There's a few knives of mine I'd like to reprofile, and even with the diomand rods on my sharpmaker, I feel as if it's more hassle then it could be. I've seen some other systems that look like they'll be better for reprofiling, like the DMT Aligner system and the Edge Pro Apex, but they seem to be two extremes in that the DMT is known to be somewhat flimsy from what I know, and the Edge Pro Apex is too expensive for me at this point. Is there anything inbetween?
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A better system for reprofiling
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Other names in guided sharpeners are Lansky, Smith, and Gatco. I chose DMT because it has the widest range of stones. As far as I know, DMT's extra extra coarse at 120 mesh is the fastest stone for manual edge removal to date. DMT Aligner clamp is all plastic, and I can see it breaking when handled roughly. However, it has stood up just fine for my use.
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Bear in mind, unless you're extremely hard on your knives, reprofiling is pretty much a one-time thing. So if you only have a few knives you want to give a performance tune-up 
, a coarse-medium grit 8" benchstone should serve you well, and IMO is kind of a 'must have' for any blade enthusiast anyway: great for resharpening, fixing damage to an edge, and can be taken in the field.
Just one of several options.
, a coarse-medium grit 8" benchstone should serve you well, and IMO is kind of a 'must have' for any blade enthusiast anyway: great for resharpening, fixing damage to an edge, and can be taken in the field.Just one of several options.
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I'm an edge pro guy, I'm rough on my knives and in general the knives I buy are worth more than the EP, so for me it was very easy to decide that maintaining my knives was top priority instead of getting another knife.
the EP isn't just for re-profiling, it's angle is adjustable, it has a very very wide selection of grits even glass tapes great for everything but convex edges.
the EP isn't just for re-profiling, it's angle is adjustable, it has a very very wide selection of grits even glass tapes great for everything but convex edges.
