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So I've been very happy with the EdgePro Apex I got. Truly made consistent edges idiot proof for me.
However, since I'm not buying high end knives, almost any knife I have received, CRKT, Benchmade, Buck, you name it so far, the bevels are uneven side to side. The better the steel, the harder/longer it takes to get them balanced up nice and clean.
Using the 120 stone with the EP, it took me hours to get the CRKT Ringed Razel cleaned up. I think it was almost 2 full hours of steady going.
As a suggestion from a few forum members, I ordered up an extra-coarse DMT Aligner stone to give it a shot.
I used the "professional" grade superglue (cyanoacrylate) from Loctite, cleaned both surfaces with a good wipe down with acetone. A few drops of the glue and it was good to go. I glued the DMT to one of the EP blanks my setup had for use with the polishing tapes.
I don't have a pic but the Aligner stone is a bit narrower than the blank and it's about 3/4 the length. It still works fine and I figured narrower would be better than a giant 2" DMT for most of my thinner bladed knives. Though now I'm thinking a pair of blanks and big DMT slabs might be just the ticket for long straight blades like a kitchen knife or a machete.
This stone is a monster compared to the 120 stone. I'd worked a good hour plus to fix the bevel on a CRKT Crawford Kasper and basically gave up and just finished it uneven. With the new stone it took me maybe a dozen or so swipes to get it all sorted out.
I highly recommend this to anyone with the EdgePro. Though I really have to warn you, this will take off steel very fast so use a very light touch for your angle setting tests or you will be scratching the heck out of your edge in the wrong spot.
Due to the thickness there will be a slight angle diff with the stock stones, so plan on raising up a hair after using the DMT slab on a blade.
I also got my first strop the other day, just a cheap Woodcraft with the chincy thin leather on it and a stick of green compound. What a difference!
I've never used a strop before and it's just the ideal finishing step. Gets any wire edge or burrs off and puts the final polishing job on the edge. Made the difference from super sharp to being able to push cut a telephone book page.
A bladeforums chat buddy suggested I try stropping on a telephone book as well....and that too works, for an even more fine step from the leather. It's the last polish and it gives yet a tiny bit more to the edge.
However, since I'm not buying high end knives, almost any knife I have received, CRKT, Benchmade, Buck, you name it so far, the bevels are uneven side to side. The better the steel, the harder/longer it takes to get them balanced up nice and clean.
Using the 120 stone with the EP, it took me hours to get the CRKT Ringed Razel cleaned up. I think it was almost 2 full hours of steady going.
As a suggestion from a few forum members, I ordered up an extra-coarse DMT Aligner stone to give it a shot.
I used the "professional" grade superglue (cyanoacrylate) from Loctite, cleaned both surfaces with a good wipe down with acetone. A few drops of the glue and it was good to go. I glued the DMT to one of the EP blanks my setup had for use with the polishing tapes.
I don't have a pic but the Aligner stone is a bit narrower than the blank and it's about 3/4 the length. It still works fine and I figured narrower would be better than a giant 2" DMT for most of my thinner bladed knives. Though now I'm thinking a pair of blanks and big DMT slabs might be just the ticket for long straight blades like a kitchen knife or a machete.
This stone is a monster compared to the 120 stone. I'd worked a good hour plus to fix the bevel on a CRKT Crawford Kasper and basically gave up and just finished it uneven. With the new stone it took me maybe a dozen or so swipes to get it all sorted out.
I highly recommend this to anyone with the EdgePro. Though I really have to warn you, this will take off steel very fast so use a very light touch for your angle setting tests or you will be scratching the heck out of your edge in the wrong spot.
Due to the thickness there will be a slight angle diff with the stock stones, so plan on raising up a hair after using the DMT slab on a blade.
I also got my first strop the other day, just a cheap Woodcraft with the chincy thin leather on it and a stick of green compound. What a difference!
I've never used a strop before and it's just the ideal finishing step. Gets any wire edge or burrs off and puts the final polishing job on the edge. Made the difference from super sharp to being able to push cut a telephone book page.
A bladeforums chat buddy suggested I try stropping on a telephone book as well....and that too works, for an even more fine step from the leather. It's the last polish and it gives yet a tiny bit more to the edge.
