Not sure if this is the right section but... Sypderco Sharpmaker

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billstevens

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For a first time sharpener of knives (me) would this work to get a good edge not looking for a shaving edge or anything just enough to get general jobs done I went and screwed one of them up with a DMT stone and now need to fix that hack job. So yes/no/suggestions and advice would be helpful.
 
The Sharpmaker is awesome for keeping a knife sharp. But, the angle of the stone must match the angle of the edge. And if your edge needs a lot of work, the Sharpmaker will be very slow without the expensive diamond stones. There are some really good threads on how to sharpen that you might want to check out. I think they are in the maintenance/tinkering section.
 
the sharpmaker will work, but will take a long time. as mentioned, if the angle of your knife isnt 30 or 40 degrees, inclusively, you will be rebeveling your edge. veeerry time consuming.

ive found the apex edge pro to be the best for home sharpening.
 
apex edge pro, fast, easy, precise. Sharpmaker if you are willing to take the effort. Buy some cheap Chinese/ pakistani knives and learn how to sharpen. Sharpening is kinda fun for me. It relaxes me, and you could experiment a lot with it.
learn how to sharpen off hand with Benchstones, learn about stropping. But for a quick and easy VERY sharp edge the Apex edge pro.
 
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Sorry about the wrong area thing.

After staying up late last night I managed to put back an edge that can actually cut back on the knife and am thinking of that apex pro when I get some money for it.
 
Since it's not my money I'm spending, I'd suggest you buy both an Edge Pro Apex and the Sharpmaker. Use the Edge Pro to reprofile the edges, then keep them sharp with the Sharpmaker.

You'll end up doing it eventually, so you might as well suck it up and buy both now; it will save you hours of frustration trying to rebevel with the Sharpmaker. :D

FoxholeAtheist: Enabling knife spending since 2004
 
For the money and depending on the amount of sharpening you are going to do you might want to look at one of the other rod guided systems.

I am partial to the GATCO.

For ease of use and relative cheapness I have a GATCO professional kit. I added their extra fine and ultimate finishing stones. Then I have $2.00 in scrap leather from Tandy that I load with the white and red polishing compunds from Sears. The compounds were under $5.00 for the two sticks.

After the GATCO and stropping I am very pleased with the edges I can produce.

The GATCO will do 11°, 15°, 19°, 22°, 25°, and 30°.

I have sharpened all of my kitchen, hunting, fillet, and folding knives. I have also been doing knives for the guys at work. They seem pleased with the results of my system.

One guy told me he caught himself four times with an edge that I produced for his deer knife. I guess he didn't learn quick nor did he listen when I told him to be careful.
 
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