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Edgepro...you must be joking
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You get what you pay for and they are not going out of business, the market dictates the price, therefore, they are not "too expensive," just more than you are willing to pay. 
I have both Razor's Edge and EdgePro. The Razor's Edge stuff is somewhere in my garage. I don't think I could find it if I wanted to. The EdgePro is inside close to where I keep my knives.
The first time I used the EdgePro, I forgot all about the cost.
I can't say the same for the Razor's Edge system.:barf:
The first time I used the EdgePro, I forgot all about the cost.
I can't say the same for the Razor's Edge system.:barf:
Why would you pay over a hundred dollars for a knife when you can get a perfectly good knife from that guy at the fleamarket for $10? And his are made of "Surgical Steel!"
If you need a screwdriver, you can buy one at K-Mart for about a buck or two. If you get a chance, sometime, ask your mechanic what he pays for screwdrivers. For the same size and style of screwdriver that you got at K-Mart, he probably pays SnapOn ten bucks. Does your mechanic enjoy over-paying for tools? No. He realizes that the K-Mart cheapie screwdriver is, first of all, the wrong size and shape. It will not work well. It will take him longer and more effort to get screws out with it. It will scrip some screws and damage some screw heads. And, on top of that, it's poorly made so that, if used constantly, it will quickly break. Because he uses it constantly and because he depends on it to make money to feed his family, he needs a good screwdriver that fits properly, works properly, makes quick easy work out of his tasks, and lasts a long time. So, he invests in quality tools even though they cost four, six, even ten times what cheapies can be had for.
Maybe ten or twelve years ago now, I happened to be working in a lab when another fellow cut himself with a pen knife. It wasn't a serious cut or anything, but he sure felt it. In his sudden reaction to it, he tipped one of those "Super Big Gulp" cups of soda pop onto the floor. Well, we was busy tending to his finger, so I went to the janitor's closet to get a mop. What I found was no ordinary mop. I found a professional mop and bucket. And, as I used it, I became very aware of how its design and simply the quality of its construction made cleaning up that mess quicker and easier. A few weeks later, I spilled something in my own kitchen. So, I went to my broom closet and got my stuipid little bucket and my cheapie mop and started to clean up. Without applying undue force, I broke the wringing mechanism on the mop which had ever worked well to begin with. The next day, I called the facilities manager at work and asked where to get one of those good buckets and mops. He put me in touch. It cost about ten times what I'd paid for my old cheapie. But, I still have that bucket and mop today. Their design makes mopping my floors quick and easy. Little things like high-quality casters on the bucket that roll easily from room to room even over carpeting. This bucket is obviously the result of studying professional janitors in many different settings and figuring out what they need to do their job quickly and easily. And, it's obviously the result of studying hundreds of broken buckets and mops to see where and why they failed. It seems like a silly thing, a mop and bucket, but it's one of the best purchases I ever made.
Maybe five or six years ago, I broke yet another cork screw. Of course it happened right as guests were arriving. I had to search for my old SAK to uncork the wine. The next day, I made quite a search and found the best quality professional cork screw money can buy. Again, it was ten times what you'd pay for a cheapie. But, I tell you what, if I ever get busy and have any, my children will fight over that thing when I'm gone. It works great and I just don't have to worry about breaking a cork screw again.
EdgePro's product (as the Pro in the name suggests) is geared toward professional users, knife makers and knife sharpeners. It it works properly, it makes quick and easy work out of the tasks at hand, and it's built to last a long time even under constant use. Expect to pay more for it.
As my sainted father used to say (and, you know what?, even though he's gone home, he's still getting smarter every day
) "the joy of low price is quickly forgotten amidst the bitterness of poor quality."
If you need a screwdriver, you can buy one at K-Mart for about a buck or two. If you get a chance, sometime, ask your mechanic what he pays for screwdrivers. For the same size and style of screwdriver that you got at K-Mart, he probably pays SnapOn ten bucks. Does your mechanic enjoy over-paying for tools? No. He realizes that the K-Mart cheapie screwdriver is, first of all, the wrong size and shape. It will not work well. It will take him longer and more effort to get screws out with it. It will scrip some screws and damage some screw heads. And, on top of that, it's poorly made so that, if used constantly, it will quickly break. Because he uses it constantly and because he depends on it to make money to feed his family, he needs a good screwdriver that fits properly, works properly, makes quick easy work out of his tasks, and lasts a long time. So, he invests in quality tools even though they cost four, six, even ten times what cheapies can be had for.
Maybe ten or twelve years ago now, I happened to be working in a lab when another fellow cut himself with a pen knife. It wasn't a serious cut or anything, but he sure felt it. In his sudden reaction to it, he tipped one of those "Super Big Gulp" cups of soda pop onto the floor. Well, we was busy tending to his finger, so I went to the janitor's closet to get a mop. What I found was no ordinary mop. I found a professional mop and bucket. And, as I used it, I became very aware of how its design and simply the quality of its construction made cleaning up that mess quicker and easier. A few weeks later, I spilled something in my own kitchen. So, I went to my broom closet and got my stuipid little bucket and my cheapie mop and started to clean up. Without applying undue force, I broke the wringing mechanism on the mop which had ever worked well to begin with. The next day, I called the facilities manager at work and asked where to get one of those good buckets and mops. He put me in touch. It cost about ten times what I'd paid for my old cheapie. But, I still have that bucket and mop today. Their design makes mopping my floors quick and easy. Little things like high-quality casters on the bucket that roll easily from room to room even over carpeting. This bucket is obviously the result of studying professional janitors in many different settings and figuring out what they need to do their job quickly and easily. And, it's obviously the result of studying hundreds of broken buckets and mops to see where and why they failed. It seems like a silly thing, a mop and bucket, but it's one of the best purchases I ever made.
Maybe five or six years ago, I broke yet another cork screw. Of course it happened right as guests were arriving. I had to search for my old SAK to uncork the wine. The next day, I made quite a search and found the best quality professional cork screw money can buy. Again, it was ten times what you'd pay for a cheapie. But, I tell you what, if I ever get busy and have any, my children will fight over that thing when I'm gone. It works great and I just don't have to worry about breaking a cork screw again.
EdgePro's product (as the Pro in the name suggests) is geared toward professional users, knife makers and knife sharpeners. It it works properly, it makes quick and easy work out of the tasks at hand, and it's built to last a long time even under constant use. Expect to pay more for it.
As my sainted father used to say (and, you know what?, even though he's gone home, he's still getting smarter every day
) "the joy of low price is quickly forgotten amidst the bitterness of poor quality."
And why would you post just to slam a company's product if you don't even own it? I certainly never censor myself, and if someone asks my opinion of a knife's quality, or it's cost-to-value ratio, I'll be negative if I think it's warranted. But posting only to complain that a product you don't even own is too pricey? I don't understand the point of that.
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Insert the following... Sebenza. Same old, same old, true, true!
You want the best? Steal it or pay the price. The others are good, but not THAT good. Not that I would pay that for a sharpener either, no thanks! I get what I want from my 203,204, profiles, jewlers profiles,Ultra Fine Benchstone and some DMT stones oh and a steel. For all that I could have had the Edge Pro...
But for the price of five amazing factory knives like the Military or the BM 710 or the LCC I could have had one custom. You decide! Me, I would rather have 5 items at 80%-90% of the quality than 1 at 100%
However I own a number of upper price blades and have a custom on order, just so I know what the other end of the scale is like...
You want the best? Steal it or pay the price. The others are good, but not THAT good. Not that I would pay that for a sharpener either, no thanks! I get what I want from my 203,204, profiles, jewlers profiles,Ultra Fine Benchstone and some DMT stones oh and a steel. For all that I could have had the Edge Pro...
But for the price of five amazing factory knives like the Military or the BM 710 or the LCC I could have had one custom. You decide! Me, I would rather have 5 items at 80%-90% of the quality than 1 at 100%
However I own a number of upper price blades and have a custom on order, just so I know what the other end of the scale is like...
Gee Chuck......you sure look nice in that tie!!!!!! 
I cringed when I paid nearly $1000 for my square wheel....and then another $600 for the variable speed motor.........that was 19 years and thousands of knives ago.
I cringed when I paid $1200+ for my first Mike Mallon gun......now I cant get him to make me another one fast enough....
I cringed when I paid Frank White $1150 for an AR UPPER!! My groups go into a dime at 100 yds.
I cringed...........well......hopefully you are getting the idea...
being cheap will NEVER get you what you REALLY want.
I cringed when I paid nearly $1000 for my square wheel....and then another $600 for the variable speed motor.........that was 19 years and thousands of knives ago.
I cringed when I paid $1200+ for my first Mike Mallon gun......now I cant get him to make me another one fast enough....
I cringed when I paid Frank White $1150 for an AR UPPER!! My groups go into a dime at 100 yds.
I cringed...........well......hopefully you are getting the idea...
being cheap will NEVER get you what you REALLY want.
I bought the Razors Edge system a while back too and was not over joyed, only difference is I know exactly where it is in my garage in the event that anyone ever wants to trade for it ....oh yeah! I plan on buying the Edge Pro Apex sometime soon.
....oh yeah! I plan on buying the Edge Pro Apex sometime soon.
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One thing that nobody talks about with the edgepro that it is dirty with the water that you have to use on the stones in turn that water marks up your knives you have to tape up the knives to prevent this I have one but never use it any more bought in 1991 .Then you can only get the stones from him it is well made it does work but it to is slow and dirty . A one inch belt sander works so much faster and better it to is dirty but so much faster.
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You are an unpleasant little troll, aren't you? I don't believe I've ever seen a post of yours in which you had anything good to say about anything. Maybe you should come back later when you have something to contribute to a discussion rather than just starting flame-fests.
Although your post doesn't actually include a request for members to justify the cost of Edge Pro products, here's my thoughts anyway. I used to think Edge Pro's were way too expensive too, then I started looking at buying some high quality bench stones and a strop so I could get polished edges. Guess what? The Edge Pro cost and I know that I get sharper edges than I ever could by hand. I've had people tell me I should sharpen knives for a living after they saw the edges I could get with an Edge Pro. I had only sharpened maybe 20 knives with the system at that point. Plus the service with Edge Pro is up there with the best. I'm not saying that it's the be all and end all of sharpeners; but it's certainly not overpriced.
Although your post doesn't actually include a request for members to justify the cost of Edge Pro products, here's my thoughts anyway. I used to think Edge Pro's were way too expensive too, then I started looking at buying some high quality bench stones and a strop so I could get polished edges. Guess what? The Edge Pro cost and I know that I get sharper edges than I ever could by hand. I've had people tell me I should sharpen knives for a living after they saw the edges I could get with an Edge Pro. I had only sharpened maybe 20 knives with the system at that point. Plus the service with Edge Pro is up there with the best. I'm not saying that it's the be all and end all of sharpeners; but it's certainly not overpriced.
I think William has a point the edgepro is good but it does have
few draw backs it does scratch the heck out the blades is messy
it is not for everyone but you have to use what works for you!
Like every thing in life it does have its draw backs I have one
but still looking for something else.It is well made but not
perfect.
few draw backs it does scratch the heck out the blades is messy
it is not for everyone but you have to use what works for you!
Like every thing in life it does have its draw backs I have one
but still looking for something else.It is well made but not
perfect.
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For those looking for Edge Pro's website, here it is: http://www.gorge.net/business/edgepro/
