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Hey guys,
What do you all think of the Spyderco Sharpmaker?
thanks
- orangish ducktape
What do you all think of the Spyderco Sharpmaker?
thanks
- orangish ducktape
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Sharpmaker
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It's truly the best portable kit type sharpener on the market today in my opinion. And I qualify that by saying that I've owned many of them over the years. The only one I like even close to the Sharpmaker is a little known unit called the SKARB sharpener which I'm also fond of.
You should by all means get the extra stones you can buy for them>> i.e. the 204 diamond stones and the ultra-fine stones. There is so much you can do with the Sharpmaker>> there are tons of instructional YOUTUBE videos on the Sharpmaker as well.
You simply can't go wrong with the Spyderco 204 Sharpmaker.
You should by all means get the extra stones you can buy for them>> i.e. the 204 diamond stones and the ultra-fine stones. There is so much you can do with the Sharpmaker>> there are tons of instructional YOUTUBE videos on the Sharpmaker as well.
You simply can't go wrong with the Spyderco 204 Sharpmaker.
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This has been covered a million times, but I'll summarize.
1: It's utterly useless for re-profiling, repairs or anything that requires material removal on a serious scale.
2: It is great for keeping knives that are already in good shape sharp.
3: It is easy to get good results with, as long as your edge bevels are set at the correct angle to use it.
4: You can improve performance for material removal by clipping or taping wet-or-dry sandpaper tightly around the rods.
I have a Sharpmaker, EP, WEPS and a belt grinder, and the Sharpmaker still sees bench time, despite the other three costing at least three times as much each. It's a useful tool, just not the ONLY tool you will need if you have a knife that is severely neglected or has bevels that are set at an angle that's not between 30 and 40 degrees. If they ARE set in that range, it's hard to beat for keeping them useably sharp for a long time!
1: It's utterly useless for re-profiling, repairs or anything that requires material removal on a serious scale.
2: It is great for keeping knives that are already in good shape sharp.
3: It is easy to get good results with, as long as your edge bevels are set at the correct angle to use it.
4: You can improve performance for material removal by clipping or taping wet-or-dry sandpaper tightly around the rods.
I have a Sharpmaker, EP, WEPS and a belt grinder, and the Sharpmaker still sees bench time, despite the other three costing at least three times as much each. It's a useful tool, just not the ONLY tool you will need if you have a knife that is severely neglected or has bevels that are set at an angle that's not between 30 and 40 degrees. If they ARE set in that range, it's hard to beat for keeping them useably sharp for a long time!
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