Need help with Tsprof K03 options.

[zanemoseley]

Been sharpening some with a Worksharp and Sharpmaker for a couple years with decent results but decided to take the plunge into a professional kit. Think I've decided on the K03. At Gritomatic they have the basic version w/o base in stock as well as their Nova customized units. The Nova Shadow has KakBritva clamps instead of the Tsprof clamp which are mounted with 3d printed extensions I believe to allow sharpening at shallower angles. I'm unsure if the KakBritva clamps can be used w/o the 3d extensions or not, I would think they could but the clamps would rely on the knife for keeping squared with the blade instead of the clamp rail. The Tsprof clamps have a top and bottom lip that help square the clamp to the rail when attached so that may be part of the reason for the extension. I did see where KakBritva sells several clamps in several different configurations from flat as well as 3*, 5*, 7* and 10* undercuts which might be nice options. I believe the Nova units also come with Gritomatic's own base as well as an oversized handle/knob.

So are the KakBritva clamps decent? Thoughts of them being used on the K03 with the extensions?

I'll mainly be using for EDC knives and my Japanese kitchen knives.

 

[zanemoseley]

Well I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the K03 Nova Shadow that has the KakBritva clamps, they also told me the have shorter 3d printed adapters that can be used in place of the deeper spacers. One thing that is nice about the KakBritva clamps is they are cheaper and has a lot wider variety stocked by Gritomatic, they have flat clamps in 4mm, 5mm 6mm and 7mm as well as well as undercut clamps in 3*, 5*, 7* and 10*. In those options they stock side clamps, narrow center clamps and wide center clamps and range from $20 to $31.50. Seems like a good clamp system.