Just ordered my Edge Pro

I'm not Nosmo, but that's exactly correct. Also, if the edge is past or above where the blade table ends or is off of the blade table but not curved to match the direction change of the sharpening arm, the angle will be different.
 
I've been told that sharpmaker would be a faster for quick touch ups.
After reading a lot about apex, and talked with some guys that had both systems, I plan to to maintain both! (I was about to sell my sharpmaker and buy a Apex)

The apex system is a lot more messy, but it will provide a lot more stable sharpening, and a better edge at the end with less trouble! Oubviously that are guys around that can achieve that hand only, but I don't have the time to pratice it that way! Also it is possible to vary the angles, use a lot of stones... etc..

I was to buy it before I bought the sharpmaker, the sharpmaker is pretty good and small! But by then I already knew that was a matter of time...
 
I've been contemplating buying the Sharpmaker, too, and for the same reason. It sounds like a good fast way to touch up a knife. The Edge Pro would probably be better for knives that need a lot of work (the 120 stone would have to cut faster than the coarse rod for the Spyderco). Eventually I might buy one, but I'll start by learning to use the Apex.

With a bit of luck it might be here tomorrow.:D
 
Well, I'm old..........unsteady hands, not the best eyes, and I have NEVER been able to sharpen worth a darn on a stone, so.........I figured the Apex was perfect for me.
 
Rob Babcock. Maybe you can help me out. I survive with only a rusty old Frost knife and live in a big cardboard box under a rail road bridge. When you get good with that Apex, could you touch up that old Frost.;)
 
I sharpen ALL my knives on the Edge Pro. I touch them up on the Sharpmaker and a leather strop.

I also have a Lansky system which I rarely use.
 
udtjim said:
Rob Babcock. Maybe you can help me out. I survive with only a rusty old Frost knife and live in a big cardboard box under a rail road bridge. When you get good with that Apex, could you touch up that old Frost.;)
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Your cardboard box wouldn't be so draft if you'd stop using those Knives of Alaska to carve holes in it.:D
 
I have both systems and feel both have an important role and use.
The Sharpmaker excels when the angle on the blade to be touched up is less than the one of the two available angles on the SM. Then a couple of swipes will do the trick. However once the blade in question has had the SM treatment a number of times, the actual edge is going to widen and now the EdgePro will come into it's own to re profile the edge back to its former angle.
Then the SM can be used for touch ups again.

IMHO the EP is hard to beat at re forming a nice looking , consistent edge.
 
No, not the handle. The knife blade must rest on the sharpening table of the EdgePro. If the blade has a nice, large unground flat spot, then that would lay nicely on the sharpening table and the angles would all read true. However, if there is no suitable flat plane on the blade, then you would need to rest the blade on a beveled surface. In that case the blade will not rest parallel to the table and the angle reading will be incorrect by a few degrees. The instructions for the EdgePro describe this and give suggestions for working around this in the event that you want to use a precise angle setting.
 
Well, my Apex showed up today! Kudos to 1sharpknife for fast service. I got it unpacked and looked it over, but I have to go to work pretty soon. By the time I'm done the stones should be warm enough that water won't freeze when it touches them!

I'm anxious to try it out, but it might be Sunday before I have a lot of time to mess with it.
 
Here is a suggestion. When you first start sharpening a test knife, try and match the existing bevel as closely as possible. Even up the bevels with the coarse stone till you get a burr from both sides, then polish it out for a scary sharp edge. If you try to make major bevel regrinds from the get-go, you'll be disappointed at how long it takes.
 
Thanks, Matt- sounds like good advice. My plan is to take one of my cheaper knives that's already pretty sharp and try to refine it (I don't have a single blade in my house or working roll that won't shave, so unfortunately I won't be able to work on a really dull one- for that I may have to borrow a few from work). I'm gonna watch the video first, then read the manual. It's late tonite so I probably won't actually drag a stone over steel til Sat nite or Sunday.
 
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