DMT Diamond Vee sharpener

James Muehlner

James Muehlner

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I bought this because the store I went to did not have the sharpmaker, and this was the closest thing to it. I opened it up and started to sharpen my 806. I noticed no real result, and my afck did not get any sharper. Then I looked at the edge under a microscope and sure enough, I was just grinding away at the shoulder of the blade. I decided to re-profile the afck, so I started, checking under the microscope every now and then. It took forever to do, but now I have a psuedo-chisel edge with one side reprofiled and the other not. After finishing up with sandpaper and a piece of leather I have my final edge. This shaves big clumps of hair, push cuts paper, and is the sharpest I have ever been able to get anything.

Note: I did the same with my benchmade 43, and it took a very short amount of time. Either the angle was closer, or 440c is about 100 times easier to grind than d2.

This sharpener has worked better for me than 400 grit, 600 grit, crocus cloth, or an arkansas redstone. If you can get one for $35 or under I would reccomend it.
 
I have also done this to the other side of my 806, and after removing the burr, it has a delightful toothy edge that shaves and push cuts not as well, but slices like crazy.
 
how do you like that dmt vee sharpener.. i to own a sharpmaker but would like somethign that removes metal faster.. like when i sharpen super dull knives for friends... they are usualy softer metal than my 154cm benchmades.

I would like to know what you think of it.. do the diamonds last a long time if you do not use too much pressure on the rods?

Thanks,
Hydraulicman
 
If you let the diamond abrasive do the work, it will remove metal with VERY light pressure, and last basically forever. If you try to hurry, and use too much pressure, the diamonds will cut their way out of the plating which holds them in place, effectively wearing out your sharpener. Trust me on this one, I have several DMT sharpeners that I have pretty much ruined using too much pressure.

Oh, James, D2 is very abrasion resistant, meaning it is a PITA to reprofile (voice of experience). 440C is much easier to grind. I also found Benchmade's factory bevels to be somewhat inconsistent, so it may have been closer to angle of your sharpener as well.
 
thankyou very... would you say the diamonds cut faster then the course stones that come with the sharpmaker?

Hydraulicman
 
I believe they cut much faster, but leave a coarser finish. This assumes the grits of the Sharpmaker stones are the same as the 701 Pro-Files, and the DMT Vee sharpener is equivalent to the blue Coarse hone. I don't have either the Sharpmaker or the DMT Vee, but I do have Pro-Files and DMT Dia-folds and bench hones in several grits. ;) Even the red Fine DMT cuts faster than the brown Pro-file for me.
 
The DMT Diamond Vee has a fine grit. It's not meant to hog off steel. It will reprofile an edge eventually, depending on the steel, and will put an extraordinary edge on a blade. I have both this hone and and the Sharpmaker. Don't expect a ceramic honed edge, but after using it, it will slice like no tomorrow.

Definitely a quality alternative to the SM if you're a hard user without the $100 expense of the diamond hone additions.

NJ
 
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