Opinion on the sharpmaker

[ssblood]

Something to remember. You can't clean the brown rods enough. If the bevel is right you should almost pop hair before the fine rods.

 

[singularity35]

Something to remember. You can't clean the brown rods enough. If the bevel is right you should almost pop hair before the fine rods.

Oh definitely. You can get hair whittling with the brown rods if the bevel is set correctly.

 

[pl4stic]

Yeah, the Sharpmaker does have its limitations as others have pointed out that I did not in my earlier post. It is still a very good system.

 

[awh]

how are you guys so sure about the angles? 30% 40%
and what is the best way to clean the rods?

 

[kazibole]

and what is the best way to clean the rods?

The video says to use an abrasive cleaner like Comet.

 

[PAZach]

The video says to use an abrasive cleaner like Comet.

Comet with a scotchbrite pad works great!

 

[mongatu]

The Sharpmaker has holes for the rods that are set at 15 and 20 degrees, assuming you hold the knife at 90 degrees (straight up and down) as you grind with the rods. So if you use it correctly with the rods in the 15 degree slots, your bevel will be right at 15 degrees plus or minus a very small amount of error due to the user's hand deviating a small degree from 90 degrees. If you could hold the the blade fairly straight as you sharpen, it should end up very close to 15 degrees. Same with the 20 degree slots.