fun times and boy am i glad im getting my wicked edge this week

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So I have a regular lansky deluxe system and ive sharpened a decent amount of knives on it. Mostly spyderco's vg10, bk 11,and a cold steel and i get my knives pretty sharp after using it and alittle strop. So i have my user kershaw rake with the composite d2 edge. I figured it needed sharpend. Ive been using it alot and the blade did stay sharp for a long time. So I break out the lansky and get to work. Well the factory edge was a far shot from even on both sides. Well fast forward 45min with the corse stone and i still havent got to the edge. Trying to sharpen this thing with out dimond stones is ridiculus lol. I feel like im trying to dig a ditch with a spoon. d2 vs regular lansky. D2 wins. My wicked edge will be here in the middle of the week hopefully it will make this alittle easier. Just alittle rant sorry.
 
I had the same issue with an Adamas and my Wicked Edge did indeed put a great edge on it. It took awhile, but it's done.
 
I have a Lansky diamond set, and it still takes a while. I recently bought the extra coarse diamond stone and that has helped.
 
I'm still new to collecting, and haven't bought a sharpening set yet...

I guess I'm just nervous that I'm gonna royally screw up a knife trying to sharpen it. It's not that I feel I'm incompetent or anything. However, I know mistakes happen when you're first starting out.
 
HappilyGrim said:
I'm still new to collecting, and haven't bought a sharpening set yet...

I guess I'm just nervous that I'm gonna royally screw up a knife trying to sharpen it. It's not that I feel I'm incompetent or anything. However, I know mistakes happen when you're first starting out.
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You probably felt the same way when you were little and was learning to walk. Scarey...but after falling down a couple of times, you mastered it and no permanent damage resulted. The same about sharpening your knife. You may screw up, but nothing you can't recover from. Get a cheap beater to learn on, and then practice. Sharpening your own knifes is a very satisfying and enjoyable part of owning and having knives. OOORAH!! You can do it!

Blessings,

Omar
 
OHALLUM said:
You probably felt the same way when you were little and was learning to walk. Scarey...but after falling down a couple of times, you mastered it and no permanent damage resulted. The same about sharpening your knife. You may screw up, but nothing you can't recover from. Get a cheap beater to learn on, and then practice. Sharpening your own knifes is a very satisfying and enjoyable part of owning and having knives. OOORAH!! You can do it!

Blessings,

Omar
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You're absolutely right. I really want to get a good sharpening system, gotta save a little cash first. Kind of went wild buying knives the last 2 weeks. I just need to find a good long lasting system that's extremely functional and easy to use. Then, as you said, find some practical beater knives that I can probably give away as gifts for X-Mas stockings this year.
 
I have a Lansky diamond set and I spent about 45 min a side on my Leek with 13c28 Sandvik steel. I was about to buy another extra coarse to see if maybe mine was worn out. Then the stone fell of the plastic handle and Lansky said they would replace it for free. I was happy, don't have to buy one.
 
I have a set of the paper wheels and a Harbor Freight 8inch buffer that I have about $100 invested in. I bought a bunch of knives from Goodwill for $1 each that I used to learn and practice on until I had it down and was enjoying good success. I can sharpen a good knife in about 5 minutes to hair popping sharp. Quicker if I needed to, but I enjoy sharpening knives and seeing just how good of a job I can do on them. The learning curve is fairly short, and the investment is minimal compared to some systems.

Blessings,

Omar
 
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