Just picked up a Sharpmaker - I'm Impressed!

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I finally picked up a Sharpmaker a couple days ago and did some playing with it. Watched the video - simple enough with good instructions. Set it up and began to play with the edges on my Manix 2 and Native. It seemed that in no time at all, I was able to get both knives deliciously sharp.

After watching the video again and a few tentative passes on the first blade it seemed that working through the medium and fine rods went without a hitch. It feels pretty intuitive and the motion is pretty natural while sharpening. It seems that the key is to relax and go slow and easy. Not a lot of pressure is required, just let the stones do their thing and all is good.

I will be doing a few more blades over the weekend for sure.

I suspect the UF rods will be on the wish list in the near future.

Bill
 
... and when you discover straps and combounds and combine them with Sharpmaker... you're doomed, then you will pursue sharpness to make whittling a hair possible :D
 
thejamppa said:
... and when you discover straps and combounds and combine them with Sharpmaker... you're doomed, then you will pursue sharpness to make whittling a hair possible :D
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LOL .. already looking.
I think I have been doomed since finding this forum.

Bill
 
i am oldschool when i comes to sharpening I guess, I have looked at these befor but dont realy understand them. Will stick with my arkansas stones for now but who knows. As far as hair splitting sharp. I find the blade being that sharp not very practical unless you are going to be shaving with your knife.
 
Hi Bill,

Thanx for the support and comments. the Sharpmaker is a useful tool, but it is also a good platform to further your understanding about making things sharp. Once you get it down, pull out a flat stone.

sal
 
I've got one on the way myself.
I have a VG-10 Caly3 that I was carving some mequite with on a camping trip and put a little chip in the edge.
I'm hoping the Sharpmaker can fix it up. Obviously it won't be able to replace and material on the edge but hopefully it can smooth the chip out a little.
 
Sal Glesser said:
Hi Bill,

Thanx for the support and comments. the Sharpmaker is a useful tool, but it is also a good platform to further your understanding about making things sharp. Once you get it down, pull out a flat stone.

sal
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That's precisely what I'm doing, Sal. I just sold my Edge Pro and went back to my Sharpmaker (plus strops). I'm surprised all over again by how effective it is once you understand how it works and log some experience on it. Through using and understanding the SM I feel more confident in adding benchstones to my sharpening gear.
 
Same here. I started off with the sharpmaker, and once I learned how it actually works, I've been using the stones by themselves and freehanding it with great effect. Even with only the included white rods, it gets my knives sharp enough to push cut thin paper and split hairs multiple times.
 
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