I am going to buy a sharpmaker for christmas, but as I really don't have the skills to rebevel, what brands are pretty good about being the proper angle? I was going to get a endura 4 FFG, but honestly I don't like colored handles, so I was curious if certain other brands, Kershaw comes to mind would be ground accurately enough they would be easy to keep sharp with the sharpmaker
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Knife brands that are consistantly 30 or 40 degrees inclusive?
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I think you'll find that even with Spyderco knives, there's a good deal of individual variation in edge angles, sometimes in different parts of the blade on the same knife. As long as the grind is more acute than 40 degrees you'llbe able to use the sharpmaker on it for awhile (though eventually the edge will thicken and you'll have to to some reprofiling.)
I've gotten a few duds from most of the major companies, but Spydercos and Kershaws generally come with pretty good edges, and the last couple of Cold Steel knives I've bought were shaving sharp and evenly ground as well. Bench made is the only company that seems to consistently ship butter knives--the last 3 I've bought we're somewhere around 60 degrees inclusive (estimated with a Wicked Edge and sharpie) and unevenly ground.
(I'm not trying to bash Benchmade; they make a lot of stuff I like and I will continue to buy it with the assumption that it will need some work.)
I've gotten a few duds from most of the major companies, but Spydercos and Kershaws generally come with pretty good edges, and the last couple of Cold Steel knives I've bought were shaving sharp and evenly ground as well. Bench made is the only company that seems to consistently ship butter knives--the last 3 I've bought we're somewhere around 60 degrees inclusive (estimated with a Wicked Edge and sharpie) and unevenly ground.
(I'm not trying to bash Benchmade; they make a lot of stuff I like and I will continue to buy it with the assumption that it will need some work.)
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There are lots of ways to sharpen knives. Diamond stones are one of them, and are my favorite. I free-hand all of my knives, and measured with a jury-rigged protactor at first, but then I got the angles down by feel.
I'm not near skilled enough to freehand, I got a stone once, and just maybe slightly slighty improved the edge after the better part of 40 mins, im not really skilled enough to do that. Kinda concerned I won't be enough to use the sharpmaker, but at least with that I think I could practice. I "Could" afford a edge pro, but I have like 3 knives currently, I planned to buy a couple with the sharpmaker.
Scary, maybe I should put my knife semi obsession back on hold again, I like knives but I also like being able to use them. and I really don't feel like shelling out 220 for a sharpener.
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Maybe try out some inexpensive stones at first, and practice on some cheap $1 Wal-mart knives. When you can consistently get a knife shaving sharp, you'll be good to go--just know that shaving sharp is only the first step on the never ending road of knife sharpening!
