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DunkEm said:
Starting to feel the need to thin out the knife collection, but when I look at them I think, "I can't get rid of that. And I can't get rid of that. And I'm definitely not going to get rid of that..."
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I can relate. The sickness is strong! :)
 
The Warrior said:
Never have, but thought several times about purchasing one.
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I've been using a KME since 2011, and I really like that set up, but some parts have worn out on it and I'm having problems with it. I sent it back to KME for a tuneup but in the mean time I bought a Sharpmaker and I'm feeling like it's not as precise as the KME was. Maybe it's me and my lack of experience with it. I blunted a couple of tips.
 
Hmm. I mean... don't rub the tip on the stone? I mean, if your tip is coming off the stone NOT on a tangent, you're going to round it over. Probably just go to a flat stone
 
FAL'ER said:
Any of you folks using a Spyderco Sharpmaker?
Any tips to keep from blunting the blade's tip?
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As mentioned above, keep the tip from coming off the rod. Use the base and rods for the majority of the blade, then take the rods out and hold them in your hand to work the tip.
 
GeofS said:
I can relate. The sickness is strong! :)
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DunkEm said:
Starting to feel the need to thin out the knife collection, but when I look at them I think, "I can't get rid of that. And I can't get rid of that. And I'm definitely not going to get rid of that..."
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Been thinking that same thing myself. I counted 89 fixed blades in my armory, I could move 35 ish of those and probably never miss them.
 
MolokaiRider said:
As mentioned above, keep the tip from coming off the rod. Use the base and rods for the majority of the blade, then take the rods out and hold them in your hand to work the tip.
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Makes sense, Just like on a belt. I bought a set of diamond rods for reprofiling a few things, those blunt a tip quick.
 
FAL'ER said:
Makes sense, Just like on a belt. I bought a set of diamond rods for reprofiling a few things, those blunt a tip quick.
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Yeah, exactly like on a belt. You're grinding, just real slow. Same rules apply except for worrying about overheating.
 
Thought about thinning the herd myself. I'm not a knife collector, I'm a user. When it gets to the point where they just sit there doing nothing, time to go.
 
Spotted a Smiths electric sharpener today at Wally. It looked like a Worksharp. It seemed to have two positions 20 and 65 degree
 
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