Confused about Lansky Angles Please Help

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plainjoe

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I am confused(and dont like it ha ha). Are the 17,20,25, settings a per-side angle, or a total of the two. Am i saying this right? I ordered a Benchmade Rant DPT with D2 steel. First BM,first D2. From what I read D2 is hard to sharpen. I will probably want to, at the very least, improve the factory edge.I e-mailed BM and they said all of their edges are ground to 15-17 deg. PER SIDE. So, would I use the 17 or 30 deg. slot on the Lansky guide?
 
The Diamonds make it easier than the regular stones. I used to take me forever to sharpen my D2 knives with regular stones. The new powdered Crucible D2 is easier to sharpen though. I think it's a night and day differendce but I'm not an expert just a fan of D2 no matter the version. I have the Gatco sharpner because I go it cheaper then I could get a Lansky. They are great systems and make sharpening a breeze. enjoy, just follow the instructions.
 
The numbers on the guide don't mean anything unless you happen to have a knife that has a width of exactly 1.0" or whatever they used to calculate them. Use the angle that most closely matches what you have. Use the Sharpie trick to figure out what that angle is. It probably won't match any number on the guide. If you do reprofile the knife to a particular angle stamped on the guide, it won't really mean anything, because the numbers on the guide don't match anything other than one particular size of knife.

I am not trying to be dumb, just saying not to get hung up on the numbers. See how the knife cuts. If you like it, good. If not, go thinner, then see how it cuts. If you like it, good, if not, change it.
 
Thanks for your info! I think I will match the factory angle as close as I can + reprofile. Then go the next slot up and back bevel. Any thoughts on this?
 
Any Cal. said:
The numbers on the guide don't mean anything unless you happen to have a knife that has a width of exactly 1.0" or whatever they used to calculate them. Use the angle that most closely matches what you have. Use the Sharpie trick to figure out what that angle is. It probably won't match any number on the guide. If you do reprofile the knife to a particular angle stamped on the guide, it won't really mean anything, because the numbers on the guide don't match anything other than one particular size of knife.

I am not trying to be dumb, just saying not to get hung up on the numbers. See how the knife cuts. If you like it, good. If not, go thinner, then see how it cuts. If you like it, good, if not, change it.
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Good advice. Thanks
 
A Lanski trick if you want to match an angle. As said the degrees on the holes aren't a perfect set degree. You can move the clamp on the knife so more or less sticks out. I don't really like that method. Another is to ajust the rods on the hones. Push them all the way in or attach them to the very tip of the rod and you'll get a fairly wide range of degrees. Personally I just pick and angle and grind away with the coarsest hone, and don't even bother to match an angle.
 
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