Edge Pro Alternatives

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spectre3

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In the market for a new sharpener. After years of trying with stones, I give up. I can not for the life of me hold the same angle for the length of the edge and repeat it on the other side of the blade. So with that in mind it's time to move on. I would like to have an Edge Pro Apex but I really don't have the desire to drop that kind of money. I'm aware of the chinese clones on ebay but I doubt their effectiveness. I've thought about the Spyderco Sharpmaker but I feel like I'd still have the same consistency issue I have now. That's about the limit of my knowledge of sharpeners aside from POS walmart specials.
 
I had the same problem using stones and hand sharpening. I now have one of the Chinese sharpeners off ebay. It is similar but not the same as the Edge Pro. The amount of sharpening I do would never justify the cost of the American edge Pro. I have added some extra stones up to 6000 grit and can get a beautiful razor sharp edge on my folders, fixed blades and kitchen knives. I maintain the edge by stropping with green compound, doing this means I only need to sharpen maybe once every 6 months or less. I have seen a video put out by Edge Pro comparing their system with a Chinese copy, the video was complete rubbish. The Chinese system I use (Ruixin Pro) is not loose and sloppy, it works extremely well. The cost for me was about $30 compared to near $300. If I had spent $300 on a system my wife would have me sleeping in the dog house. The Ruixin Pro has more plastic so would not be recommended for a professional sharpener, but for me is OK. I think the mindset is similar to Chinese knives, I have some Kizer knives I would class as better quality than many of the well known American production knives. Could I get a better edge on the American Edge Pro? I don't think so. If you are prepared to spend a lot of money around $300 The American Edge Pro is good but I think the Russian TSprof is better and I believe comparable price. In the final analysis I think they will all do a good job it is about how much sharpening you propose to do, it is horses for courses. If you are going to drive at 40kph round town you don't buy a ferrari.
 
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Get the Edge Pro and not only that google Edge Pro with Shapton stones (I can't divulge the supplier without violating forum rules). The Shapton stones are just white.
Get it and don't look back.

You know . . . .
. . . you could ask Santa for one. Thas what I did. Santa is pretty hip; he digs the heck out'th Edge Pro.

Rather than getting that new latest Mercedes or a second super Industrial duty, dually, with the Cummin's Diesel blah, blah, blah . . . :yawn: get an Edge Pro. The Edge Pro is your friend. :thumbup:

 
About that Ferrari . . .

chances are better than excellent that IF you were to acquire said pony it wouldn't be long before you would be exploring the wilder skies beyond 40 MPH and venturing outside the city limits.

I'm must saying . . .

 
The sharpening system is just a tool to help maintain your knives, the same as you need torx screwdrivers. Are you going to pay $20-30 dollars per screwdriver if you want the best. you generally need 3 T6 T8 T10 that comes to between $60-90. I think you need to put into perspective what you want. As I said if you want to spend a lot then the Russian system looks much better and more versatile. If I can get a hair whittling edge with what I have (and the stones used are important) then what would I gain by spending maybe 10 times as much? Think about it.
 
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