Cliff Stamp
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There are two very strong points to the Sharpmaker. First it sets up quite easily. Second it is very simple to use. However there are also two not so strong points. First heavy metal removal is a big problem. Second only limited angles are allowed. Joe has described a way to get around the first problem and it is quite simple. Just lay a coarse stone on the ceramic rod and sharpen with that. So what about the second?
There are a lot of people who like lots of different angles so as to best suit the steel and geometry of the knife or to simulate a rolled edge by using micro-beveling with a set of angles. A Sharpmarker with a varying angle ability would be very strong indeed. Is this possible? Sure. Instead of having the ceramic rods fit into the base directly, have them sit into housings that can rotate. Then just have a slider that rests against the housings to fixe them in place and allow the slider to move along a track in the base so as to allow varying angles. Now I know this would complicate the design and of course raise the price. However I don't think it is impossible or even that difficult to do and I would assume that there would be a lot of interest in infinite angle varation Sharpmakers.
And of course you graduate the base so as to know how to set the slider and you can even mark out the angles that the fixed Sharpmakers use in bright yellow or something for quick reference.
-Cliff
[This message has been edited by Cliff Stamp (edited 15 September 1999).]
There are a lot of people who like lots of different angles so as to best suit the steel and geometry of the knife or to simulate a rolled edge by using micro-beveling with a set of angles. A Sharpmarker with a varying angle ability would be very strong indeed. Is this possible? Sure. Instead of having the ceramic rods fit into the base directly, have them sit into housings that can rotate. Then just have a slider that rests against the housings to fixe them in place and allow the slider to move along a track in the base so as to allow varying angles. Now I know this would complicate the design and of course raise the price. However I don't think it is impossible or even that difficult to do and I would assume that there would be a lot of interest in infinite angle varation Sharpmakers.
And of course you graduate the base so as to know how to set the slider and you can even mark out the angles that the fixed Sharpmakers use in bright yellow or something for quick reference.
-Cliff
[This message has been edited by Cliff Stamp (edited 15 September 1999).]