Review of the HORL 2 Knife Sharpener - The Luxury Editor

June 02,2024

Following huge success in Germany HORL 1993 has announced the launch of their collection of three HORL sharpeners and accessories in the UK. The system makes it possible to sharpen knives easily and precisely for professional-level results in everyday use and TLE have been asked to try out the HORL 2 sharpener. From the Black Forest A family business, HORL is owned by father and son team Otmar and Timo Horl, who have been honing incarnations of their knife sharpener since 1993 in their hometown of Freiburg in southern Germany. Featuring advanced German engineering, the sharpener is made using high-quality oak wood chosen by the team, dried in purpose-built ovens with a 7-8% humidity. The brand sees the entire crafting process from start to finish, onsite. As such, the top-grade product is 100% a product of Germany. The diamond disc, sharpener and angle supports will last a lifetime, the honing and corundum stones have an average expectancy of three to six years. How does it work? Traditionally, knife sharpeners function by moving a knife over a sharpening stone. But this one works in the opposite way – by moving the stone over the knife. A magnetic base holds the knife at […]