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I gave mine to Stump Buster. He said he loves it.

They are great:thumbup:

It's just an extra course DMT bench stone really takes metal off and then the belt sander works also. I am lazy:o
 
A $30 belt sander from Harbor Freight and a day or two of practice on cheap knives will produce edges every bit as sharp as the edge pro. And the time it takes me to reprofile an edge is measured in minutes, not hours.


I've used an edge pro, examined the mechanics of it closely, and determined it's an overpriced gimmick. You could make something very similar with a few dollars worth of mechanical parts from grainger and a couple generic sharpening stones superglued onto appropriate bases, or even blocks of wood wrapped in sandpaper.


It does produce very nice edges, but lots of systems produce very nice edges, and very few of them cost hundreds of dollars.
 
MustardMan said:
A $30 belt sander from Harbor Freight and a day or two of practice on cheap knives will produce edges every bit as sharp as the edge pro. And the time it takes me to reprofile an edge is measured in minutes, not hours.


I've used an edge pro, examined the mechanics of it closely, and determined it's an overpriced gimmick. You could make something very similar with a few dollars worth of mechanical parts from grainger and a couple generic sharpening stones superglued onto appropriate bases, or even blocks of wood wrapped in sandpaper.


It does produce very nice edges, but lots of systems produce very nice edges, and very few of them cost hundreds of dollars.
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I have used a lot of different systems and stones over the years including a bench grinder with polishing disks and belt sanders. I don't have the room for a belt sander to be set up these days, the Edge pro is the best system I have ever used.

I can also sharpen with bench Stones very well, been doing it for over 30 years. :)
 
I agree that the Edgepro is the best system. Just look at the results. Perfection.:thumbup:
 
Sharp enough? :D

This is thin weak notebook paper, not printer paper.

 
MM you are probably alot more talented than I am with my stones. I seem to have two left hands when it comes to sharpening knives. I can start out with a butcher knife, and by time its sharp it looks like a pearing knife.:eek: I just can't seem to hold that angle the same over and over. Also I'll get the main edge sharp and then the tip/point is not sharp. I'm looking for something to make it easier for me, besides sending my knives to you to have sharpened. :D :D
 
d762nato said:
MM you are probably alot more talented than I am with my stones. I seem to have two left hands when it comes to sharpening knives. I can start out with a butcher knife, and by time its sharp it looks like a pearing knife.:eek: I just can't seem to hold that angle the same over and over. Also I'll get the main edge sharp and then the tip/point is not sharp. I'm looking for something to make it easier for me, besides sending my knives to you to have sharpened. :D :D
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Edgepro is good for you. It will even help with freehand believe it or not. It did for me.

I loved mine, highly suggest it:)
 
d762nato said:
MM you are probably alot more talented than I am with my stones. I seem to have two left hands when it comes to sharpening knives. I can start out with a butcher knife, and by time its sharp it looks like a pearing knife.:eek: I just can't seem to hold that angle the same over and over. Also I'll get the main edge sharp and then the tip/point is not sharp. I'm looking for something to make it easier for me, besides sending my knives to you to have sharpened. :D :D
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I don't use stones. I have convexed most of my edges, and am more comfortable field sharpening a convex edge than a flat one, so I use my belt sander and carry a scrap of sandpaper for field sharpening.

I have done flat grinds, using the platen on my sander, for friends who didn't want a convex edge, but it's not my personal style.


I absolutely HATE sharpening freehand on stones, whether handheld or bench stones. I'd rather mess around with a lansky or sharpmaker before dealing with that crap.



But I prefer my $30 belt sander to all of them.
 
Nice blade and even better sharpening job:). I just use sandpaper and a double sided strop. Works well for me. My knives easily shave but arent quite as sexy as your work heh
 
I like the convex edge also MM but I have'nt tried that method either to get the convex going/reprofiled. But I'm sure it would work great in the field,
being all you really need is some sandpaper and leather to resharpen.


Ankerson that blade is definitely super sharp! I like it. :thumbup:
 
d762nato said:
I like the convex edge also MM but I have'nt tried that method either to get the convex going/reprofiled. But I'm sure it would work great in the field,
being all you really need is some sandpaper and leather to resharpen.


Ankerson that blade is definitely super sharp! I like it. :thumbup:
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Thanks, it will go though a phone book page without making any noise or right through a piece of newspaper the same way. :D

And yes it will shave easy, it will tree top hair. :thumbup:
 
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