Constructed well. Easy to use. The base of the product is not large to stand alone must be attached to another surface.I almost did T buy this but glad I did really adds to the sharpening efficiencyIf you buy a Lansky kit you need this.After purchasing a Lansky sharpening kit I found it unusable without the base. Bought the base and it still needed a base to screw it to. It all works but it’s a mystery as to why the kit and base are sold separately and why you still need to provide a wooden base for it.Too loose with the fixture attached. Can't keep the same angle majority of the timeWorks well, very useful…maybe a tad pricey for such a simple device.This makes the process a lot easier the. Trying to hold everything and do a good job buy it and save your self a lot of hassleIf you are using the sharpening system. This is a must. This is safe and easy.This is almost a "must have" if you have a set of the Lansky system -The Lansky kit I was given did not have a stand and you can sharpen knives hand-holding the clamp and hones. However, you will definitely get a lot more consistency in your edges if you use a stand. Normally, I use a metal C-clamp version of this in my workshop, mounted rigidly on my workbench. However, it is not always convenient so I bought this and have mounted it on a small wooden plate with felt on the underside to give me more options. (My wife would be less than pleased if I clamped the C-clamp inside the house). This, being plastic, could probably if you're careful, sit on a fair number of hard surfaces for small sharpening jobs inside without having to worry too much about marking them - that's my opinion, not a definitive fact. Look at the way I mounted it to minimise any possible impact on vulnerable surfaces.I bought this as advised on many Youtube videos. If you dont you will have to hold the Lansky sharpener by its base. The base itself is plastic and very light weight so I screwed it to a piece of wood.If you are buying a Lansky system and have never used them before, a pedestal is pretty much a must-have. It makes the work a whole load easier and safer. They have another model too, which will do the same job as this. They also have clamps available, but I don't think it'll work well with this plastic version.Excellent mount, and a necessity for using the Lansky Sharpening system. It is a shame the same can`t be said for the Lansky Sharpening system. Avoid.