Sharpmaker addiction

[flatgrinder]

The following are just some personal observations:

Has anyone noticed that the sharpmaker will put a sharp edge on a knife that has the correct bevel -but the edge won't last long as it is a microbevel? I found that once I use it on one of my new spyderco's (eg. manix/ chinook) that yes, it does produce a sharp edge -but the length of time it keeps that edge is much shorter than how the knife came from the factory when cutting a material such as cardboard. So I keep heading back to the sharpmaker to put that microbevel back on -like an addiction.

Whereas, I've found that the same knives sharpened with my Edge Pro and then stropped on leather with chromium oxide produce a finer, sharper edge than what the knife came with from the factory and the edge lasts longer. Also, if it dulls, minor stropping brings the edge right back (6 times in one direction, 6 times in the other).

Can anyone else with both the Edge Pro and Sharpmaker verify this?

 

[IUKE12]

The following are just some personal observations:

Has anyone noticed that the sharpmaker will put a sharp edge on a knife that has the correct bevel -but the edge won't last long as it is a microbevel? I found that once I use it on one of my new spyderco's (eg. manix/ chinook) that yes, it does produce a sharp edge -but the length of time it keeps that edge is much shorter than how the knife came from the factory when cutting a material such as cardboard. So I keep heading back to the sharpmaker to put that microbevel back on -like an addiction.

Whereas, I've found that the same knives sharpened with my Edge Pro and then stropped on leather with chromium oxide produce a finer, sharper edge than what the knife came with from the factory and the edge lasts longer. Also, if it dulls, minor stropping brings the edge right back (6 times in one direction, 6 times in the other).

Can anyone else with both the Edge Pro and Sharpmaker verify this?

I have both the Sharpmaker and the Edgepro Apex. I get the same results as you, when I want sharp, I use the EP, when I haven't got time, I use the Sharpmaker...good for maintenance only.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

You are likely using the Sharpmaker as a steel and thus comparing a steel vs an abrasive and that performance is to be expected because you are running deformed metal against freshly ground metal.

Because the Sharpmaker has such a low contact area it will deform steel readily, especially if you use the fine hones just as touchups. You can obtain optimal sharpness (at those grits anyway) but it takes care to minimize the burr.

-Cliff