Recommendation? Knife Sharpener for a beginner

[Sonnydaze]

People seem to use the term "working edge" in one of two ways.

Either an edge that is perfectly adequate for the job at hand, such as box cutting, rope cutting, yard work, what have you. No extra bells or whistles. Often with a more obtuse, robust bevel.

Or, the edge left behind after a highly refined edge has been used and is no longer capable of feats such as hair whittling, or keen razor sharpness, but still continues to get the job done on more mundane tasks for a good long time.

Those are the contexts I usually find the term popping up in most often.

PERFECT!

 

[Sonnydaze]

Moldmaster stones stop at 600 grit. Which 1000 grit stone are you using?

I use 400 and 600 grit from MoldMaster...as reco'd by Josh of REK Inc....one of the best pros in the business... A number of lower grit stones came with the EDGE PRO APEX, like the 110, 220, 320, 600 quite commonly for early work. The 1000 grit comes with that also.
I also use "upgraded" white ceramic stones in 1000 grit and 4000 grit...that I believe are Shaptons...they do an excellent job are are mounted for use with Edge Pro machine..

1000 grit is labeled as 1.4..microns; the 4000 grit is 3.68 microns...
These are nice stones...

 

[Mr.Wizard]

Sonnydaze Is your EP 1000 the newer yellow one, or the older brown one (the same color as the 600 stone)? I like both but I think the new one is better. I prefer it to the Sigma Power Select II 3000 (similar grit range). I haven't used Shapton Glass stones yet.

 

[Sonnydaze]

Sonnydaze Is your EP 1000 the newer yellow one, or the older brown one (the same color as the 600 stone)? I like both but I think the new one is better. I prefer it to the Sigma Power Select II 3000 (similar grit range). I haven't used Shapton Glass stones yet.

The EP 1000 stone is the old brown one. It seems to load up pretty quickly... Since I purchased the white ceramic stones, I use them for higher grits and the EP 1000 sits there lonely...

 

[Sonnydaze]

In an earlier post, I saw someone noting to try to prevent scratching up the side of your blade when attempting (learning) to hand-sharpen.
This is important, regardless of how you sharpen. I use masking tape on both sides of the blade...riding just above the edge...and them use a sharp knife to trim off the excess on top of the blade. This way = no scratches...

NOTE: I use a strong magnet to hold the blade on the "blade-plate."
See my post 42 in this link for a description... It works great, and I've used it for perhaps five yrs or so..
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/edge-pro-vs-wicked-edge.1527595/page-3#post-17743228