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Knife Sharpening Product Development
1.
Which of these do
you regularly use
that require sharpening? (select all that apply)
Basic set of kitchen knives
Individually selected kitchen knives
Serrated knives
Pocket knives
Hunting knives
Scissors
Machetes or Large knives
Axes or Saws
Chainsaw Blades
Other (please specify)
2.
Do you
struggle
with maintaining a sharp edge on your knives?
No struggle at all; I regularly send my knives out to be sharpened professionally
Not much of a struggle; I enjoy the process of sharpening/honing my own knives
Ehh, when my knives get dull, I buy new ones
I struggle a bit, sharpening is a chore that takes skill
Yes I struggle; I haven't found a solution that meets my needs
3.
Which of the following sharpening solutions
have you tried
? (select all that apply)
Simple, pull-through sharpeners
Powered, disc or belt sharpeners
Rolling, Barrel sharpeners
Honing rods
Whet stones
Professional sharpening services
Other (please specify)
None of the above
4.
Which solutions
satisfy your needs
? (select all that apply)
Simple, pull-through sharpeners
Powered, disc or belt sharpeners
Rolling, barrel sharpeners
Honing Rods
Whet stones
Professional sharpening services
Other (please specify)
None of the above
5.
What do you feel
is missing
from your knife sharpening experience? (select all that apply)
More training on proper technique
More practice
More affordable options for current solutions
Automating current solutions
Better sharpening methods
in the kitchen
Ability to invest in higher quality knives
Other (please specify)
6.
In the world of knife sharpening, what do you
wish you could do
that you
can't do now
?
7.
As product developers, what solution
should FirstBuild explore
? (select all that apply)
Kitchen Knife Block that automatically sharpens/hones
included
knives
Kitchen Knife Block that automatically sharpens/hones
my own
knives
Fixture that provides "hands-free" whet stone sharpening
Fixture that pulls a knife through a disc/belt sharpener
more consistently
Cutting board with a
simple
sharpener built in
Other (please specify)
8.
What's your email?
9.
Anything else that you would like to tell our team?
