Ideal Wicked Edge stones?

[MaxFactor]

Hi guys, I'm ready to take the plunge and order a Wicked Edge. I'm just curious as what set-up and variety of stones people have had the best results with. Should I just go with the Pro Pack II or is there a different line-up of stones/strops that would serve me better?

 

[REK Knives]

What are you wanting to accomplish and what do you mainly cut?

 

[fvdk]

I think Josh is asking the right question. It all depends on your needs / goals.

I started with the Pro Pack I which I later upgraded to a Pro Pack II and than later also added:

Ultra Coarse (50) and Extra Coarse (80) Diamond Stones
Super Fine 1200 / 1600 Grit Ceramic Stones *
1.4 micron/.6 micron Micro Fine Ceramic Stones
3 Micron Diamond Stone / Blank Glass Platens Pack
Various leather and balsa strops with the WE diamond paste

* I got the first version 1200 / 1600 grit ceramics which were chalky and chipped. I now use these as blanks with 1500 and 3000 grit wet/dry sandpaper attached to them.

The Pro Pack II is a great set to begin with and you probably don't "need" anything else but it is addictive and a lot of fun trying to achieve that ultimate result

Frans

 

[MaxFactor]

What are you wanting to accomplish and what do you mainly cut?

I'd like some nice mirror polished edges on my folding knives. Primarily cut tape and cardboard, but sometimes zip-ties and metallic barrier paper at work. No food prep or anything of that sort.

I currently own an EdgePro that's a number of years old and has seen some good use. Unfortunately, almost all the stones are either severely worn down, warped, and have separated entirely from the metal backing. I've decided it's time to try out the Wicked Edge since I never really liked the whole routine of entirely taping up my blades and then flipping them back and forth on the EdgePro. For those reasons, it seems to me that the Wicked Edge is the better option.

Additionally, time to time I'll sharpen my family's and my friend's knives, which can range from SAKs to kitchen knives to Ka-Bars. I'm in the military so I've been given some horrible knives to sharpen and some knives that had absurdly wide edge angles that I attempted to re-profile.

 

[REK Knives]

I'd like some nice mirror polished edges on my folding knives. Primarily cut tape and cardboard, but sometimes zip-ties and metallic barrier paper at work. No food prep or anything of that sort.

I currently own an EdgePro that's a number of years old and has seen some good use. Unfortunately, almost all the stones are either severely worn down, warped, and have separated entirely from the metal backing. I've decided it's time to try out the Wicked Edge since I never really liked the whole routine of entirely taping up my blades and then flipping them back and forth on the EdgePro. For those reasons, it seems to me that the Wicked Edge is the better option.

Additionally, time to time I'll sharpen my family's and my friend's knives, which can range from SAKs to kitchen knives to Ka-Bars. I'm in the military so I've been given some horrible knives to sharpen and some knives that had absurdly wide edge angles that I attempted to re-profile.

The pro pack 2 w/ some automotive sandpaper taped to the ceramic paddles, in between the 1k diamonds and the ceramics should do you nicely then. However, I would personally get this in conjunction w/ a ken onion work sharp for doing the heavy re-profiling work... people have some jacked up knives and you don't want to spend hours w/ the 100 grit stones doing it by hand if you can help it!!