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Summary: Sharpens Well, But Case Flaps Break
Comment: This little knife sharpener is a neat item and could be a five-star product if they used the right kind of material for the flap hinges. The case is held shut by two flaps made with plastic/rubber hinges. One of the flaps broke off after using it about ten times - the store where I bought it gave me a replacement sharpener and I was very careful not to bend or
stress the hinges too much - but even though, one of the flaps broke off the second sharpener after about 20 uses.
The hinges aren't made of the right material for repetitive opening and closing - they fatigue within the first few uses and then break off. Once the flaps break off, there is no way to secure the clam shell case other than with a rubber band.
If they fixed this design flaw and made a durable hinge, I would certainly buy another one, but at this point I couldn't recommend the product.