Any Winkler fans?

That is good feedback and hopefully others will share their experiences. Thanks
PS, I will try not to cut my finger Monday when the sd2 arrives
 
I wouldn't describe any of my Winklers as "slicey", but I've thinned the edges a bit and they perform pretty well. I can't say that they have made me move away from my other knives. The Winklers that I have get some carry and use, but so do others.

The aesthetics and feel of them is unique enough to draw me to them and they perform well enough to have been keepers.

They aren't the first knives I reach for and wouldn't be on my "if you could only have 3 or 5 lists", but I think they are solid knives and something that stands apart from most of what you see offered. I'm happy to have a few of them in the stable.
 
dialton said:
I just started looking into Winkler and recognize some of you from other brand sub forums. So, for the guys (like me) who don’t own a Winkler but are interested, how does the steel perform in comparison to your other knives? I have looked at a lot of reviews on YouTube but they are mostly just a showing of the styles and in some cases comparing one model to the other but not much in the way of how the blade performs and how much use between edge touch ups. They look fantastic. I think they look old when new (in a good way). Possibly vintage is a better term. I have other fixed blades that perform really well but nothing with this level of old school character. Have you moved away from some of your other blades once you tried Winkler? I’m always trying new ones and have a SD2 in tribal maple in the mail as we speak. Thanks in advance
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I use to have lots of knives. Now I mostly have Winklers. My Blue Ridge Hunter and SD1 get the most use as my hunting knives. I haven't had any issues with the steel and I have no problem cutting up game.
 
Out of my three winklers, the blue ridge Hunter is the only one that was “slicey” out of the box. My woodsman and SD1 both came with sharp but super thick edges that I had to take down to ~15 DPS to get what I consider to be acceptable cutting performance.
 
David Nowlin said:
I’m new to paying attention to edge angles. 15dps is that what i call 30 on one of those edge angle tools? My sharpmaker that i like a lot has angles of 30(15 each side) and 40(20 each side)
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On my gauge is the 15 on it the 15 dps you mentioned? K kafolarbear ?
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I’m not familiar with the Spyderco sharpmaker but it looks like the 30 degree gauge in your picture translate to 15 degrees per side, which is how I like to profile my winklers. You could probably go thinner too if you wanted, 80CrV2 is quite tough and should be stable even with a very acute edge angle.
 
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So i’m at 40 on the Sharpmaker which is 20 on the gauge so i could attempt to go 15 or the steeper angle (30) on the Sharpmaker. at least with one of my winklers just to see how i like it?
 
David Nowlin said:
So i’m at 40 on the Sharpmaker which is 20 on the gauge so i could attempt to go 15 or the steeper angle (30) on the Sharpmaker. at least with one of my winklers just to see how i like it?
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I’d say it’s worth it, especially if you have one that’s not cutting as well as you think it should. I’m yet to have any chipping issues and the boost to cutting performance is noticeable.
 
Seems when i asked which angle on the Sharpmaker to use i was told 40 as the WK’s are hand sharpened by different people and vary often exceeding 40. When i sharpened my BRH for the first time it must have been over 40 because after it did seem sharper and a little closer to being a slicer. Still wouldn’t use it on a soft ish tomato. Firm fruit and veg no problem. 😂
 
David Nowlin said:
Seems when i asked which angle on the Sharpmaker to use i was told 40 as the WK’s are hand sharpened by different people and vary often exceeding 40. When i sharpened my BRH for the first time it must have been over 40 because after it did seem sharper and a little closer to being a slicer. Still wouldn’t use it on a soft ish tomato. Firm fruit and veg no problem. 😂
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Yeah I’ve definitely gotten 25+ DPS from the factory. I actually ended up talking to Daniel Winkler over the phone one day and asked him about it, he was quite insistent their edges should come around ~18 DPS which clearly wasn’t the case.

I get their stuff is all hand ground I just wish they really emphasized thinner geometry on their finished products, the steel they use is more than tough enough to handle it!
 
I failed to calculate with the thickness of the knife when I sharpened my belt knife on the Edge pro. As a result, the angle got a lot lore acite than I had intendended, and I only get a small microbevel when I use the 15 deg setting on a sharpmaker. Lots of woodcutting on dry woods, and no chipping. The steel is really tough! The bevel gets really wide tho’
 
This is all good to know. If you can take a picture of this mico bevel on the knife or the wide edge you speak of it would be appreciated. If not no big deal.
 
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Initial impressions:
With the dark blade and beautiful maple, it’s Very rustic looking. Very nice fit and finish.
Though it is a small knife, I get a full grip so it works for my hand size. I get the comment now of “not a slicer” This will shave hair easily but struggles on slicing cleanly through a sheet of paper. I think I will re-profile it as others have suggested but it is indeed sharp out of the box. Very nice.
Later Edit: as earlier posters stated, 15 degrees changes the deal. Slicer now!
 
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David Nowlin said:
This is all good to know. If you can take a picture of this mico bevel on the knife or the wide edge you speak of it would be appreciated. If not no big deal.
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Pr3inar said:
Had the Edge Pro out a couple of days ago, desided to give the belt knife a treatment. First time I used the Edge Pro with this knife was when I got it a couple of years ago. I settled with the 18 deg setting back then. The bevel got a bit wide, but I had read that it was a thick knife, thick behind the edge etc.

This time I just polished up the bevel, started with the 600-stone and up, then stropped. I tried to use the same setting as I did last time two tears ago, but the bevel got a bit steeper than last time I did it.

After I used it today, I wanted to test something: I used a sharpie on the bevel, took out my Sharpmaker, put the rods in the 15 deg setting, and gave it a few swipes. It made a barely visible micro-bevel. I mistakenly sharpened it to far below 30 deg inclusive.

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So up until now I have used it with an angle lower than 30 inclusive, and it has been used a lot, mainly on hard, dry wood. During these years I have only stropped it to maintain the edge (with some rather heavy compounds), and it has not gotten any damage. I am impressed!
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