Please recommend a sharpener

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floatinglife

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I am trying to purchase a sharpener. I know many may recommend Spyderco, but what I want is a sharpener that can perfectly keep the line follows the blade after sharpening (please see the attached picture), convenience is not the first factor I consider. I feel Spyderco sharpener may not fulfill the job, as the knife may not always be perfectly perpendicular when holding by hand, so that line may vague after a few sharpening.

Anyone has any idea what sharpener I should buy?

Thanks!

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Yes, that's weird, I can't see the picture either.

Thanks very much Gerberblades. You have a great Christmas holiday too!
 
what your looking for does not really exit. you might try learning more about sharpening, and the idiosyncracies of before you purchase the perfect sharpener.
 
I know how to make a blade sharp. I started to sharpen chisel-like carving knives since I was 12. But I feel it's hard to keep the blade with a perfect angle, say 20 degree, merely by hand.

Now I need to sharpen my pocket knife that I love very much, I can easily sharp it on any sharpening stone but I want to keep the blade as pretty as what it looks now.
 
i would think you should be able to use a sharpmaker just fine. to get rid of metal quickly so your not on the sharpmaker all day, get a course stone.
 
The closest thing you're going to get, as far as I'm aware, is the Edgepro. I have one, use it all the time and I can get very even, exact and nice looking edges. It comes with a polishing tape which you can use to give your knife a really shiny edge as well.

Worth every penny IMHO.
 
+1 for the Edge Pro. I have the Apex and love it.:thumbup: The Spyderco SharpMaker is a great sharpener as well.
 
I understand your concerns for keeping the knife exactly straight up and down on the Sharpmaker, but it's really not that difficult. I assume that an EdgePro would allow you to maintain a more consistent angle, but I don't think it will ever be exactly perfect. The question that you have to ask yourself is how much angle differential that you can live with. I think the angle difference is going to negligible at most on the Sharpmaker. Although, if you have the money, the patience to learn the system, and the love for a certain knife, by all means buy an EdgePro! Anyway, have fun with your knife sharpening. Just be warned that it could become an obsession! I know it has for me!

P.S. I can't see the picture either. What is it supposed to be?
 
I think Frosts uses computer controlled robots for sharpening their Moras, but I don;t think even they are perfect. Plus, I don;t know where you might get one.
It sounds like you might have to get the Edge Pro, though I would say get the Sharpmaker first....just because it just might fit the bill and be cheaper.
 
Is the Edge Pro is superb, but the Sharpmaker is amazing, too. It's a lot easier than you'd think to maintain a consistent angle with the Spyderco- straight up & down is much easier to eyeball than, say, a 21 degree angle laying down. I wish I could see your picture, floatinglife, but it doesn't work for me, either. I'd say that most knives can be cut with near-robotic precision on the Apex; the only ones that are a bit tricky for me are ones that don't have any flat areas and ones that I have trouble balancing on the blade table. Still, it gets easier each time and I'm confident that with a little more practice even those will be fast & simple.
 
Thank you all for the informative replies. I am not able to find a button to upload the picture in my post. Could anyone tell me how to do that please?
 
Paid membership. You could also use ImageShack to transload the image and just provide a link to the website you got it from.
 
I just went out an dbought myself a sharpmaker today. It is wonderful. You can imagine what the description "wonderful" means for a sharpener ;).
 
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