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elguapo9

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I just bought a SM after being on the fence for a long time. I'm a pretty proficient freehand sharpener, I can get an edge that can shave (more like scrape) pretty easily. I've always been of the opinion that that was sharp enough for me. However, I had recently had a hard time putting a consistent edge on a Buck Vantage Pro (s30V), so I decided to give the SM a shot.

WOW! Just WOW! This thing is too easy! Haven't watched the video or read the manual. Watched a quick youtube thing about it and went to town with the white sticks.

Maybe 10 passes per side on the Buck and it's way sharper than it was out of the box. I was even able to shave with a beat up Charge TTI that I've been beating the hell out of for 2 years. Really, it doesn't even seem like you're accomplishing anything with the SM, and then you give it a shot and it's mind boggling. $50 well spent...:thumbup:
 
Congratulations! I find that with my Sharpmaker the lighter the pressure the better. Best sharpener purchase I've made to date.
 
congrats. keep in mind you are probably creating a microbevel at an angle that is more obtuse than the original angle. You're refining that edge and getting it pretty sharp.
Which is a good thing ;)
 
elguapo9 said:
I just bought a SM after being on the fence for a long time. I'm a pretty proficient freehand sharpener, I can get an edge that can shave (more like scrape) pretty easily. I've always been of the opinion that that was sharp enough for me. However, I had recently had a hard time putting a consistent edge on a Buck Vantage Pro (s30V), so I decided to give the SM a shot.

WOW! Just WOW! This thing is too easy! Haven't watched the video or read the manual. Watched a quick youtube thing about it and went to town with the white sticks.

Maybe 10 passes per side on the Buck and it's way sharper than it was out of the box. I was even able to shave with a beat up Charge TTI that I've been beating the hell out of for 2 years. Really, it doesn't even seem like you're accomplishing anything with the SM, and then you give it a shot and it's mind boggling. $50 well spent...:thumbup:
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Save a few more pennies and buy the UF rods. Then get back to me on how well of an investment those were. :thumbup:
 
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