Anybody have their knife sharpened yet in Texas?

nephron

nephron

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A little apprehensive about it, Ventura did a great job even on the Vintage San Mai ones. Hoping to hear some positive outcomes before trying them out.
 
You be the guinea pig ! ;)

Send something cheap and easily replaceable , to start with . :p
 
DocJD said:
You be the guinea pig ! ;)

Send something cheap and easily replaceable , to start with . :p
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That's what I was thinking, just hoping for a larger sampling with other people doing it too. Not even sure how much that service was utilized, a lot of people do their own sharpening( I no longer can), they used to do an excellent job for me anyway.
 
nephron said:
That's what I was thinking, just hoping for a larger sampling with other people doing it too. Not even sure how much that service was utilized, a lot of people do their own sharpening( I no longer can), they used to do an excellent job for me anyway.
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Respectfully, why can't you do your own sharpening? Do you have a physical impairment, lack equipment?
 
Chris_Texas said:
Respectfully, why can't you do your own sharpening? Do you have a physical impairment, lack equipment?
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It's a skill. I can sharpen soft steels with no problem, but I have butchered expensive knives sharpening them too. It's nice to have the option of keeping your nicer knives nice.
 
Billy The Hungry said:
It's a skill. I can sharpen soft steels with no problem, but I have butchered expensive knives sharpening them too. It's nice to have the option of keeping your nicer knives nice.
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Indeed, particularly with serrated blades.

There are some sharpening systems that take virtually all the skill out if it -- the Wicked Edge system is apparently one of them -- but they can be expensive. I used a Lanski guided system with diamond stones for years and got solid results most of the time. It is less expensive, but less versatile. Good enough though.

Today I find that I get the best results using wet and dry sandpaper and a strop. Probably nowhere near as sharp as a wicket edge system can achieve, and I am undoubtedly convexing my edges, but I am happy with the results.

I was asking the question because it is possible the other poster has a issue that someone here has discovered a solution to. If the issue is equipment, I suspect that many of us, being knife fans, have a crate full of various sharpening systems and accessories we have given up on or set aside. Or perhaps we have 'discovered' some bit of sharpening magic that made it click for us. Perhaps someone can help.
 
Chris_Texas said:
Damn man, I am sorry to hear that. None of the guided systems will help?
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Thanks, its so rare I need to do it that I would rather not deal with it. Truthfully I was not that good at it either lol. I had a good friend who did it for me, he tried to teach me but my patience level is profoundly limited, I thought ADD was supposed to improve with age lol.
 
Not trying to throw this thread off-track, but is the Spyderco Sharpmaker a viable option for the mechanically challenged (like myself) when it comes to higher end knives with very hard steels. I was watching a demonstration vid of one and it seemed idiot-proof. I have the Lansky sharpener but the Spyderco looked even easier, more intuitive to use. Thanks in advance.
 
sean2021 said:
Not trying to throw this thread off-track, but is the Spyderco Sharpmaker a viable option for the mechanically challenged (like myself) when it comes to higher end knives with very hard steels. I was watching a demonstration vid of one and it seemed idiot-proof. I have the Lansky sharpener but the Spyderco looked even easier, more intuitive to use. Thanks in advance.
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It usually comes out on top in the reviews/testimonials I have seen.
 
sean2021 said:
Not trying to throw this thread off-track, but is the Spyderco Sharpmaker a viable option for the mechanically challenged (like myself) when it comes to higher end knives with very hard steels. I was watching a demonstration vid of one and it seemed idiot-proof. I have the Lansky sharpener but the Spyderco looked even easier, more intuitive to use. Thanks in advance.
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I can't answer about the sharpmaker, but I would suggest not selling the Lansky system short.

Fir those who do not know, it will sharpen pretty much anything if you use the diamond stones. The downside, shared with most systems, is that it has limited angle choices, often forcing you to regrind a new bevel the first time you sharpen the knife. This is less of an issue than it might appear as odds are good the bevel is already really close anyway. The mistake most people make with it is going to higher grit stones too quickly.

Once a knife is sharpened properly, and assuming you don't do anything destructive, you can maintain that edge for a long long time just using a strop some compound or a chefs steel.

My apologies for sidetracking the topic.
 
Chris_Texas said:
I can't answer about the sharpmaker, but I would suggest not selling the Lansky system short.

Fir those who do not know, it will sharpen pretty much anything if you use the diamond stones. The downside, shared with most systems, is that it has limited angle choices, often forcing you to regrind a new bevel the first time you sharpen the knife. This is less of an issue than it might appear as odds are good the bevel is already really close anyway. The mistake most people make with it is going to higher grit stones too quickly.

Once a knife is sharpened properly, and assuming you don't do anything destructive, you can maintain that edge for a long long time just using a strop some compound or a chefs steel.

My apologies for sidetracking the topic.
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True, didn't mean to sell the Lansky short, it gets great reviews too. The few I knew hand sharpened , they told me be patient(told me the same thing about the guitar), did about as well as my drawings(I mess up stick figures). I have seen some people with both systems too.
 
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