How many people on here use that paper wheels?

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I know richard j uses them. I was wondering if anyone else uses these paper wheels?
And what is your opinion of them?
How much faster are they than using say the sharpmaker for touchups on 154cm, s30v, vg-10?
Richard I would love to hear your opinion also.
 
After reading richard j's posts I tried them and couldn't be happier with the results. With just a little practice I've got to where I can now touch up the edge on a knife in less that thirty seconds, followed by some light stropping on bare leather. I can highly recommend them and you'll be amazed at the results. :thumbup:
 
Magpie how hard was it to learn to use them?

Also if you have an edge that is a little under shaving sharp can you just touch it up on the paper wheel, and bring it back to shaving sharp? Without having to create a burr on the whee with the grit on it?
 
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I started practicing on cheaper knives with different type steels until I felt comfortable enough to use them on my good stuff. It took me a few days to get used to how much pressure to use (not much!) and how to judge the angles (easier than you think!). I've actually only used the grit wheel twice and that was to restore the edge on two badly dulled blades. Once you get the technique down on how to raise a burr the rest is simple. If you have an edge that is sharp but not razor sharp you just use the slotted wheel with a small application of white rouge before each use. Once you get the hang of it you'll only need a few passes down each side of the blade to restore a very sharp edge. Like I said before, I usually finish with some light stropping to finish the blades off.
 
Thanks magpie thats what I was looking for. I think this could save us all alot of time. Unless you just enjoy spending time sharpening. I personally enjoy using them, more than sharpening, everyones different.
 
thats what i keep telling people but not everyone listens :rolleyes::D its time to get out of the stone age ;):D
 
realitycheck, when i was 13 i found a barlow diamond edge with bone handles. i sharpened it on 400 grit wet or dry paper and had it fairly sharp but i wanted it sharper but wasnt sure how to do it. my sisters boyfriend said he can make it sharper and took it home where he stropped it on a leather strop. he brought it back razor sharp but after he told me how long it took i decided that was too much work.

not long after i came across a ceramic stick at a local hardware store and bought one once i seen how easy i could get a knife shaving sharp but it still took some time. i used this method for about 9 years until i bought an ez sharp. i used the ez sharp to work up a burr and then removed it with the ceramic stick. this method worked ok but my hands would cramp so bad that it was getting to the point i hated sharpening knives.

the day my friend art summers showed me the paper wheels i decided then i had to get a set. art took a knife he just finished up and had an edge on it in no time at all. i was totally amazed and asked where i could get a set. a few weeks later he took me to a gun and knife show where a buddy of his was set up sharpening knives. i watched him close all day long learning as much as i could. at the end of the day i bought my first set and have been using them ever since.

after about a month of practice sharpening the knives i made and the kitchen knives art stopped up one day. he had a customers knife he had just finished up. it had a scrimshawed ivory handle that the customer bought for $1.000.
art brought it up to show me before he shipped it off. it wasnt sharp though which i mentioned to him. he said there was a reason it was dull. he wanted me to put the edge on this one for him. he said in the short time i had been sharpening knives i done a much better job than he could. i put an edge on the knife which he approved after it left a big bald patch up his left arm.

over the years i have seen and or tried many different sharpeners out there on the marked and none have impressed me or came close to the short time the wheels take to put an edge on or the sharpness of the edge. its also real neat to show someone something like this firsthand http://knifetests.com/kII.html
 
Just my personal opinion. But I wouldn't allow one of my knives to be in the same room with a paper wheel. Unless, of course, it was one of those K-Mart blue light specials!:p
 
Ben Dover said:
Just my personal opinion. But I wouldn't allow one of my knives to be in the same room with a paper wheel. Unless, of course, it was one of those K-Mart blue light specials!:p
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Instead of just putting out a statement like that why don't you say WHY you wouldn't use them?
 
44Magpie said:
Instead of just putting out a statement like that why don't you say WHY you wouldn't use them?
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I'm also interested to know why.... Please enlighten us.


I also use the wheels and agree with Magpie's earlier post about how they are fairly simple to get the hang of quickly. I've got a CRKT M16 that I can't get right to save my life on the wheels, not sure why.

These things work AWESOME on my kitchen knives and my slippies.

Hey - How are you guys regritting the grit wheel? Do you just put some Elmer's on then sprinkle the grit on?
 
For just a touchup I cann't see how any time is saved. A pass or two on a fine stone and bingo the edge is back to killer sharp. Power is much faster if you need to regrind the edge no doubt about it.
 
Do you guys use them on your folders too?
Or just fixed blades usually. Cause I want them for all my folders, in 154cm,s30v,zdp-189,vg-10. The common steels. Have you guys had any trouble with these steels on the wheels?
 
the big black handled knife in the middle of this picture is 154cm. the one below it facing the same way is ats 34 and the other long knife with the antler handle is the same. the others are 440 c and i think one is d2. they are all razor sharp and were easy to sharpen. http://mysite.verizon.net/ress6fq6/id19.html
 
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Thanks richard thats what I wanted to hear. Glad to hear they are easy to sharpen also. I've read some people say that d2 sometimes takes a little longer to sharpen. It's great to hear that with these wheels even it is easy to tackle.
Chet
 
the ulu is tool steel from a cutoff saw that was used to cut barstock steel. i had to use diamond and carbide to cut it out. once i work up a burr with a belt sander i use the paper buffing wheel to remove the burr.
 
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