Another first CRK owner, with questions

ti lock said:
I don't even consider using my sharpmaker after having used my wicked edge... for one as far as the sharpmaker goes the angle isn't consistent and ceramic stones are very slow compared to what diamond stones can do.. The wicked edge is light years ahead of the sharpmaker... and the sharpie isn't that cheap, msrp is about $100 ...
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1. Ceramics and diamonds each have their place. It's up to the owner of the knife and sharpening system to determine what kind of edge they want and how they want to achieve it.

2. I disagree that the WE is light years ahead of the SM. The WE will, unless great care and time are taken, destroy a factory edge on a CRK, while the SM keeps the factory convex edge grind, or at least doesn't immediately try to change it, unless the user so chooses. The WE does V-grinds unless multiple angles are used, which is very time-consuming. The SM is simple and works for a wide variety of edge grinds, blade lengths and blade designs. The WE is somewhat limited in what knives it can sharpen. The WE can and will hit other parts of the knife if not used carefully. I have seen thumb studs, plunge lines and handles that have been accidentally "sharpened" by a WE.

3. While it may not be as important on current production "run-of-the-mill" crk, many or most collectors prefer to have the factory convex edge on the higher-end pieces, such as annuals or other rare pieces. Simply changing the edge grind changes an important aspect about the knife and will turn many collectors off and/or diminish the value of the knife.
 
ti lock said:
I don't even consider using my sharpmaker after having used my wicked edge... for one as far as the sharpmaker goes the angle isn't consistent and ceramic stones are very slow compared to what diamond stones can do.. The wicked edge is light years ahead of the sharpmaker... and the sharpie isn't that cheap, msrp is about $100 ...
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If you pay msrp I've got a bridge id like to talk with you about. [emoji9]
I guarantee I can touch my crk up to shaving sharp before you even have yours setup in the WE! Don't get me wrong I'll never sell my WE as it has its place but for edge maintenance nothing beats the SM IMO.
The best part is your a Crk dealer...Crk recommends the SM and your telling potential customers the system is "archaic"...[emoji1305]
 
wtlj said:
If you pay msrp I've got a bridge id like to talk with you about. [emoji9]
I guarantee I can touch my crk up to shaving sharp before you even have yours setup in the WE! Don't get me wrong I'll never sell my WE as it has its place but for edge maintenance nothing beats the SM IMO.
The best part is your a Crk dealer...Crk recommends the SM and your telling potential customers the system is "archaic"...[emoji1305]
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I used the syderco sharpmaker for many years prior to the arrival of my wicked edge and there is simply no comparison between the two... if you have great success with the sharpie then more power to you... but i will never go back to it.... and on the convex edge... with the very precise control that the WE offers your can get a far better edge convex or otherwise than you can with the sharpie... I have taken knives where the blade was essentially useless and brought it back to hair popping sharp with the WE... it is simply a no brainer.... if a customer asks for a sharpening system recommendation then i point them towards the WE without any reservation whatsoever.

If someone is cutting into the thumb stud and or handle with the WE then they obviously are clueless about what they are doing.... they are setting the knife too deep into the vice among other possible things.... Like anything there is a learning curve... so if you are new to the WE then start off by sharpening a beater to learn the system before going to your high end knives... there are a lot of good youtube vids on the topic
 
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I have both the WE gen 3 pro and the sharpmaker. I started with the sharpmaker and then now use mostly the WE gen 3 pro. As someone above mentioned, if it's a rare blade or a truly collector piece, then i probably won't even be sharpening it. I would let it sit in the safe. However for the CRK or others we have, since to me, they are users, thus I don't mind sharpening them on the WE or the Sharpmaker. However, I do admit that once you are past the learning curve on the WE, it truly outshines the sharpmaker as to what you can actually do to the blade edge. Also, when I sharpen knives, i enjoy the process; thus it's not a matter of ease of set up.......although the WE is actually really easy to set up. (at least the Gen 3 pro version)

As to which edge you want to keep, convex or V edge.. it's more personal preference. Are you planning on selling the knife later? Or are you never going to part with it. It it's the ladder, then I don't think it matters much. I guess as long as it cuts, its good!
 
ti lock said:
I used the syderco sharpmaker for many years prior to the arrival of my wicked edge and there is simply no comparison between the two... if you have great success with the sharpie then more power to you... but i will never go back to it.... and on the convex edge... with the very precise control that the WE offers your can get a far better edge convex or otherwise than you can with the sharpie... I have taken knives where the blade was essentially useless and brought it back to hair popping sharp with the WE... it is simply a no brainer.... if a customer asks for a sharpening system recommendation then i point them towards the WE without any reservation whatsoever.

If someone is cutting into the thumb stud and or handle with the WE then they obviously are clueless about what they are doing.... they are setting the knife too deep into the vice among other possible things.... Like anything there is a learning curve... so if you are new to the WE then start off by sharpening a beater to learn the system before going to your high end knives... there are a lot of good youtube vids on the topic
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For your CRK knives do you convex with your WE, if not what angle do you go with?
 
jwh720 said:
For your CRK knives do you convex with your WE, if not what angle do you go with?
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I set my WE to 17 degrees for my personal seb 21... the convex edge is bit of a misnomer but i don't have time to get into that now...
 
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