubles as a dock), 400 diamond and 3000 grit discs, leather strop. Chef Edition: as the Artisan plus 1000 and 6000 grit discs. Original: sapele roller, 400 diamond and 3000 grit discs, 5-in-1 base. The All-in-One Kit Original adds a bamboo or aluminium dock and a 6000 grit disc. Titan: sapele roller, 400 diamond and 3000 grit discs, 4-angle base.