Spyderco sharpmaker question?

[lonestar1979]

Hello, I have been using Spyderco sharpmaker lately for touching up my knives (easy and convenient), and was wondering about your experiences in edge holding Sharpmaker vs waterstones vs belt sander(I found no difference).I even sharpen convex edges on it and they all perform well.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Edge-holding will be a property of the blade steel itself (hardness & wear-resistance). So long as the edge created is free of burrs (weakened steel), it shouldn't matter which tool the edge was created on, assuming the edge angle is similar.

The SM can indeed create some great edges, and the V-crock style setup is probably the simplest means by which to maintain decent or even great edges. It's main disadvantage will be in it's lack of aggressive grinding capability for re-bevelling and similar work, due to limited abrasive options and small abrasive surface area. As a maintenance tool, however, it's very handy and works well.


David

 

[lonestar1979]

I use it for maintenance only, have belt sander and couple stones for real sharpening.Depending on knife geometry and thickness of the blade, most edges I get are hair whittling sharp without even really trying.As long as it shaves hair its good enough for me.