New member. Finally bought an Edge Pro Apex with Shapton stones

[AJPeacock]

Thanks All, for all the great info on the forum!

After using and wearing out a couple complete Lansky kits over the last 20+ years, I finally ordered an EdgePro Apex with Shapton stones.

I never had much problem getting a usable edge with the Lansky, but it's tedious and long kitchen knives are an absolute pain.

I've already warned my wife that in about a week, she better watch out or she'll cut a finger off!

As far as knives, I have a couple customs, a couple higher end (Benchmade) and a handful of hunting knives that are well used (as they should be), as well as a kitchen full of dull knives. They will all be getting the full Apex treatment in a few days.

Anyway, thanks again for all the great info, I was able to find all the info I needed using the search function.

AJ

 

[Rondel]

Thanks All, for all the great info on the forum!

After using and wearing out a couple complete Lansky kits over the last 20+ years, I finally ordered an EdgePro Apex with Shapton stones.

I never had much problem getting a usable edge with the Lansky, but it's tedious and long kitchen knives are an absolute pain.

I've already warned my wife that in about a week, she better watch out or she'll cut a finger off!

As far as knives, I have a couple customs, a couple higher end (Benchmade) and a handful of hunting knives that are well used (as they should be), as well as a kitchen full of dull knives. They will all be getting the full Apex treatment in a few days.

Anyway, thanks again for all the great info, I was able to find all the info I needed using the search function.

AJ

Bigger knifed are a breeze on the Apex. High end steel is not, s30v, s90v, m390 all take forever. You will be learning that real quick!

 

[AJPeacock]

Bigger knifed are a breeze on the Apex. High end steel is not, s30v, s90v, m390 all take forever. You will be learning that real quick!

That's why I went with the Shapton pro Glass stones, I read that they handle the super steels 'better'.

However, if we could sharpen them quickly, they wouldn't be 'super' would they?

I have an old 'Western' hunting knife about 60-70 years old that was made in Boulder Colo. It is a breeze to sharpen and gets scary sharp. But needs touched up about 1/2 way through cutting up a deer! Soft is easy, super is harder.

Thanks,
AJ

ps: My uncle worked in a steel mill and made some knives out of the tool steel cutters they used to cut ingots (40 years ago). Talk about hard to sharpen! And easy to break! Once you got one of those blades sharp, you could cut until your arms wouldn't work! I cut up 6 deer and 1.5 elk with it one year and it was starting to get dulled by the second elk. I switched to other knives at that point because it would take me too damn long to sharpen it (a couple days of effort on the old hand stones)!

 

[Rondel]

That's why I went with the Shapton pro Glass stones, I read that they handle the super steels 'better'.

However, if we could sharpen them quickly, they wouldn't be 'super' would they?

I have an old 'Western' hunting knife about 60-70 years old that was made in Boulder Colo. It is a breeze to sharpen and gets scary sharp. But needs touched up about 1/2 way through cutting up a deer! Soft is easy, super is harder.

Thanks,
AJ

ps: My uncle worked in a steel mill and made some knives out of the tool steel cutters they used to cut ingots (40 years ago). Talk about hard to sharpen! And easy to break! Once you got one of those blades sharp, you could cut until your arms wouldn't work! I cut up 6 deer and 1.5 elk with it one year and it was starting to get dulled by the second elk. I switched to other knives at that point because it would take me too damn long to sharpen it (a couple days of effort on the old hand stones)!

Wow, that is a good scale to measure hardness:sharpen time!

 

[abey67]

I got the same Edge Pro with Shapton stones. You will not regret spending the money on this set. Practice on cheaper knives first and then progress to your more expensive as you get the hand of it. Let us know your opinions after you've had it a while.

 

[loonybin]

Bigger knifed are a breeze on the Apex. High end steel is not, s30v, s90v, m390 all take forever. You will be learning that real quick!

Diamond for the s90v... Atoma plates or the DMT 2x6.

Shapton Glass stones can handle the s30v and M390 just fine.