Ben Dale comes through again on demo

[scfishr]

I sent Ben an emerson specwar-tanto, chisel ground, partial serration- felt like this would be a good challenge-in a return letter Ben acknowledged that I would need to get some practice in before attempting this knife myself. he sharpened it at 32deg- it is as sharp as you would want a utility knife to be, imo. is shaving sharp(not hair popping). now all i have to do is decide which one to get --apex or pro. Ben wrote a nice return letter-and seems to be genuinely interested in pleasing and helping his customers-makes the purchase price a little easier to handle as customer service means a lot to me.

 

[yog]

Ben is a really nice guy and will talk about knives and sharpening for ages.

I tried sending Ben a good tester as well. In my case it was a BG-42 blade, I'm not sure what it's rockwell rating was but it was eating diamonds for a past time It came back with a mirror polish on it and and all my previous mistakes corrected

 

[Boink]

Chief decisions on Apex or Pro revolves around if you will sharpen very often, and how comfortable you want to be when doing so; whether you are doing blades in excess of 3.5" wide or want a scissors adapter ever. If yes to one or all of these, get the Pro version. Both Pro and Apex do the job, when it comes to putting a good edge onto a knife.

 

[Rothrandir]

ben did an amazing job on mine as well!

got the knife back sharper than i would have ever thought possible!

the edge was almost hypnotic. shiney and sparkleing....truly beautiful.

i got a note back with mine, explaining how he reprofiled the edges because they were waaaaay lopsided. truly an awesome guy!

i need an edgepro...

 

[scfishr]

does anyone have the scissors adapter? if so does it work as well as the knife sharpener-a good sharp pair of scissors can be as satisfying to use as a sharp knife- well almost

 

[Roadrunner]

Ben's the man, no doubt. He really understands the concept of service after the sale and my impression is that he does it more because he's a nice guy than because it's good for business. Fortunately they have the same result.

 

[Gabe Newell]

Ben is a class act.

I have the scissors attachment, and for the first time in my life I have sharp scissors.

 

[Nosmo]

Originally posted by scfishr
does anyone have the scissors adapter? if so does it work as well as the knife sharpener-a good sharp pair of scissors can be as satisfying to use as a sharp knife- well almost

I built my own scissor adapter to work with my Edge Pro.
All the adapter has to do is hold the blade at the right angle.

I use the standard Edge Pro hones and polishing tapes and my scissors are all very sharp.

Home life is smoother with ones wife happy with sharp kitchen knives and scissors.

 

[Manila Folder]

Hey Bro, get the Pro! All kidding aside, the extra $$$ are worth it. Ben has helped me via email correspondence learn how to sharpen just about everything from a hawkbill to a tanto. I finished doing a Tarani Karambit tonight. It's hair popping sharp now and I feel satisfied that I picked the right sharpening system.