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hunter s thompson said:
Thanks, for the advice Skimo, I am going to give it a try, if I don't like it should make for excellent trade bait later on.
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Strigamort said:
Skimo- I really like it for an Opinel. Everyone is different though. I would definitely agree that it's best suited to modern (read-big) blades though. :)
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Yep, they resell very well.

Yeah, modern blades with high flats and full flats are obviously better, I think the easiest thing so far has been Spyderco blades, flat and no thumbstuds to get in the way.

I've sharpened axes,hatchets, tomahawks, machetes, cleavers, a monster handmade "bowie knife" and pretty much everything else. The happiest medium for me is probably 3" to 7" blades.
 
EP is OK for flat blades even with flat blades is a bitch to hold it steady
with one hand. To sharpen a 8” knife takes for ever
I sold my EP. Got a 1x42 belt sander man what a diference I love it
very fast easy to use it 5 min. 8” knife razor sharp 15 min mirror sharp

I olso had a WS Ken Onion a bit batter than EP but still not solid, feel like a toy, only way I was able to use it by taking the angle guide off (guide is a joke) and use it as a belt sender on one side, than it starts walking a way from you.

In my book nothing better than a nice belt sander
 
Anyone use the rare earth magnets under the table to help prevent the knife from rocking?Or am I overthinking things again?
 
I use magnets scavenged from an old hard drive on my EP and it does help to keep the blade steady.
 
foxhunter2 said:
EP is OK for flat blades even with flat blades is a bitch to hold it steady
with one hand. To sharpen a 8” knife takes for ever
I sold my EP. Got a 1x42 belt sander man what a diference I love it
very fast easy to use it 5 min. 8” knife razor sharp 15 min mirror sharp

I olso had a WS Ken Onion a bit batter than EP but still not solid, feel like a toy, only way I was able to use it by taking the angle guide off (guide is a joke) and use it as a belt sender on one side, than it starts walking a way from you.

In my book nothing better than a nice belt sander
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Thank you for your wonderous insight into "mirror sharp" blades off of 'nice belt sanders'.
 
I like to build my own rod guided sharpeners to suit a particular size of knife. Super magnets are awesome for holding the blades.
 
Yeah, I have (I think) 6 rare earth magnets glued under the table. In the pic above you'll notice that the Sodbuster (the GEC is just a bit heavy) is utilizing these. Otherwise I'd be magic. I wish I was magic. :(
 
Thanks Strigamort. A couple more questions if you don't mind. In your pic of sharpening the tip, the edge looks much further from the table than when sharpening the straight edge, so does that not produce a different angle (flatter) for the tip?
Also, do the magnets attract filings which will scratch the blade?
 
That concept of the magnets gathering swarf is lost on me. It's another one of those concerns that evaporate as you use it. On the other hand I use a lubricant on my stones and keep the table wiped off from time to time.

The pic is really just an example of how you might manipulate the blade to work with the table. You'll find the correct position as you use it. As I mentioned, I generally don't even move the blade around on the table. Most knives have a gently curving belly, or maybe it's just my knives.

As an example, I don't move the blade on this knife.

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I'm sure that, technically, the angle changes, but it doesn't to any appreciable degree. Again, it could just be MY knives. Take a look at the thread about angles on the Edge Pro and Wicked Edge. I surf these boards on an app, but the thread should be somewhere in the first few pages I'd think.

I don't mind answering your questions at all.

Edit- here's the thread.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1131476
 
Strigamort said:
It's another one of those concerns that evaporate as you use it. On the other hand I use a lubricant on my stones and keep the table wiped off from time to time.
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OK another few questions, what kind of lubricant do you use? Do you soak the stones in it or do you use douse them during use?
 
Water. Mineral oil will cause separation from the blank, at least on SiC EP (brand) stones.

Actually, now that I think of it... I take my finger and get a drop dish washing detergent then rub that on the surface of the stone. I then run water over it for a second then use it.

Occasionally (if it's a heavy/reprofiling job) I take the stone and run water over it and agitate with a toothbrush to remove swarf. Then I just do the above and return to sharpening.

That's just my way of doing it. There may be better ways, it's just an effective method for me.

For my ceramic stone I keep a little plastic tub of Bar Keepers Friend by the sink. It dries out between uses but just adding a little water brings it back. I keep q-tips with it and when the ceramic gets loaded up (fairly often with my relatively coarse stone) I just put some on, rub it around for a few seconds, then rinse.

I'm very confident recommending BKF. It was recommended to me and it just plain works. The oxalic acid chews through the swarf quickly. A big container costs about $2 at Walmart or Lowes and most places that stock stuff like Ajax.
 
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