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I am really thinking of getting a sharpmaker, and I am a fan of kershaw knives, as I will not be getting the coarse or diamond stones, re profiling a blade would probably take a hour, and infinitely steady hand. So I am curious, out of box can the sharpmaker bring a already sharp kershaw back up to shaving easily?
 
I've found that with my Sharpmaker using only the stones it came with will keep my Kershaw's or any other knives sharp but if they are pretty dull than you will be sharpening forever unless you get the diamond stones lol. I like to call mine the Sharpkeeper. ;)
 
Yes, it's a great system. It does take time and a steady hand, though. I reprofiled my Benchmade 943 with the brown rods once and it took days. Really wish that back then I had had the diamond rods or Edgepro system that I do now...
 
The sharpmaker eats 14C28N for breakfast!! No, really, I can get my skyline back to razor sharp in minutes.
 
All Kershaws and ZTs that I have will sharpen on the 40 degree side right out of the box.

The only ones I have that would hit the edge on the 30 degree side right out of the box are the Crown, SG-2 Blur and the SG-2 JYD.

My Skyline, Composite Leek, Shallot and Salvo all work well at 30 degrees now. Lansky diamonds work well to knock the shoulders off and thin the edge down.
 
The single best step in using the ceramic files is to clean them a lot more often than you think you should. A wet cellulose sponge spinkled with Bon Ami works well. Also, knowing when to 'stop' is good.

Stainz
 
I find the 40 degree side works well enough for any 14C28N Kershaw blade from the factory, however I find that with upgraded steels (Composite blades or S30V) the 30 degree side appeared to work more effectively. I'm not sure if they're more conservative with the grinds on the base models, but that's what has worked for me. Don't be afraid of getting a Sharpmaker because everyone always brings up how difficult it is to reprofile edges on it, chances are the factory edges on the knives you buy will be close enough that the Sharpmaker will get them as sharp as you realistically need them to be. I was very much set on buying an EdgePro or a WEPS at first, but after I got the Sharpmaker I realized it was more then sufficient for most needs. Just sharpen your knives often so that you don't get to the point where they're so dull it becomes tedious to resharpen.
 
Stainz said:
The single best step in using the ceramic files is to clean them a lot more often than you think you should. A wet cellulose sponge spinkled with Bon Ami works well. Also, knowing when to 'stop' is good.

Stainz
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Good point. And stick with the medium stones until the edge is perfect. Then move to the fines. The DVD is a little misleading in that Sal says 20 strokes per stone on the corners and then the flats is all you need. If you have a thick edge on some good steel it is more like 2000 strokes. S60V Boa not going to happen without diamonds.
 
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